cool steel gurkha kukri

[duckman1975]

Been salivating over this  but no budget too expensive  Anybody seen one, is it what its cracked up to be?

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTbuG--UKOQ&feature=related

[Benner]

Mike (micky d) and also Def both have them I believe.  Mike rates them pretty highly and I am sure will be along soon with a few thoughts. 

[duckman1975]

There is also a khukiri house home of the orig gurkhan kukiri 

[Grant Lamontagne]

Liek this one?



Def

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

What can I say, it's the perfect knife , out chops a medium sized axe (at least it does for me, but I'm not much of an axe man) can do every survival/bushcraft task you can think off. Holds it's edge forever and is easy to resharpen when you do eventually need too

I've got one of the older Carbon V ones, an in all honesty, if I could only have one knife this would be it

Here's mine with some friends...



Yeah it is expensive mate, but oh so worth it, you'd never need another knife

[Benner]

He could always get the cheaper version.  Def's one is only the cheap one.

[duckman1975]

Thanks for the picture Def and Mickyd,how many inches are your blades? I saw other brands of kukiri but I think cold steel would be my target as it holds an edge (don't know how to sharpen knife properly). The cold steel kukiri is retailing for about 649 dollars, think in the end it will became a 700 dollar knife plus shipping 
I will be ordering a cool steel bushknife after my surge order arrive from edcdepo, if its good enough for benner its good enough for me 

[Benner]

Thanks for the picture Def and Mickyd,how many inches are your blades? I saw other brands of kukiri but I think cold steel would be my target as it holds an edge (don't know how to sharpen knife properly). The cold steel kukiri is retailing for about 649 dollars, think in the end it will became a 700 dollar knife plus shipping 
I will be ordering a cool steel bushknife after my surge order arrive from edcdepo, if its good enough for benner its good enough for me 

I believe you are talking about the top end Kukri, the cheaper one is far far cheaper.  I can't remember how much Def got his for now, but it was nowhere near $649.

[duckman1975]

Thanks for the picture Def and Mickyd,how many inches are your blades? I saw other brands of kukiri but I think cold steel would be my target as it holds an edge (don't know how to sharpen knife properly). The cold steel kukiri is retailing for about 649 dollars, think in the end it will became a 700 dollar knife plus shipping 
I will be ordering a cool steel bushknife after my surge order arrive from edcdepo, if its good enough for benner its good enough for me 

I believe you are talking about the top end Kukri, the cheaper one is far far cheaper.  I can't remember how much Def got his for now, but it was nowhere near $649.

I think I know what you mean, there is a cold steel 13 inch kukiri for 16.95 dollars made of 1055 carbon steel, the expensive one is made of san mai steel I think. whats the difference of the steel is the cheaper ones good to? Are they the same steel bushmaster use?

[Grant Lamontagne]

Mine ran about $25 and is part of their machete series.  It won't hold an edge like the "good" one, but then isn't supposed to.  It's also much larger than the one Mike has pictured, despite Mike's being made much better.  I think they are made of Carbon V, and I don't think any are made in San Mai III, but I could be wrong.

Def

[Hoghead]

San Mai III Gurkha Kukri $649.99  http://www.coldsteel.com/35atcj.html

Gurkha kukri SK-5 High Carbon $159.99  http://www.coldsteel.com/39lgk.html

Kukri Machetes $24.99 & $29.99 http://www.coldsteel.com/97kms.html

I had to looK   

[duckman1975]

Thanks guys, guess the bushmaster have to wait 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Thanks guys, guess the bushmaster have to wait 

The San Mai ones are scarily expensive because it's a laminated steel, you'd be far better off   trying to find a second hand Ghurka Kukri in Carbon V if you can find one

BTW 12 inch blade 17 inches overall

The cheaper ones are still bloody good knives in there own right, there just not quite as strong being 1/8 of an inch thick as opposed to 5/16ths like my one, having said that, there more effective at chopping and slashing because of there thiner profile

[duckman1975]

Thanks mickyd, the bushmaster have to wait. I already emailed marc at edcdepot maybe ha could give me a good deal on a new cood steel gurkha kukri. still abusing the sword I bought locally its holding on fine, doesn't hold an edge much but easy to sharpen.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Glad it's holding up for ya mate