Dec 19, 2024 · Their villager kukri is nice, I think it compares well with Kailash's falo, a rougher finished kukri intended to be used more than oogled at. For Kailash, you can also select the grind thinness and I always go for the performance grind if buying from them, the thinnest. 5160 isn't afraid of being hit hard and with the convex grind, the thinner ...

Mar 22, 2020 · (this is in reference to the Cold Steel "ghurka" kukri, not their kukri machete which is a totally different beast.) -Ex Ghurka and many other lower end ones I've found on Amazon are pretty much "tourist knives" with overly thick blades and none/very little of the taper and fullering that give kukri their grace and liveliness in hand.

Jan 21, 2023 · Raw Panawal (Workhorse) khukuri/kukri knife is built for raw power & performance. It has a hardcore performing black Raw & Real heavy duty blade hand forged to perform. Angkhola in kukri term; ANG means panel and KHOLA means …

Jul 13, 2019 · I love my Kukri, Mine is an original, got it off a Gurkha soldier I served with It weighs a tone and is a beast, the sheath is carp period and fairly tricky for a very inexperienced leather worker like myself to make a new one.

Aug 16, 2011 · I got a new toy a couple days ago, kabar's new combat kukri. A little 8 inch blade, 13 ounces ( not including the sheath), made in the USA. I took the blades for a short stroll today and snapped a pic. Shown with a slightly bigger brother, the CS mini ghurka kukri.

Feb 12, 2024 · I also have a Becker-Reinhardt Kukri BK-21, Becker Machax BK-4 and Becker Brute BK-1. I had a Cold Steel kukri and a traditional Nepalese kukri many years ago, but disnt care for either. The Beckers have been my goto for over two decades.

December 16th 2019, I placed a custom order for an Ekchirra Kukri with a 15" blade weighing about a pound and a half with a semi raw hammered finish, a performance grind (sharper thinner cutting edge) with white metal pommel and bolster and requested that they add a small extended finger guard to the bolster and a leather Salyani sheath instead ...

Oct 17, 2018 · I recently recieved a Service No 1 kukri . Early kukri purchases were all heavy thick blades . The new addition while not catorgorized as a wood tool per se is much lighter and faster in hand . Only to Kukri afficianados is a one pound knife considered small lol . The No.1 with it's rat tail tang comes in at right around 20 oz. .

Jun 24, 2018 · I think you will like the okc kukri. My first working kukri was a cold steel mini gurka light. I like my HI siru pate but I wish it was a little bit thinner. It is a hard working knife that can work as a machete in a pinch. Here it is being used to split some seasoned Osage Orange. View attachment 555509

Nov 4, 2017 · The kukri is a very versatile with more blade length than a hatchet and the machete could chop hardwood but a 20ish ounce kukri would chop better. Plus the forward curve of the kuk adds mechanics into your swing adding power and …