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Well Ladies and Gentlemen, I got "THEM!" Mrs. Martino is amazing in her rapid delivery of "Functional Art!"
I walked up to our tiny Post Office today, enjoying the wind and sunshine (the latter having been in very short supply lately), and asked the Post Master if anything had come in- a package, perhaps. I'd looked into the P.O. Box, and it was bare...
With a grin, he handed me a rather large USPS box, and I headed home, a happy camper...
Upon opening the box, I found two wrapped parcels, one large, the other small, and a bulging envelope...
Careful not to be forever known as "Finglerless Carter," I carefully unwrapped them... The large one is my new 18" Chitlangi, and the small one, my very first Puuko!
WOW!!! They're absolutely super!... The Chitlangi has the initials "U.B." and "K.M.", with New Mexico's Sun symbol and the Star of David. My Puuko has the same symbols and initials... I'll have to look them up on the website...
Within the envelope, was the justifiably famous Guarantee, and a nice surprise! A mini Khukuri with brass bolster and butt cap, and a white metal handle! Sharp little beastie, too!
Mrs. Martino is fabulous, and she is the best "Customer Service" dept. all by herself... Thank-you, Mrs. Martino, the knives, karda, and chakmak are all great... I look forward to expanding my collection...
The 18" Chitlangi is awesome. Balance is superb... Comparing my CAK with the Chitlangi, is like comparing a C-130J with an F-18F. The Chitlangi is swift, easily controlled throughout the envelope of possible movements... The CAK is capable of lots of work, but would be "REAL" work in a defensive mode... The Chitlangi is lightning swift- but unlike the CAK, CANNOT be used as a pry bar...
I've stumbled into "The Best of All Possible Worlds." The CAK for work, and the Chitlangi for defense...
Now, I've wanted a Puuko for almost two years now, since reading S.M. Stirling's outstanding "Island in the Sea of Time" Nantuckett series... It, the Puuko, is introduced in the 4th volume, "Dies The Fire." Since then, I've read-up on the Finnish knife, but didn't really know where to find one...
Himalayan-Imports, of course! Where else?
Superb little knife, with fine balance, good fit and finish, and well worth price- which can be said of ALL H-I products...
I'm elated, and have already put myself back into a quandry... Should I stick with the 18" Gelbu Special, or go with the 21" GS...
Does anybody have a Chitlangi 18" AND a GS 18"? I'd like to know which is heavier? Is the weight differential significant, and which do you think is better in the defensive mode? Also, if you have the 21" GS, how does it compare to the Chitlangi 18" and Gelbu Special 18"? Of the three, which would you chose for combat in both offense and defense?
Well, I'm looking for something to use my knives on- WOOD!!! Sorry, didn't mean for anyone to panic...
This is gonna be fun, learning the characteristics of all of these fine blades...
Take care, have fun, and above all else, STAY SAFE!!!
Carter
I walked up to our tiny Post Office today, enjoying the wind and sunshine (the latter having been in very short supply lately), and asked the Post Master if anything had come in- a package, perhaps. I'd looked into the P.O. Box, and it was bare...
With a grin, he handed me a rather large USPS box, and I headed home, a happy camper...
Upon opening the box, I found two wrapped parcels, one large, the other small, and a bulging envelope...
Careful not to be forever known as "Finglerless Carter," I carefully unwrapped them... The large one is my new 18" Chitlangi, and the small one, my very first Puuko!
WOW!!! They're absolutely super!... The Chitlangi has the initials "U.B." and "K.M.", with New Mexico's Sun symbol and the Star of David. My Puuko has the same symbols and initials... I'll have to look them up on the website...
Within the envelope, was the justifiably famous Guarantee, and a nice surprise! A mini Khukuri with brass bolster and butt cap, and a white metal handle! Sharp little beastie, too!
Mrs. Martino is fabulous, and she is the best "Customer Service" dept. all by herself... Thank-you, Mrs. Martino, the knives, karda, and chakmak are all great... I look forward to expanding my collection...
The 18" Chitlangi is awesome. Balance is superb... Comparing my CAK with the Chitlangi, is like comparing a C-130J with an F-18F. The Chitlangi is swift, easily controlled throughout the envelope of possible movements... The CAK is capable of lots of work, but would be "REAL" work in a defensive mode... The Chitlangi is lightning swift- but unlike the CAK, CANNOT be used as a pry bar...
I've stumbled into "The Best of All Possible Worlds." The CAK for work, and the Chitlangi for defense...
Now, I've wanted a Puuko for almost two years now, since reading S.M. Stirling's outstanding "Island in the Sea of Time" Nantuckett series... It, the Puuko, is introduced in the 4th volume, "Dies The Fire." Since then, I've read-up on the Finnish knife, but didn't really know where to find one...
Himalayan-Imports, of course! Where else?
Superb little knife, with fine balance, good fit and finish, and well worth price- which can be said of ALL H-I products...
I'm elated, and have already put myself back into a quandry... Should I stick with the 18" Gelbu Special, or go with the 21" GS...
Does anybody have a Chitlangi 18" AND a GS 18"? I'd like to know which is heavier? Is the weight differential significant, and which do you think is better in the defensive mode? Also, if you have the 21" GS, how does it compare to the Chitlangi 18" and Gelbu Special 18"? Of the three, which would you chose for combat in both offense and defense?
Well, I'm looking for something to use my knives on- WOOD!!! Sorry, didn't mean for anyone to panic...
This is gonna be fun, learning the characteristics of all of these fine blades...
Take care, have fun, and above all else, STAY SAFE!!!
Carter
Enjoy, and welcome to the addiction 
