Let's see your knives - big and small.

[Rolf]

@Raju 92. The Nieto is from J. Biswas & Co. It's one of those old boutiques in the Grand Hotel Arcade in Esplanade.
@Moin. The balance is excellent. You need not have to order online. Send them a mail and they will send you a quotation. You can transfer the amount in Indian currency to their account. They have an SBI account in Darjeeling also. After they receive the payment they will send you an invoice over email. You just have to fill in your address and phone number and that's it. Its not that difficult to lay your hands on one of those nice khukuris

[deep0003]

Hi,
i want Aitor El Montero. knife , so where do i get from in india.

[Moin.]

@Raju 92. The Nieto is from J. Biswas & Co. It's one of those old boutiques in the Grand Hotel Arcade in Esplanade.
@Moin. The balance is excellent. You need not have to order online. Send them a mail and they will send you a quotation. You can transfer the amount in Indian currency to their account. They have an SBI account in Darjeeling also. After they receive the payment they will send you an invoice over email. You just have to fill in your address and phone number and that's it. Its not that difficult to lay your hands on one of those nice khukuris

Wonderful, That's good news, thank you very much. I'll finalise something today itself.

Regards
Moin.

Tried their chat function, no one's availble online, so dropped them an email, did you try asking for blades longer than 9", the larger Khuks like the World War Edition are superb but with 11" blades...

[ckkalyan]

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Here is my collection:

1. Khanjar - Omani, 10" Filigree Silver Scabbard (Framed / Display)
2. Machete - Legitimus Collins & Co USA (Army issue, WW-II - maybe) - knockabout tool
3. Penknife, 2-Blade S/S (Main Knife, Can opener, Bottle Opener) - Gibberson & Co Sheffield, Eng, 1945 (Army - up arrow, WW-II) - use all the time tool
4. Hunting Knife, Steel set - in with Leather Scabbard, Twin (Large15"+Small 8"), M. Nieto, Spain - very sharp, never used, display
5. Khukri, Brass Handled, Ornamented Blade 18", in greenish, translucent Buffalo Horn Scabbard, with the two little fellows to boot - chopped a few stout branches, but mainly display
6. SABER, USA S/S, interesting cut-outs on the blade, with compass embedded on blade, 10.5" - never tried - display

[Yaj]

Is that a small kris in the first pic? Nice khukri, looks like the chainpuri style.
Regards,
Yaj.

[Moin.]

ckkalyan, the Khuk and the Omani Khanjar's really nice.

Best Regards
Moin.

[ckkalyan]

Many thanks Moin & Yaj...

@ Yaj - yes indeed, it is a Malay Kris, although it is just a letter opener, made of Pewter by Royal Selangor - I have always loved the fluid shape of the Kris

[Rolf]

@ Moin. Congrats. Do inform us about the progress of the trade . Yes you are right. The WWI and WWII era Khukuris are really worth the price, but then why take the trouble to get them only to be robbed of something so dear because of non-adherence to the law. But you can nevertheless bring them to India as a souvenir (blunt).

@ckkalyan, The khukuri, the Omani Khanjar and the Kris are really nice. The kris must be very old too. It has a nice old world feel to it. It seems to have aged beautifully over time

[Moin.]

@ Moin. Congrats. Do inform us about the progress of the trade . Yes you are right. The WWI and WWII era Khukuris are really worth the price, but then why take the trouble to get them only to be robbed of something so dear because of non-adherence to the law. But you can nevertheless bring them to India as a souvenir (blunt).

@ckkalyan, The khukuri, the Omani Khanjar and the Kris are really nice. The kris must be very old too. It has a nice old world feel to it. It seems to have aged beautifully over time

Thank you so much Rolf; resurrected the Khukri House Thread by Slinghsot. Let's see how things pan out. Keeping fingers crossed.

Regards
Moin.

[Moin.]

Moin,

Those are different knives that I have made. The one on the left is hand forged 420 stainless steel, and the one on the right I forged out of a car spring. Give me a few days to dig them out and I will take a better pic or two.

Mark; Please do post when you can. Forging your own knives is something that crosses the mind of most knife lovers, but technical knowhow, space, tools and most importantly time are some of the constriants. Not sure if you have documented the process of forging, putting the grind, polishing etc. That would be very interesting to see. You've managed to get a mirror polish on the blade(from what little I can see in the tiny pic). Has that been acheived with a polishing wheel on a grinder or manually with a fine grit polish paper.

The air where I live is pretty corrosive and saline, was a dumping ground and creek area and difficult protecting the blades from pitting etc, even though I keep all of them coated with coconut oil. Was wondeing if I should buy a small sized grinder and a poilishing wheel. For getting this kind of mirror polish what grit and polishing compound is used.

Thanks
Moin.

[ckkalyan]

@ckkalyan, The khukuri, the Omani Khanjar and the Kris are really nice. The kris must be very old too. It has a nice old world feel to it. It seems to have aged beautifully over time

Thank you Rolf...I am usually in two minds whether to keep the scabbard of the Omani Khanjjar shining or let it acquire a naturally aged look I found your collection of knives extensive and interesting.

[boris]

Kalyan Sir,Amazing collection especially the Spanish twins.The Omani khanjar is fit for a Sheikh.

[ckkalyan]

Kalyan Sir,Amazing collection especially the Spanish twins.The Omani khanjar is fit for a Sheikh.

Thanks very much Boris for your comments, appreciate it.

It is true that, I like my stuff more Sheikh-en than Stirred!

[Mark]

Mark; Please do post when you can. Forging your own knives is something that crosses the mind of most knife lovers, but technical knowhow, space, tools and most importantly time are some of the constriants. Not sure if you have documented the process of forging, putting the grind, polishing etc. That would be very interesting to see. You've managed to get a mirror polish on the blade(from what little I can see in the tiny pic). Has that been acheived with a polishing wheel on a grinder or manually with a fine grit polish paper.

The air where I live is pretty corrosive and saline, was a dumping ground and creek area and difficult protecting the blades from pitting etc, even though I keep all of them coated with coconut oil. Was wondeing if I should buy a small sized grinder and a poilishing wheel. For getting this kind of mirror polish what grit and polishing compound is used.

Thanks
Moin.

Moin,

Here is a bigger image of that pic:



Now I had used a disk grinder and then buffing wheels quite a lot on these, the grinder was to get all of the pits out that were the result of forging. When I started, all I could afford (or what I THOUGHT I could afford ) for polishing was a small 1/3 hp buffer, and for knives that is an exercise in frustration as it is so very slow you can lose concentration and then make a mistake. What I suggest to do is to get a 1/2 hp electric motor and get an "arbor" for it that looks like this:


However, are there any old craftspeople in your neighborhood you can ask to show you how to polish? Old artisans are a very undervalued resource.

Lastly, I have no experience with coconut oil, but I use "ATF", which is automotive "automatic transmission fluid" and put a small amount on a rag, just to make it damp, and use that to wipe down my knives and guns with. There are several different grades of ATF, just buy the cheapest one.

Mark

[Olly]

Finally, after many many months of waiting and keenly observing 'Man vs Wild' and the hero Bear Grylls, I have his trademark knife, called Ultimate Knife, under the Survival Series.

The knife boasts of a ferrocerium rod fire starter, diamond sharpner, military grade nylon sheath, a whistle and survival guide booklet.
The blade is partially serrated, high carbon stainless steel drop point blade encrusted into a rubberised grip with a stainless steel pommel at the base of the handle.

After owning the limited edition of the Gerber 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' tactical knife, this is the next big one from Gerber !

Joy is profound...