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This is the first WW II I've gotten from H.I. I once bought a regular village model WW II and gave it away to someone in need of a good knife.
First impressions was 'Damn that's nice!!!!" The spec's is 17 1/2" OAL with a 5 1/2" handle that feels good in my hand. The weight is right at 1 1/2 Lbs.
The pic did the knife justice and it has less of an angle and more of a hump than the standard H.I. offering which I particularly like.
What Bill thought was rust on the tip isn't. I sorta forgot over time how close these blades are forged to finish and what first appears as a rusted spot is a bit of carbon left over from the forging that wasn't removed with the grinder.
Right along the edge also had some bluish black marks that may have been the results of the hardening process Bura did as the edge is about 1/64" thick instead of sharp along the sweet spot.
The edge bevel is much less hollow ground as well and is almost a flat grind along most of it which will lend itself well to a slightly convexed edge when I put it on my belt sander to rough sharpen it before it gets hit with a hone and a strop when I ever get time.
The blade is nicely hardened and marked I'm guessing with the new BG mark for BirGhorka instead of H.I., Bura's initial's are also in Devengari Script which I really like with his sign below.
My Nicholson Testing File skates over the sweet spot and towards the point digging in more and more towards the end of the point which is the way I like 'em.
Karda is maybe 57 Rc which is alright and the chakma about the same which isn't alright, but the way the kamis make them and have made them since I've been buying khuks except for a couple that came hardened properly.
I much prefer the handle on this model since it hasn't been polished with the jeweler's rouge!!!!
Being a village knife the buttcap isn't a smooth as the standard H.I. offering nor did I expect it too be.
It will take some smoothing on the belt sander or with a file to keep from cutting my hand on it as the burr around the edge is devilishly sharp!
I may sand the handle down a little to bring out the grain a little more and then give it a coat of something for protection like I did my village made villager of a similar size before it went under the seat of the truck.
But before I do any sanding on it I will put a few drops of Bondini-2 around the top flat part of the center ring to keep it from chipping while it's being worked on.
The super glue runs into the end grain strengthening the ring.
This one may go under the truck seat as well for Barb to use when we're out gathering Sage for our Sweatlodge.
I do want to remark on the new leather!!!! I'm happily and mightily impressed with the new leather and I think H.I. has finally hit their stride with it.
I liked the tooled scabbards, But I will take this new leather over and above the tooled scabbards anytime!!!!!!!
It's not only much heavier and of a much better quality the grain on it is beautiful!!!!
First impressions was 'Damn that's nice!!!!" The spec's is 17 1/2" OAL with a 5 1/2" handle that feels good in my hand. The weight is right at 1 1/2 Lbs.
The pic did the knife justice and it has less of an angle and more of a hump than the standard H.I. offering which I particularly like.
What Bill thought was rust on the tip isn't. I sorta forgot over time how close these blades are forged to finish and what first appears as a rusted spot is a bit of carbon left over from the forging that wasn't removed with the grinder.
Right along the edge also had some bluish black marks that may have been the results of the hardening process Bura did as the edge is about 1/64" thick instead of sharp along the sweet spot.
The edge bevel is much less hollow ground as well and is almost a flat grind along most of it which will lend itself well to a slightly convexed edge when I put it on my belt sander to rough sharpen it before it gets hit with a hone and a strop when I ever get time.
The blade is nicely hardened and marked I'm guessing with the new BG mark for BirGhorka instead of H.I., Bura's initial's are also in Devengari Script which I really like with his sign below.
My Nicholson Testing File skates over the sweet spot and towards the point digging in more and more towards the end of the point which is the way I like 'em.
Karda is maybe 57 Rc which is alright and the chakma about the same which isn't alright, but the way the kamis make them and have made them since I've been buying khuks except for a couple that came hardened properly.
I much prefer the handle on this model since it hasn't been polished with the jeweler's rouge!!!!
Being a village knife the buttcap isn't a smooth as the standard H.I. offering nor did I expect it too be.
It will take some smoothing on the belt sander or with a file to keep from cutting my hand on it as the burr around the edge is devilishly sharp!
I may sand the handle down a little to bring out the grain a little more and then give it a coat of something for protection like I did my village made villager of a similar size before it went under the seat of the truck.
But before I do any sanding on it I will put a few drops of Bondini-2 around the top flat part of the center ring to keep it from chipping while it's being worked on.
The super glue runs into the end grain strengthening the ring.
This one may go under the truck seat as well for Barb to use when we're out gathering Sage for our Sweatlodge.
I do want to remark on the new leather!!!! I'm happily and mightily impressed with the new leather and I think H.I. has finally hit their stride with it.
I liked the tooled scabbards, But I will take this new leather over and above the tooled scabbards anytime!!!!!!!
It's not only much heavier and of a much better quality the grain on it is beautiful!!!!
