kukri day

[woof]

my dad was de-mobed from the army in 1947, bringing this kukri home with him and its been in the tools shed ever since. i thought it was just a decorative piece, but i took it to adam (JLTkinves) he told me it was heat treated properly and it was a good blade. he epoxed the handle back on, and put a decent edge on it. so i then decided to have a day out just using the kukri and nothing else other than a saw using the kuk for splitting the wood shaving the kindling and preping the food.

the beast in the sheath

un-sheathed

with a sak showing its size

logs split, i found the knife easy to use, never having used one before and it feels light in my hand.

after all that choping it was still sharp enough to shave the kindling. not bad for a 70 year old knife!

i then used it to slice dinner, still sharp enough to do so.

i had a good day out using a knife i had never used before. it was nice to be able to use this, as it brought back memories of my dad who recently passed away. hope you enjoy

rob

 

[SimonM]

Nice to have a connection to your Dad like that...it will always be special when you use it.

Thanks for sharing.

Simon

 

[launditch1]

Nice lookin' Kuk!Does the sheath have a little tinder pouch?Its usually up near where the two small utility blades are..(Chakmak & Karda)
and whats the handle made from?It looks like brass in the pics.

Nice to have a special connection to it too..thanks for sharing.

 

[JAG009]

Nice bit of kit ! and it all shiny too !!!


Jason

 

[woof]

Its shiny courtesy of Adam's polishing machine. We think its brass. The 2 small tools with the sak are in the sheath at the back, and there is also, an empty sheath which i'm told housed a small kuk, that was given to my dads younger brother as a scout knife, but there is no pouch.

Rob