I'd prefer an HI tarwar or HI tibetan short to the EvKat tho. Those swords seem a bit overbuilt fer kats.
HI makes a mean short sword, the HI "Falcatta" is probably the best sword that HI's turned out, IMHO. Wide blade, deep fullers, wonderfully arcing spine, acutely flat ground, razor sharp, chiruwa built, under three pounds. When I picked mine up 2nd hand of Bill Marsh, there was a real dearth in the sword mkt for late Bronze/Early Iron Age sword formats.
If you really want to silence the crowd, ask who doesn't have an AK. I bet most of us have more than one AK!
Keith