Rite Edge - SZ901120 , GURKHA SERVICE KUKRI 17in. W/SHE

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GURKHA SERVICE KUKRI 17in. W/SHE

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• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001DMVI96
• Item model number: SZ901120
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,608 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Blade, Great Value!, March 7, 2009

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cjm "777" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rite Edge - SZ901120 , GURKHA SERVICE KUKRI 17in. W/SHE (Misc.)

Its a surplus gurkha Service Kukri imported through rite-edge..
has a large, heavy, polished and functional carbon steel blade..which of course would make an excellent tool for heavy chopping/ brush clearing work, etc..
But they do need sharpening as the edge comes very dull/blunted for shipping/importation reasons (there are a couple great info sites on how to file, sharpen and improve these..Google search 'kukri field knife' and 'survival primer kukri' to find them).

The knife came separately wrapped in plastic with a coat of oil or grease on it, so I cleaned and degreased it with windex/fantastic, a cheap reddish wood dye does come off, but looks better now imo
..then i applied pledge wax furniture polish to the handle and a light coat of gun oil to the blade for protection.
..the sheath is decent and functional though not great ,but can be improved upon ..the two smaller knives(karda and chakmak) are pretty shoddy(as expected) though somewhat usable..the karda(tiny utility knife) also needs sharpening for use,and the chakmak is kept dull for steeling (realigning) the sharpened edge(though I don't use either, those are more decorative to me).

So overall if you'd like a real Khukuri(either as a tool or keepsake) at an affordable price here it is.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely heavy-duty and has a full-tang blade too!, March 14, 2009

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D. Lockman (Southern California, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rite Edge - SZ901120 , GURKHA SERVICE KUKRI 17in. W/SHE (Misc.)

This seems more like a working knife, or maybe survival/heavy-camping knife than a combat weapon.
It would also look good on a wall, table or mantel, properly mounted.

It comes unsharpened, but I would imagine, once
fully-sharp, could do anything a good hatchet could do, and more.

The scabbard is solid, but the knife fits it a bit too loosely for wearing on a belt
while on a hike or slogging thru wilderness--It could be modified with a piece
of plastic jammed down to the inside bottom of the scabbard
to create some friction/holding
action on the sheathed blade.

In any case, with
a little creative rigging, it could likely be remedied.

I'm not sure where it was made, since there is no indication on the blade, handle or scabbard.
But it *looks* pretty Nepalese in design (to my novice eye).

It could very possibly be Indian Army Surplus, but I can't be sure.

Nevertheless, once sharpened, rest assured this is the real thing,
as far as functionality goes.

Great for display too..

Probably would hold up to some fairly
heavy outdoor use, I would imagine--Especially if you're
a goat-herder or farmer at 8,000 feet elevation
in the Himalayan Foothills.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Wood-Splitter, October 17, 2009

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D. FLORY "DEATH MAN" (OKC,OK,USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rite Edge - SZ901120 , GURKHA SERVICE KUKRI 17in. W/SHE (Misc.)

This is pretty much an axe.Not a machete. DO NOT BUY THIS THINKING THAT IT IS A MACHETE. It weighs too much to work for brush clearing and an actual machete would be alot better.

Anyways, this blade came very dull. Once I had it grinded down, it worked fine.

Oddly, my blade has some sort of oil burned into it, but that came out with some Gasoline.

But, on with the review. This blade is full tang, and the tang is as thick as the blade. it cuts wood nicely and I actually used it to cut large pieces of wood into shorter lengths while out camping. It would probably work well as a weapon, but that's not really something I would need to use it for.

Buy this. now.