Yvsa Cherokee Special

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doc trinidad

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I see these listed on the web site but cannot find a price or how you go about ordering one. can someone help me out with this info? if they are special order only does anyone know in they can be made in different lengths? Any help is appreciated.
 
The Cherokee Rose
Designed by Yvsa, a Cherokee Indian and the creator of the YCS-khukuri, the inspiration for the Cherokee Rose was his love of the old Scagel Knives.
Modeled on a Bowie knife, representative of America and one of the world's finest fighting knives of all time.
about 20 inches (13 inch blade)
Email Aunt Yangdu to inquire about the Cherokee Rose: himimp@aol.com

Special Cherokee Rose:
20 inches and 25 ounces of very, very good Cherokee Rose by Bura.
Very light, fast and well balanced. Beautifully carved (fish from Tashi Dili symbols) saatisal handle done by Bura himself
[standard version does not have carved handle]
 
Yvsa Cherokee Special


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This is the silver mounted YCS (Yvsa Cherokee Special) so named after the Cherokee Indian (and HI forumite) Yvsa who designed this version and provided a wood model prototype. About 18 inches and only 1 lb & 6 oz. A masterpiece in everyway. Comes with two excellently done and unique kardas and an awl as shown.

The blade spine is almost 3/8" measuring 0.370" and distal tapers from the Sword of Shiva to 0.215 which is almost 7/32" at the edge bevel!!! The edge bevel tapers from 1/4" at the bolster to about 5/32" or 0.150" one inch below the tip. The best that I can measure the top fuller is about 1/8" thick and the bottom one is about 0.100 or almost 1/32" thinner than the top one.

The biggest karda in the group is 8 1/8" oal with a 5" blade almost 1 1/8" wide.The karda has a "drop" of 1 3/8" inch. The small karda which takes the place of the chakma is 7 1/4" oal and has a "drop" of 1 5/16" inches with a 3 7/8" blade 1" wide. Both blades are nicely recurved and have a high bevel and are distally tapered. They have a sorta flat, almost hollow ground bevel that makes sharpening to a really sharp edge possible and they are both Much Harder than normal.

For more information contact Aunt Yangdu at: himimp@aol.com
 
How well do the blades hold up with the "much harder" edge?

Being part Cherokee, originally from Cherokee County, Ok; I'm attracted to YVSA Cherokee Special. My step brother is even more Cherokee than I am, and I have a mind to get him one. (of course my HIKV comes first..)
 
Shinook said:
How well do the blades hold up with the "much harder" edge?
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I don't remember exactly when I got this YCS blem from Uncle Bill, but it has been my hard-use khukuri ever since - as the mirror-polished sides of the blade show much better than the edge.

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About a month ago , I got my 1st HI and it was the YCS --- a good beast of a chopper.

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I do NOT think they are all red as I have seen some YCS with the black sheath.

Edit -- also be aware that not all of the YCS have the inlays etc. -- I "think" the villager finish ones do NOT -- but am not 100% positive of that.
 
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