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I have noticed under various subjects that members keep on telling us how good Kukris are, and because of this I have been looking around trying to find out who the best manufacturers are, but because they are not marked in any way it is proving very difficult to work out if I would be buying a good one or something made for tourists.
I have come across this company www.thekhukurihouse.com in Nepal who "seem" to sell the real thing, but as they are very cheap it makes me wonder.
Have any of you used this company if yes whats the quality like?
Or can any of you recomend a supplier of the real thing? :-?
there`s gurkas in canterbury and folkestone,might be worth phoning them up and asking them, :-D
There are a couple of Military suppliers in the Aldershot area (wow - big surprise there!), and we have had Ghurkas nearby (Church Crookham) as well. It might be worth giving these people a call:
H&M supplies (Camberly and Aldershot)
Henry Dubora - http://www.dubora.co.uk
H.M.SUPPLIES
49 Couch St Colchester Essex
01206 369310
www.hm-supplies.co.uk
Chopper
Try here; www.himalayan-imports.com
Have a look on the knife forums site to find plenty info about them.
George
Breaking with tradition, I have http://www.coldsteel.com/fixed-blades-gurkhas.html
Cheers Adi, no wonder I couldn't find it!
Here are the HM Supplies branches:
Camberley - Head Office & Mail Order
157/159 London Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 3JS
Aldershot
27 Grosvenor Road GU11 3DP GU11 3DP Tel: 01252 342788
Brecon
90 The Watton LD3 7EN Tel: 01874 622148
Catterick
52 Richmond Road DL9 3JF Tel: 01748 834845
Folkestone
Unit 64, Shearway Business Park, Shearway Road CT19 4RH Tel:01303 297004
Tidworth
Station Rd SP9 7NN Tel: 01980 842697
I've been to a few and tey are very good.
I have noticed under various subjects that members keep on telling us how good Kukris are, and because of this I have been looking around trying to find out who the best manufacturers are, but because they are not marked in any way it is proving very difficult to work out if I would be buying a good one or something made for tourists.
I have come across this company www.thekhukurihouse.com in Nepal who "seem" to sell the real thing, but as they are very cheap it makes me wonder.
Have any of you used this company if yes whats the quality like?
Or can any of you recomend a supplier of the real thing? :-?
Partly my fault then :lol:
I got mine from
http://www.framarknives.co.uk/
it is a very nice and a very good worker
Only minor niggle with kukris is the handle isnt always the most comfey for some people
ATB
Duncan
Same with the Cold Steel ... the handle is a bit rough and initially gave me a few blisters.
Only minor niggle with kukris is the handle isnt always the most comfey for some people
What a response, cheers chaps.
I have just got off the phone to the Gurkha reg pri shop in Folkstone and wait for this.
The genuine article hand made in Nepal as issued to UK forces........8" blade..........wait for it................£11.
and even better 12" blade £15.
Only problem is thay cannot do mail order so will have to wait until I go to the sea side for more rotten cockles from Folkstone that put me on the karzie for a week.
Better still get the kukri and go and find the bugger that sold me the cockles.
Thanks again for the ideas. :-D
:shock: ... boy, those are good value indeed!
Maybe there's someone more local to the area that can help you out.
What a response, cheers chaps.
I have just got off the phone to the Gurkha reg pri shop in Folkstone and wait for this.
The genuine article hand made in Nepal as issued to UK forces........8" blade..........wait for it................£11.
and even better 12" blade £15.
Same with the Cold Steel ... the handle is a bit rough and initially gave me a few blisters.
Only minor niggle with kukris is the handle isnt always the most comfey for some people
Well they are designed for Nepalize who are small built and as they are general camp knives They are mostly supposed to be used by women.
not Big hairy arsed European Mountain men :pack:
I would be a bit suss of any new Genuine Kukri at £10-£15 there are a lot of crap ones about and evey man and his dog clames to bwe the suppliers to the Army etc etc Plus if they where made in nepal thne the guys who made it arnt gonna get much out of the cut (Being one of the poorest countries in the world)
ATB
Duncan
Considering that they are being sold in a Gurkha camp and that I was assured by the Gurkha that runs the pri shop on the camp that they are as issued to the Gurkhas, and that the reason that they are so cheap is as you say that Nepal is on of the poorest countries in the world, so the cost of living is very cheap and that the pri shop is a non profit making supplier to the regiment, I can believe this man, Gurkhas are some of the most honerable people in the world, cant see him lying over a knife!! :-)
I agree ... even khuks from HI are very, very low priced when compared to pretty much any other knife you can buy.
I can believe this man, Gurkhas are some of the most honerable people in the world, cant see him lying of a knife!! :-)
the naughty boy
02-03-2004, 19:09
wow amazing prices when you see what these other people are charging.i couldnt be a*sed waiting for one from h.i in america so i looked around and came across http://www.toratoratora.co.uk/kukri/products.asp. i picked up the genuine article issued kuk for 35 quid and it is the mutts nuts! believe me i searched everywhere ,even got a couple of crap ones off ebay. really friendly service and uk dispatch too.
do yourselves a favour and pick one up ...at those prices you cant beat em.
mine was used in the army so i know that one is a genuine issue even if that was in 1919
Wow! That goes to show how well made they are! :-)
mine was used in the army so i know that one is a genuine issue even if that was in 1919
the naughty boy
02-03-2004, 23:45
i got another kuk in the post today ,i bought it on ebay .its identical to the brand new one from tora except the pitting on the blade tells me it is really old.cost me 28 quid but had no sheath..bummer..still delighted with it.i love em.
I have finally got my hands on the said Kukris, and for the price they are fantastic.
The large one has a 13" blade and is very sharp. Cost £15.
The small one has an 8" blade and is equally sharp. Cost £11.
Both blades are 11mm thick.
I had a choice of either buffolo horn or wood handle, I chose the wood as the horn was slippery.
All in all very good quality, handles solid on the blade, cant wait to get them on the waterstone. :-D
http://www.yoxio.com/images.php?id=19005
the naughty boy
07-03-2004, 12:24
ooh aah hmmm, nice lookin blades m8.for the money they look unbeatable. let us know how they chop, balance etc. i wonder if the blades have been heat treated on the "sweet spot". by the way ,your a jammy bug*er ,,,,,mine cost double that and they were still cheaper than the stuff from H.I .
my sheath is different and the blades are set at a bit more of an angle. and the wee notch isnt enclosed. if i knew how to post a photo i would do so.
can someone tell me how?
You need to host the picture somewhere else first (ie Yoxio (http://www.yoxio.com) or a personal website)
Then you need the url of the image and, using the Img tags, link to it on the message board.
ie [.img.]Picture url [./img.] but you need to remove the "." in the tags to make it work
What was the shipping and handling cost on these two khuks?
I have already tried them and no complaints at all, I have started to sharpen the 8" and its reacting the same way that my Laplander does, they both have high carbon steel blades.
There were two diffetant types the one with the deeper blade continued to be deeper upto the bolster and the notch was open, as I chose the slimmer blade the notch is enclosed to add strength.
I was told that the price is the same as you would pay in Nepal one good place to look at the differant types is to go to www.thekhukurihouse.com
the Gurkha that sold me these has delt with this company and said their products are top quality and are very good to deal with
This thread made me dig out a Khukri I bought in Singapore in the late 60's (when I was just a lad!). It was for display then, but now I’ve dug it out from the attic it looks like it could be brought into use as a bushcraft tool. It’s a long time since I had any Ghurka contacts, so couple of questions please for anyone who uses one:
The wooden (rosewood?) handle seems a little small for my hand. Is this typical or likely to be a problem? Would a cord wrapping help?
Is there a trick to using one in the field? The forward weight of the blade gives a very different balance to my army golok.
How do I sharpen it (especially the inside of the curve) and is sharpness supposed to vary along the parts of the blade (as per Lofty Wiseman)?
Thanks,
Ted W
Tedw
Have a look here
http://outdoors-magazine.com/s_index.php?target=%2Fs_articl e.php%3Fid_article%3D15
Loads of info on using kukris - all sorts of stuff on the site about sharpening big blades too.
George
the naughty boy
19-03-2004, 21:08
hey ted,
on the point about the handle feeling too small,it sounds to me that it may be a tourist model..the reason i say that is that i bought a couple myself and the handles were very short they also had the word india on them and a lot of punch marks as a design. do yours have the same marking? if so dont bother trying to sharpen it as its really too soft to hold a decent edge in my opinion. im not an expert on them but i now own a couple of genuine models and they are awsome. last weekend it easily out chopped my estwing axe.
Exploriment
01-04-2004, 15:39
Some more info about kukhris for you:
http://www.gurkha-khukuri.com/
http://www.nepalesekhukuri.com/khukuri.html
An FAQ about them from HI
http://www.himalayan-imports.com/faq/
The Himalayan Imports forum on BladeForums. 238 pages of info! :yikes:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=73 9&pagenumber=1&sortfield=lastp ost&sortorder=desc&daysprune=1 000&x=11&y=7
Bill Martino is a class act of the highest order. Unfortunately he has been quite sick lately, with pancreatic cancer. There is some question as to the long term continuance of the company, so if you're interested in anything they have to offer, might want to strike while the iron is hot.
And watch out for the HIKV (Himalayan Imports Knife Virus). Everybody starts with one knife, but then you just can't stop...
the naughty boy
01-04-2004, 16:16
as you can see from the pic, the top two are the real deal.the two on the bottom left are monkey metal and should be avoided at all costs.
the genuine ones cost me about 35 quid each including postage,from england.
how salubrious!!!!! :oT:
http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v135/thenaughtyboy/knife_007.jpg