My first Khukuri (stag handle.)

[Santi]

Big one. Handmade by Thai maker.
OAL 18" approx. 440-C. With big and very comfy stag handle.
The scabbard is Thai hardwood called Ching-Chan.

More pic here.

 

[flava]

Looks great! I love that handle. Hmmmm, I have to add Thailand on the list of "have to visit" places since you got such fine makers there.

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Beautiful knife Santi, I like it very much. It looks like the work of a top notch maker.

 

[Bugs3x]

I got called away several days ago, just when was about to post on this thread.

That's a very nice looking khukuri! A great polish on the blade, and hte handle/guard work is great. I bit shorter handle than I'd like, particularly for such a heavy knife.

Sorry to be so ignorant, but what is that round thing that appears in most of the pics? A piece of the horn base? Is it for something?

Do the makers of khukuri in Thailand not also supply the chakma and karda?

 

[Santi]

Originally posted by Bugs3x
Sorry to be so ignorant, but what is that round thing that appears in most of the pics? A piece of the horn base? Is it for something?

It's my prop, that's all. It's the horse bone.

Originally posted by Bugs3x
Do the makers of khukuri in Thailand not also supply the chakma and karda?

Err. . .What are they?