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Alhamdu-li-Allaah! About 9:00pm Last Friday 11/03 I received my 25 Chainpuri --- there was another parcel from HI --- I wondered what is the contain of this parcel! --- It contains a beautiful Kumar Karda --- I thought Pakcik Bill must be wrongly shipped this box to me --- I opened the envelope which contained the invoice
I found a piece of A4 with a handwriting message --- What a real surprise!
For Mohd:
From Rusty
Some pay for the HI
Conscience
Officer!!!!!!!!!!
Ohhh this is the one Pakcik Bill said as a small bird! All this while I thought it was a real bird what a naïve person am I!
Alhamdu-li-(A)llaah! YES! Thank you Rusty! TERIMA KASIH! (It means thank you in Malaysian Language).
Back to the 25 Chainpuri --- made by Sanu --- it is just nice for me in term of its length and its weight --- it might be too thin for Terry or Cliff! --- it is a balance Khukuri --- a martial artist might say that it is a beautiful sword --- a Malaysian farmers might say that it is a beautiful parang --- a knife collector might say that it is a beautiful long & slender knife --- mirror shining! --- chopping sharp! --- insyaa-Allaah! in the next two weeks I plan to visit my home town --- the village where I was born --- insyaa-Allaah! Ill test its effectiveness against thick long grass, shrub and small tropical trees.
The Beautiful American Dove --- it is a Kumar Karda --- my 1st one so far --- It reminds me of James Mathis
NEPAL HO!
[This message has been edited by mohd (edited 11-08-2000).]
For Mohd:
From Rusty
Some pay for the HI
Conscience
Officer!!!!!!!!!!
Ohhh this is the one Pakcik Bill said as a small bird! All this while I thought it was a real bird what a naïve person am I!
Alhamdu-li-(A)llaah! YES! Thank you Rusty! TERIMA KASIH! (It means thank you in Malaysian Language).
Back to the 25 Chainpuri --- made by Sanu --- it is just nice for me in term of its length and its weight --- it might be too thin for Terry or Cliff! --- it is a balance Khukuri --- a martial artist might say that it is a beautiful sword --- a Malaysian farmers might say that it is a beautiful parang --- a knife collector might say that it is a beautiful long & slender knife --- mirror shining! --- chopping sharp! --- insyaa-Allaah! in the next two weeks I plan to visit my home town --- the village where I was born --- insyaa-Allaah! Ill test its effectiveness against thick long grass, shrub and small tropical trees.
- OAL 25 ¾.
- Blade part: length 18 ¾, average thickness at spine 5/16, blade width 1 1 3/8, bevel width ½ ¾, length of spine 19 3/8, length of sharp edge about 18 3/8 --- it has a Pariwa-ki-aka Cho.
- Handle part: length 7 ¼, thickness 1 1/8, butt width 2 ¾.
- Latest type of bolster, length 1 ½.
- Chainpuri style buttcap, thickness 3/32.
- Point of balance at about 5 ½ in front of bolster or about 2 before its shoulder.
- Karda: length 7 5/8, width ¾, thickness about 1/8, handle length 2 ¾.
- Chakma: length 7 5/8, width ½, thickness about 1/8, handle length 2 ¾.
- Handles of Khuk, Karda and Chakma are made from three different type of woods --- Khuks handle made from a dark colour wood, kardas handle made from a brown colour wood and chakmas handle made from yellow colour wood.
- Scabbard: Nicely sewn, tooled --- I washed it --- get rid of all nails --- the leather is not that good, it has rought spot here and there!
- The weight of the Khuk is slightly more than 1 ½ lbs --- I dont have a weighing machine --- anyhow it is heavier than my 15 AK and it is lighter than my 18 Century Model.
- What else wait until I really review it in the field!
The Beautiful American Dove --- it is a Kumar Karda --- my 1st one so far --- It reminds me of James Mathis
- OAL 7 ¾.
- Blade: length 4 3/8, thickness 1/8 3/16, blade width about 11/16, bevel width about 3/8.
- Handle: Chiruwa type, length 3 3/8.
- Scabbard: Pouko (is it the correct spelling ... I couldn't refer it from the old threads!) type --- I guess it is made by Terry, when sheathed inside its scabbard only ¾ of the handle appeared outside the scabbard.
- Weight: I guess it is about the weight of CBKC!
NEPAL HO!
[This message has been edited by mohd (edited 11-08-2000).]
