Mr.Bladite-No offense intended,but since you don't offer an alternative moniker for the knife in question, and since up to this time it is unique,I will name it the AK Bonecutter.And I don't apologize for doing s
f course, I would appreciate any reasoned input on what this knife should be named should you disagree.
none taken. based on my design criteria when i begged Auntie to make the bonecutters in the first place... the offering above is not a bonecutter in any way.
what makes a "bladite bonecutter"? some of the same things that Sgt Khadka has as trademark featuers: hill walnut (no horn, no no no), the flared Chitlangi style butt and nice plate, traditional bolster - none of that japanese habaki stuff
minimal to no cho-creep, and more importantly, due to the very high edge bevel and general thiness, the good Sgt's excellent heat treat - he is really good at that. other things: it has to have the high edge bevel - that's a bonecutter trait from the originals. basically no fullers at all. this is not an AK. flat like a GRS would be fine, but the Sgt managed a gentle whole blade curve on the early ones i have - it's lovely. not terribly pointy - more like classic GRS and of course, the original bonecutters.
it's been 3-4 years now, but maybe i should be more uppity about it
here's a group shot: top to bottom: VERY large GRS, CAK, the perfect example of a GRS :>, a CAK, and the S-CAK, please to note the differences etc. also how the S-CAK is made to look small
those are big khuks - my treasures :>
this is the bonecutter: the most perfect one ever, being the first one made after the S-CAK (that i know of):
behold the glory of those edge bevels!
and three classic bonecutters, with the 2nd and 4th blades being "other" (Bushman/GAK? and a foxy folly):
so, imho, the offering above:
is an excellent looking CAK with 4 pins. not the S-CAK. imho.
Arbiter,
Think of it this way, many different companies routinely bid for contracts on the current BAS model. This model can be considered a specific "type" and comes with specs with size, weight, handle material, blade length, width, etc. No matter what company gets the bid, the BAS is just about as exact as a hand made item could be. I recently ordered about 20 BAS (Service No.1 & Jungle) and while you can get picky and notice subtle differences in feel and balance, they were remarkably similar in size, weight and balance.
So if this wide range of companies and kami make this model with such uniformity, certainly the cream of the crop kami at HI can be taught to make a correctly spec'ed Bonecutter. And if not, let Sgt. Khadka make however many real Bonecutters as he can and call the others some other name and let them sell on their own merrits. No matter how you slice it, a Bonecutter that looks like a CAK isn't a Bonecutter, just like a Corvette with a Ford engine isn't a Corvette!
yeah, it would be nice to nail a "type" down in stone as well as the BAS and some models have been. then you can simply order model # xxxx and be assured you get something within a range of variation, even down to a "style" (like Sgt's flared pommels). if i ordered a Humvee and got a H3, i'd be vexed