My new Khukuri.......

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:20 pm

This is sort of Indy related. This knife is a gift from a fan here, and is handmade using an open furnace, in the most primitive atmosphere ever seen. If you can break or bend this knife blade, they will give you 2 new ones!! Some specs. The blade is made from the leaf springs of a Mercedes truck, reportedly the best steel in the world for this sort of knife. The handle is water buffalo horn, and the sheath is water buffalo hide laid over wood. This thing is 15 inches long and able to chop down small trees. Enough talk. Here she is. http://public.fotki.com/Fedora/hats/knife.html regards, Fedora

PS Oh, this is made in Nepal in the tradional manner. This is the real deal here.

Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:28 pm

As a knife aficionado, that is one awesome knife! You could scare Crocodile Dundee with that knife! What an awesome gift! Enjoy it.

Luisiana Jones · Post by **Luisiana Jones** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:30 pm

That looks amazing Mr.Delk I have seen some lots of knives here in Spain and that one seems amazing, it doesn´t seem it could break in a thousend years

Feraud · Post by **Feraud** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:53 pm

Wonderful!
I have a 'Woodman's Pal' but yours looks very classy!
http://www.woodmanspal.com/images/logo6.gif

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:14 pm

Thats a beautiful piece of work! It yells ToD!

Clive · Post by **Clive** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:34 pm

Congratulations! Fantastic piece, and that looks really close to my issue British Army one which has serial #
Used to travel o nepal for adventure of course, and seen many there. The best were as you said, made from auto springs. Merc springs, if those are available there I dont know.
I am very impressed by the workmanship which is very authentic and true to the Nepaalese design. Would love to know the contact # of the maker. I need another one since my issue one is a safe queen.
Thanks for sharing with us.

Warmest wishes.

Relic Raider · Post by **Relic Raider** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:08 pm

The blade is made from the leaf springs of a Mercedes truck, reportedly the best steel in the world for this sort of knife.

That's a real nice tickler there.

Any idea what type steel it's made from? High quality leaf springs are usually heat-treated and shot-peened.

Cheers,
-Relic Raider

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:19 pm

Here's the link to a site that sells these. http://www.himalayan-imports.com/

Regarding the type of steel, I don't have a clue, although I know from the info on the site that the steel is tempered by the craftsman. regards, Fedora

Shawnkara · Post by **Shawnkara** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:19 am

Hey, they have odd "thrusting" knives used by the Thuggee. On the "new products" page. Pricey, though for such a small knife.

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:17 am

Hey, they have odd "thrusting" knives used by the Thuggee. On the "new products" page. Pricey, though for such a small knife.

My GF's kid brother got an authentic Katar off an old arms auction. It is quite fascinating and I didn't know about the built in mechanism until I actually tried it and handled it. Some serious wounds could be made with those, and not just fleshy ones!

Anyways, he got it a bit cheaper than this new one displayed on the site...

Regards,
Swindiana

VP · Post by VP » Fri Apr 01, 2005 5:34 am

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thunderquack · Post by **thunderquack** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:28 am

One of the best field blades that I have is a Philippine Bolo. It's made from the leaf spring of a truck too, and Im here to tell you its one of the handiest tools I have. Its got a nice heft to it , takes an edge and holds it well. The sheath is made of wood. I traded a watch for it back in 88, last time I was there. Going to ask my wife if she can pick up another one for me when she goes back there this year.

Montresor · Post by **Montresor** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:28 pm

Beautiful Knife, I've got one myself. I picked up at an antique sale from a man who could've been 200 years old if he was 70. That was a long time ago too over 20 years now. I still keep it on my desk.
An army buddy of mine got his from a gurka he met here in Alberta. I don't know the history behnd mine but I'm certain of its autheticity. Is there anyone out there who knows about the Kukris. there are so many variables that its hard to know what's what.

I suppose I should introduce myself. I've made a couple of posts already. Been following the forum for a few years now actually and it's from the info here that I was able to purchase my first (quality) whip ( 12 ft dk brwn .Joe Stain) and a lambskin Wested that I'm going to replace this summer. Still waiting on my Aldens but with the back order I'll have to sit and be patient.

English Adventurer · Post by **English Adventurer** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:46 am

Just in case you guys didn't know, the Khukri is the traditional knife used by the Ghurkha soldiers from Nepal who serve in the British army, they've used that same style for well over 100 years and it still gets issued to the officers and men of the now much reduced, Ghurkha regiments. They've been put to good used in the 150 years or so that the Ghurkhas have served in the British Army, the Ghurkhas have a fearsome reputation and are held in the highest regard; it is my aim to obtain an Officer's commission in the Ghurkhas in the not-too-distant future.

To learn more about the Ghurkhas and their awesome history, just type 'Ghurkhas' into any search engine, also visit:

www.army.mod.uk

Whiskey? If you could post or send me some pictures of your Khukri, then I'm fairly sure I could tell you a little about it.

Fantastic knife by the way Fedora!

Ian

JAN · Post by **JAN** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:49 am

Fantastic knife!!

And Ian, You just beat me. The knife is indeed a Ghurkha-weapon.

A bit amazing that the British army still to this day recruite soldiers in
Nepal. And it is a very attractive job that many young men in Nepal.

Did any of You see the program with Michael Palin´s visit to Nepal.
If showed part of the recruitment.

I´d say the aspirants was in very well shape!

Ian, could You tell a bit more about Your Officer's commission?

Best regards

JAN

VP · Post by VP » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:56 am

JAN wrote:Did any of You see the program with Michael Palin´s visit to Nepal.

I saw one episode.

Montresor · Post by **Montresor** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:52 am

English Adventurer wrote:Just in case you guys didn't know, the Khukri is the traditional knife used by the Ghurkha soldiers from Nepal who serve in the British army, they've used that same style for well over 100 years and it still gets issued to the officers and men of the now much reduced, Ghurkha regiments. They've been put to good used in the 150 years or so that the Ghurkhas have served in the British Army, the Ghurkhas have a fearsome reputation and are held in the highest regard; it is my aim to obtain an Officer's commission in the Ghurkhas in the not-too-distant future.

To learn more about the Ghurkhas and their awesome history, just type 'Ghurkhas' into any search engine, also visit:

www.army.mod.uk

Whiskey? If you could post or send me some pictures of your Khukri, then I'm fairly sure I could tell you a little about it.

Fantastic knife by the way Fedora!

Ian

I'll have to get a hold of a camera but sure I'd love to see if you can tell me anything. I have a feeling it is fairly old. I'll post some pics of the rest of my gear and gear related stuff. The Ghurkas are also the only regular army unit that are also considered Special Forces. When my buddy worked with them he said they were a very low key bunch of troops but hard as anything when it came to doing the job.