Kailash Blades
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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This is a knife we've been working on for quite a while now and are really glad to finally have it available on our website. This Hanshee style of khukuri is the oldest there is and this is really where it all started for this blade style. These blades were very lithe, fast and lethal with a serious bend to them that caused them to bite deep and grab into soft targets.
There were two main challenges with developing this knife. The first of which is the very lean and slender construction. Making a knife that's this thin and has such gradual taper over the entire length is a huge challenge for our blacksmiths, especially when you consider that this blade is hand forged down from 12mm stock. The second challenge is the handle design. While most khukuris have very similar handles nowadays, the handles from this period are longer and a lot more slender, meaning changes to processes that our smiths usually do on autopilot. At the time these knives were often used with two hands, which when you consider how small the handle is for a two handed blade gives you an idea of how small the nepalese men of that period must have been and how MASSIVE this knife would have been in comparison. It begs the question though, should this knife be kept at the actual size of the original or scaled up to modern users? We went with two different sizes to allow for flexibility in that area. As it stands this knife is the lightest and fastest khukuri for it's size we've ever made, making this one of the best martial arts khukuris available. We're very proud of it as a result.
More info available here:
https://kailashblades.com/product/salyani/
There were two main challenges with developing this knife. The first of which is the very lean and slender construction. Making a knife that's this thin and has such gradual taper over the entire length is a huge challenge for our blacksmiths, especially when you consider that this blade is hand forged down from 12mm stock. The second challenge is the handle design. While most khukuris have very similar handles nowadays, the handles from this period are longer and a lot more slender, meaning changes to processes that our smiths usually do on autopilot. At the time these knives were often used with two hands, which when you consider how small the handle is for a two handed blade gives you an idea of how small the nepalese men of that period must have been and how MASSIVE this knife would have been in comparison. It begs the question though, should this knife be kept at the actual size of the original or scaled up to modern users? We went with two different sizes to allow for flexibility in that area. As it stands this knife is the lightest and fastest khukuri for it's size we've ever made, making this one of the best martial arts khukuris available. We're very proud of it as a result.
More info available here:
https://kailashblades.com/product/salyani/
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