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Despite the changes that I made, I tried to stay as close to the originals as possible.
The blade is 310 mm long and forged from 55Si7 springsteel.
The handle is made from Ceylon ironwood.
I used mild steel for the ferrule and the tang is riveted over the butt,
forming the center of the sterling silver flower.
It has a wooden sheath covered with cow leather and the chape is silver plated copper.
Instead of a Chakmak sharpener I made a small wood chisel which is more useful to me.
The chisel and the small Karda knife are ground from 1.5634 (75Ni8).
To save space and keep it more flat they are flat tang with steel pinned Ceylon ironwood scales.
The Kukhri weighs 500 grams and its total weight is 750 grams.
Cheers
The blade is 310 mm long and forged from 55Si7 springsteel.
The handle is made from Ceylon ironwood.
I used mild steel for the ferrule and the tang is riveted over the butt,
forming the center of the sterling silver flower.
It has a wooden sheath covered with cow leather and the chape is silver plated copper.
Instead of a Chakmak sharpener I made a small wood chisel which is more useful to me.
The chisel and the small Karda knife are ground from 1.5634 (75Ni8).
To save space and keep it more flat they are flat tang with steel pinned Ceylon ironwood scales.
The Kukhri weighs 500 grams and its total weight is 750 grams.
Cheers