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18.5 inch 20 Ounce Chainpuri by Sher. Nice wood handle. $75

18 inch 19 Ounce Gelbu Specail by Sher with all the usual Sher features.
$70 delivered.

16.5 inch 24 ounce Chiruwa Ang Khola by Bura. Perfect rig for $85

12 inch 13 Ounce Pen Knife by Bura. Epoxy fix crack in handle. $58 YBB

9 inch 6 Ounce baby Chitlangi from Dharan. $25 YBB

8 inch 6 Ounce JKM by Kumar. Chandan wood handle. $45

14 inch 8 ounce Kumar Karda by Kumar. Antler handle. $55 YBB


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I'll take these:

18 inch 19 Ounce Gelbu Specail by Sher with all the usual Sher features.
$70 delivered.

16.5 inch 24 ounce Chiruwa Ang Khola by Bura. Perfect rig for $85

E-mail on the way. Thank you!

Noah
 
Good on you Noah! I've only got two so far but I do believe the chiruwa AK is next on my 'to purchase' list.

I fell in love with the WWII I just got even before I finished cleaning and sharpening it!
 
A perfect chiruwa AK by Bura himself and for $85??? It sure does make a great gift.

You're just lucky you beat me to it!!! ;)
 
Look at the wood on that JKM! And it is the first one I have seen without the dangler sheath as well.

Norm

P.S. OK! See it now. The sheaths for the KK and the JKM are transposed in the pic.
 
First, many thanks to Yangdu for offering the pieces on special, and for the incredibly fast service.

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I bought the 18 inch Gelbu Special by Sher (2nd form left) and the 16.5 inch horn-handled Chiruwa Ang Khola by Bura next to it; photo courtesy of Yangdu's 5-24 ad.

I compared both to the BAS by Sher that I got a couple weeks ago, and have the following conclusions:

The 18" Gelbu is a sweet-handling knife, hands-down! Of the three, I believe it might be my favorite, but I can see that it's not going to be as an efficient chopper as the BAS or the AK. But the handling is there, very evident when I did a couple of knife katas last evening.

Next as a close second would be the BAS, very close in style and weight to the AK, just a bit shorter and lighter. Nice overall khukri.

Last, the Chiruwa AK only because of the handle. I've determined that I don't care for the Chiruwa style of handle; the full-style handle of the others is much more ergonomic and to my liking. I DO like the balance and feel of the 16.5" AK, but the Chiruwa handle is a bit of a letdown. A 16.5" Ak with a full handle would be the berries. I much emphasize that there is NOTHING wrong with the AK, the "problem" is me and my preference. ;)

Question: What's the basics on the "closed" cho of the Gelbu vs. the open cho of the others? I read the FAQ, but it wasn't specific on open vs. closed styles.

Noah
 
Noah?

As far as I recall, it is just a "thang they do" on that model. There are so many different ideas on the whole concept of the cho itself, you could well make up your own theory and it would be as valid as any other's.


Call it a "defining characteristic" of that model.
 
Noah Zark said:
Question: What's the basics on the "closed" cho of the Gelbu vs. the open cho of the others? I read the FAQ, but it wasn't specific on open vs. closed styles.

Noah
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Noah, the Gelbu Special is supposed to have an open cho, which represents honesty, forthrightness and good fortune to to the owner. (It's a Nepalese religious thing.) If your GS has a closed cho, this is _very_ bad karma and will bring bad luck or worse, severe bouts of depression to you!

This knife obviously slipped through Yangdu's quality control process, and should _never_ have been shipped! Please send the defective "bad luck" Gelbu Special to me, and I will dispose of it properly.

Just doing my part to help a new guy out! (-:

Regards,

Norm
 
Hello Chaps,

Regarding the meaning of the Cho's (in Nepal Kaudi), you might find this link usefull;

link

Cheers Simon
 
Look at the wood on that JKM! And it is the first one I have seen without the dangler sheath as well.
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Svashtar .. I guess that JKM is laid beside Kumar Karda's sheath while the JKM's dangler sheath is laid beside Kumar Karda Antler handle .. please do correct me if I'm wrong!
 
Svashtar said:
Noah, the Gelbu Special is supposed to have an open cho, which represents honesty, forthrightness and good fortune to to the owner. (It's a Nepalese religious thing.) If your GS has a closed cho, this is _very_ bad karma and will bring bad luck or worse, severe bouts of depression to you!

This knife obviously slipped through Yangdu's quality control process, and should _never_ have been shipped! Please send the defective "bad luck" Gelbu Special to me, and I will dispose of it properly.

Just doing my part to help a new guy out! (-:

Regards,

Norm
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Dang, Norm, you're bad;)

Jake
 
Steely_Gunz said:
Dang, Norm, you're bad;)

Jake
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It's OK; Norm and I share the same sense of humor and sense of avarice. ;)

It was thus that I could easily detect his clever subterfuge.

Noah
 
Man, you guys are obsessed with this cho thing.

Oh, well. I guess you feel there's no business like cho business. :p
 
Morgane said:
Bought the baby Chitlangi.
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Morgane, just noticed this post, and then saw your 5/31 post on the tobacco companies subject. Looks like we dropped the ball, as usually someone will jump in and welcome folks to the Cantina, and you have been here a week plus already, so welcome!

The baby chit is a fun little knife. If you like it you might want to check out it's full sized brother in either 18 or 21", which was my first HI knife as well.

Hang around if you like and be sure to chime in with any questions. Someone here will know for sure. These knives are all individual and hand made a half world away, which is one of the many reasons we love them I guess.

Anyway, hope you stick around. If you have any experiences or info to share then please jump in!

Regards,

Norm
 
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