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Rob Mancebo
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Date Joined Jul 2005
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Posted 4/22/2008 12:03 AM (GMT -4)

PaulMc said...
That "rapier" would only be consider a rapier by a giant - it has a huge blade and gargantuan hilt.

- I've seen lots of rapiers catalogued that were noted to have 40+ inches of blade. In the 1600s Queen E. got tired of folks tripping over them in court and ordered any longer blades brought in to be snapped off at 36".

- So much for who's got the bigger swartz!

Adventure-History-Fantasy-Folklore

www.geocities.com/robmancebo/

Fast Hands
http://raygunrevival.com/Published/RGR_0026_2007_07_15.pdf

Saving Beta
http://raygunrevival.com/Published/RGR_0018_2007_03_15.pdf

Ghost Ship
http://raygunrevival.com/Published/RGR_0005_2006_09_01.pdf

Jaqhama
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Date Joined Oct 2007
Total Posts : 457

Posted 4/29/2008 3:34 AM (GMT -4)

I just got my three new Kukri's via the post office.

Thoughts: Quality's good, all handmade, knives and sheaths. The tang doesn't go all the way through to the end of the handle as it does on all the larger Kukri's. I don't know if this will cause any problems as the years go by.

The 9 inch one has a 5 inch blade.
Good...Very thick blade. More so than almost any other knife of this size.
Bad...the handle is a little too short for a normal sized male hand. I can only get 3 fingers around it. If it had been made just 1 inch longer it would have been perfect.
I will probably wrap something around the blade just above the hilt to make up the extra inch.
As a camping knife it looks well up to most camp chores, including chopping small branches for the fire.
I now believe that the next size up would be the more useful camping knife however. Next size is the 11 inch model.
I understand the 11 inch model is what the Gurkha's in the British Army are issued with.

The 6 inch ones have 3 1/2 inch blades.
Good... Again thick blades for the size of the knife. Will make an excellent paper knife or a blade to cut boxes/wrapping etc. Will look great on the office desk at home or at work.
Bad...Nothing really. Handles about 2 1/2 inches. Enough to grip with for most cutting jobs anyone is likely to use the little Kukri for. Very stable if you rest your thumb along the back of the blade.
As a useful curiosity the little Kukri's are great.
One of them is a birhtday present for a girl who likes unusual/exotic things, so it's a perfect gift for her.

We're happy with the ones we've bought. mainly because they are not common/everyday items.
Unique is always good.

Cheers: Jaq.

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Skulkers. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick. RAT's. La Carcajou. Jet Bike Boogie...at www.pulpanddagger.com

Swamp Story. Down South. Florida Haze.Wild Justice...

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Rob Mancebo
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Date Joined Jul 2005
Total Posts : 907

Posted 4/29/2008 4:00 AM (GMT -4)

Jaqhama said...
One of them is a birhtday present for a girl who likes unusual/exotic things, so it's a perfect gift for her.

We're happy with the ones we've bought. mainly because they are not common/everyday items.
Unique is always good.

Cheers: Jaq.

-- Yes, it's not every day you can get handmade presents blessed by Ma Kali.

-- I have a little 6", but that seems to be under-sized for it's purpose (It's still a nice piece though.) For bushes or beheadings the 12" blade is hard to beat as a good, all-around size.

-- Have fun with them!

Adventure-History-Fantasy-Folklore

www.geocities.com/robmancebo/

Fast Hands
http://raygunrevival.com/Published/RGR_0026_2007_07_15.pdf

Saving Beta
http://raygunrevival.com/Published/RGR_0018_2007_03_15.pdf

Ghost Ship
http://raygunrevival.com/Published/RGR_0005_2006_09_01.pdf

Jaqhama
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Date Joined Oct 2007
Total Posts : 457

Posted 4/29/2008 6:31 AM (GMT -4)

Rob Mancebo said...

-- Yes, it's not every day you can get handmade presents blessed by Ma Kali.

-- I have a little 6", but that seems to be under-sized for it's purpose (It's still a nice piece though.) For bushes or beheadings the 12" blade is hard to beat as a good, all-around size.

-- Have fun with them!

You...ah...have any pics you'd care to share Rob?

Morbid curiosity ya know.