Napal khukuri

[RSR]

Didn't those Gurkha knives come with a smaller knife, used for taking ears or some such?

They usually come w/ two small blades w/ one for sharpening and one for utility, but not suitable for most heavier field or bushcraft tasks.

Think of the sharp one like a penknife, but fixed blade. 

Again, kukri = a machete or hatchet or use.  Or small combat sword.

You still want that 4-7" combat/field/bushcraft knife.  Possible you could get away w/ something a little smaller/lighter but quality like a benchmade folder if you use the kukri for all heavier tasks and keep the mid-sized folder razor sharp.  A larger BM auto folder -- don't recall which model offhand -- is what the US military often issues to troops who can't carry firearms in various overseas hearts and minds postings.

*Here's a nutnfancy vid on the BM folder -- 3.5" blade is what my research shows there...  Images of knife match what I recall from nearly a decade back of what a family member was issued prior to one of those postings.  He prob covers all the details, since his vids are exhaustive:
** Looks like embeds might be turned off as not seeing below, so here's the link *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKmCTlK7br8* -- remove stars when you copy/paste.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKmCTlK7br8

[eastman]

Didn't those Gurkha knives come with a smaller knife, used for taking ears or some such?

there are two accessories in the scabbard - a small utility knife and a very similar looking honing tool.

[crosstimbers]

Didn't those Gurkha knives come with a smaller knife, used for taking ears or some such?

there are two accessories in the scabbard - a small utility knife and a very similar looking honing tool.

Ah.

I've never owned one, but have seen them.

[armoredman]

And here I am with juts a Benchmade Resistor in my pocket...last fixed blade knife I owned was a Gerber Mark II....

[eastman]

And here I am with juts a Benchmade Resistor in my pocket...last fixed blade knife I owned was a Gerber Mark II....

original wasp-waisted or newer serrated?

unfortunately they haven't made the original style for many years, so I had to settle for serrated.

[DWDM_IntheDFW]

For Nepalese khukuris, I've dealt with Kailash Blades and Knives By Hand. Both have kamis in country in Nepal, and they sell high quality, reasonably priced blades.

Kailash will also do commissions, and have done some VERY nice iklwas, shortswords and other custom pieces.

Knives By Hand also does non-khukuri designs, though they don't generally accept commissions.

https://knivesbyhand.com/

https://kailashblades.com/

[desmobob]

anyone have any experience purchasing a khukuri style knife from Napal or here in USA? Not sure if i want to get a modern more usefull knife or a more traditional hand made that is suitable for use. watched lots of videos still uncertain?

I think it's pretty cool to have an authentic, hand-made khukuri in the knife drawer.

I bought one from Khukuri House Handmade Industries (KHHI) in 2010 for less than a hundred dollars. It's a great chopper, but a modern style large knife is probably more useful.  Depends on what you really want/need...

[mkd]

Das Hugh. i bought a Hori Hori from Amazon, the one most recommended. It came with a cheap man made case like in your pic and only has a half tang. The handle was rather blocky shaped and did not fit my hand very well so i rasped all the sharp edges and thinned the handle down, especially on the front to make the flare more pronounced and the grip more secure. I also bought a 12" Tramontina to go along with the 18" i purchased a while ago. the 12 inch is the one i like the best, not as clumbersome and balanced better than the larger one. I i had only one my favorite would be the shorter one. I thought i had what i need for working tools however i just ordered a 12' pruning stick and saw for the work i have to do on the two live oaks that were planted when the house was built 2 yrs ago. After looking at all the options i went with a Jameson FG-6pk-7f6. Anything that has to do work has to hold up so i was reluctant to by Fiskars which seams to be popular.

[CJB]

I'm sorry for getting into this conversation rather late....

I just bought a khukri style "khukuri blade".   I looked at Nepalese knives online, and in person locally.  Its not that I wasn't impressed, but its obvious that the Nepalese blades, or blade sets, are really one-off's each.  While for authenticity, that's a great thing, and I admire the worker who hammered, filed, and polished out any of those blades, I was looking for something with a bit more known utility.  Mine was going to be an honest to Pete working knife.  The type and quality and heat treat of the Nepalese steel always comes into question.  They're built for looks, not really... for hard use <- my opinion.

I ended up with a Tops Khukuri 7.0, which has been doing well for me in anything from whacking small to moderate limbs from trees and brush, to slicing fatwood bits, and even carving down a match stick to clean out the USB-C connection on my phone.  Its 1095, coated, and heat treated to.. I forget, someplace in the high 50's on Rockwell.  Easy to get shaving sharp, and its seeming to stay that way so far.  My abode here has a lot of vegetation, so I hand the knife on my belt most weekends when I'm out and about doing yardwork.  There's always something that needs cuttin' back.

Not so much endorsing the Tops knife as bringing up the opposing schools of though - authenticity vs usefulness.  Depends on what ya want I guess.