Yangdu's picks of the day for 1/13. Pix and usual steals.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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36.5 inch 39 ounce Katana by Bura. Very nice carved chandan wood handle. $195 UBBB

22.5 inch 28 ounce Chainpuri by Sher. Usual qualities. $75 UBBB+

18 inch 20 ounce Gelbu Special by Kumar. Hairline crack in handle. Superglue fix. Very nice blade. $60 UBBB+

15 inch 25 ounce AK Bowie by Bura. Good knife! $95 UBBB

14 inch 20 ounce BDC by Bura. Excellent work. $65 UBBB

12.5 inch 11 ounce Kothimoda style by Bura. Horn and bone combo handle. $55 UBBB+

10 inch 8 ounce Kumar Karda by Sher. Usual features. Rato chandan handle -- beautiful. $45 UBBB+

10 inch 9 ounce Kumar Karda by Sher. Staghorn (USA I think) handle. $45 UBBB+

8 inch 6 ounce JKM by Kumar. USA stag handle. $40 UBBB+

Email to get any or all. Yangdu has instructed to to tell you this is a "cash flow" sale. She wired money to BirGorkha yesterday and we still have gas and electricity to pay.
 
Email sent on 10 inch 8 ounce Kumar Karda by Sher. Usual features. Rato chandan handle -- beautiful. $45 UBBB
 
Bowie, JKM, Kumar Karda stag horn handle and rato chandan handle by Sher, GS by Kumar, Kothimoda all gone.
 
OK I'm done for a while now.

Still have some siru's on the way, and now todays feasting.

Wanting versus Needing? The line gets awfully fuzzy on payday

~ Bamboo ~
 
Sorry I missed out on that Gelbu Special. I normally don't like the narrow bladed models but those are so wickedly thick that they still have tremendous chopping power. :eek:
 
olpappy said:
visit the HI website www.himalayan-imports.com, click the link to "Visit Our Shop." There you will find descriptions of the different models, as well as photos and details.
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I did, thank you, and I read about it. Just wondering if anyone had any other canny observations.

As far as I can see,

1. a closed cho (interesting)

2. bell shape heel of the handle

3. thin blade like the siru but sharper angle at the top
 
cognitivefun said:
so what did I buy? What's a chainpuri? :D :D :eek:
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The only khukuri I own that scares me. :) :eek: It looks like a hungry shark, or maybe a barracuda. I took a picture of mine (it's posted in the raffle thread) and there is a weird reflection in the blade that looks like a hungry mouth. :D

It just wants to bite something.

Steve
 
The Shark was the nickname of our chainpuri. But I personally think the Chainpuri is the "romantic" knife :D You know with the heart shaped cho and all :rolleyes: :footinmou What did you expect from the ladies "point" of view?? ;)
 
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