[.45Guy]

First, sorry for the cell phone pictures. I suppose it really isn't that much of an issue, as my camerawork isn't much better...:o Well, anyway, blade is ~13" from handle to tip, and roughly 3/8" thick.

[hso]

Why would you think it is a "knockoff"? It isn't like there we companies that focused on Kukris as a sole business until relatively recently.

[limpingbear]

looks like a himalayin(sp?) imports kukri. Good knives all around...can be a pain to sharpen though....

[janobles14]

I would have to handle it and see the steel but im thinking it could be the "real deal" for as much as that means.

[ArfinGreebly]

Hit that thing with some Mothers metal polish, then dress the edge with some 600 grit wet/dry, then take some more pictures.

And can we get a closer shot of the handle?

I'm thinking it will clean up nice.

[Owen Sparks]

How soft is it? Will it hold an edge?

[.45Guy]

Why would you think it is a "knockoff"? It isn't like there we companies that focused on Kukris as a sole business until relatively recently.

The fact that every gunshow or tourist trap has at least one or two Indian/Pakistani made examples for sale.

[.45Guy]

Hit that thing with some Mothers metal polish, then dress the edge with some 600 grit wet/dry, then take some more pictures.

And can we get a closer shot of the handle?

I'm thinking it will clean up nice.

Will do so as soon as I have a chance.

[CWL]

All Khukris are "real", the quality of the steel (truck springs or junk metal) and heat treat is what makes the difference.

Impossible to tell by pictures alone. You need to sharpen that blade and chop on some lumber to determine whether it is meant for real use, or is just a tourist piece.

[JShirley]

Looks like it may be the real deal, and at least appears to pre-date HI products.

What does the sheath look like? And when we describe it as "real", those who know a bit about the genre mean a real working knife, instead of just built to sell to a tourist.

John

[.45Guy]

There is no sheath, this was found in a box o' crap. Handle is carved horn, the brass cap on the end was already mangled, so i pried it up a little to do a quick scrape and touch it with a hot needle.

[.45Guy]

And when we describe it as "real", those who know a bit about the genre mean a real working knife, instead of just built to sell to a tourist.

That is exactly what I'm attempting to determine. I have one of the Pakistan specials I found at a gunshow, and it is too heavy and poorly balanced to be useful for anything much beyond cutting brush. This thing, on the other hand, is quite a bit smaller and well balanced.

[CWL]

What do you mean by balance? Khuks are very forward weighted.

Also, the only way you can determine whether that is a real "user" or just a tourist piece is to sharpen and chop with it to see if it takes & holds an edge.

[.45Guy]

I can't really describe it other than the Paki special has uniform blade thickness almost to the point, whereas this one is nicely tapered. The Paki special also cracked shortly after it was purchased and used a bit. I'll try to dig it out later and post a side by side. I guess the closest example I can give is to hang a 5 pound weight on the end of a cane, and that is about like the Paki... Kind of like a bolo machete, only heavier and with the weight distributed so as to make a few swings feel like you've been swinging a 28oz framing hammer all day.

[JShirley]

Before attacking anything with it, it's a better idea to test hardness with a file.

[SlamFire1]

If it takes an edge, it is real.

I own several "extra large" khukuri's. Yours looks to be above average in length.

I read an account of a goat being sacrificed on the opening of a manufacturing facility, so maybe that is the purpose of these extra big khukuri’s.

The largest size is the "Buff's Head" used to cut off the heads of water buffalo.

[JShirley]

3/8" is pretty thick, but 13" OAL is not extremely large. The lines are good.

[dprice3844444]

they were made basically to behead your opponant

[JShirley]

All kukuris?

No. The kuk is the national knife of Nepal, and there are least hundreds of different styles. There's even one designed specifically to cut the marijuana that grows wild in Nepal.

[hso]

they were made basically to behead your opponant

No, that's mythical.

As John said, there are a wide range of kukris for agricultural and other purposes. The ones refined as weapons aren't even purposed for that. They're derived from the same shape and do a good job, but that's a benefit of the design and not the design being driven by that application.

[CWL]

they were made basically to behead your opponant

If you think about this, the design, weight and balance of a khuk is to create and enhance a powerful downward chop. To behead someone during combat, you'd need to chop it with a mostly horizontal motion. Not really optimal for a heavy, front-loaded design.

[SlamFire1]

This one has a 17" blade, it requires two hands to chop or I run the risk of losing control.

I understand that this is the appropriate size for Goat beheading.

Having used it for de limbing trees, I am certain it could also remove a human head.

If they cooperated.

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