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Blade Length

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:11 pm
by professor
Hi Guys,
just asking out of sheer ignorance, plz. help me...can I purchase a Nieto knife with blade length 18 cms within India through courier without any trouble...regards

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:24 pm
by tirths
professor wrote:Hi Guys,
just asking out of sheer ignorance, plz. help me...can I purchase a Nieto knife with blade length 18 cms within India through courier without any trouble...regards
Looks like you are more of a knifeman :D

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:45 pm
by Zake
Well as per as the law goes, 18cm or 7.1 inch is allowed. But you know how these custom guys are, it's not supposed to be a problem but I would keep my fingers crossed anyway.

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:28 pm
by professor
Heyyyyyyyy Zake , tirths et al , finally strated with my first buy...a new Nieto bowie knife ...purhased it from one of our IFGians....Mr Bandukwala of Banduk Bhandar Indore....still I am interested in collecting a boot knife....may be Smith & wesson...

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:33 pm
by m24
Congrats, prof. on the purchase. How much did you pay for it?? Can you post a pic?? Are any more available??

Regards

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:01 pm
by professor
Hi m24, thanks for the complement....I got it at 2300/- ofcourse including postage. Typical bowie blade..serrated on one side with sharp point...somewhat heavy but fine piece. Mr. Bandukwala was very cooperative in sending me the list of available Nieto knives & I selected one....will surely upload the pic soon ....regards



professor

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:48 am
by m24
Hi Prof.,

Can you PM me Mr. Bandukwala's latest contact details?

Regards

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:29 pm
by professor
Hi m24,
his detail address is given in Yellow pages ( Board index). Name of the shop is Banduk Bhandar , Indore.....Regards



Professor

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:29 pm
by m24
Thanks Prof.

Regards

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:21 pm
by dobhal87
hey professor , may be u paid quite much

a friend of mine has a manufacturing unit of military class daggers and Replicas of Antique Swords (including Katana) .

and those daggers 5-9 inch blade are sold at 700-1200 INR

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 3:59 pm
by goodboy_mentor
a friend of mine has a manufacturing unit of military class daggers and Replicas of Antique Swords (including Katana).
May I know the name, address, email, website of the manufacturer.

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:42 pm
by dobhal87
Mr. Bhanu Pratap
Owner of

Shiv Shakti Handicrafts
713 Pharasi Colony,
Dakra Bazaar,
Garhi Cantonment ,
Dehradun,
Uttarakhand 248003 (just for ur convenience)
Mobile phone no ::08909212124

u will be getting a bill with 12% vat


and DONT order more than a 1000 pieces ... :cheers: just joking

and for concessions tell him u are a friend of mine (Rahul Dobhal's) and before calling him ...mail me so that i can tell him that my IFG friend will be calling him.

Rahul

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 8:01 pm
by m24
dobhal87 wrote:hey professor , may be u paid quite much

a friend of mine has a manufacturing unit of military class daggers and Replicas of Antique Swords (including Katana) .

and those daggers 5-9 inch blade are sold at 700-1200 INR
What about the quality of the steel?? Will a person get the same quality as found in Gerber, Spyderco blades??

Regards

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 8:08 pm
by dobhal87
strictly .... en45 Spring steel

and i dnt knw the brands u mentioned as im not much of a knife guy still i do know a little about khukris as im a garhwali and i happen to own 3 khukris (2 sirupati and 1 angkhola)

Re: Blade Length

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:11 pm
by m24
Check the net, you'll find them.

As for the steel mentioned by you, please note that EN 45 is a manganese spring steel. That is to say, it is a steel with a high carbon content, traces of manganese that effect the metal’s properties, and that it is generally used for springs (such as the suspension springs on old cars).

Whereas Spyderco, Gerber and other known international knife makers use 440A stainless steel, 154C stainless steel, CPM S30V etc. Just to name a few. Hence the prices are quite high depending on the grade of steel used and the finishing and treatment it receives.

Sure, both are knives, be it Indian or be it made by Spyderco. But there is no comparison.

Regards