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This would be a great product to compare to the Cold Steel kukris. I have a pair of those, as well as a genuine Ex Ghurka House Nepal American Eagle Extreme (they sure do like their words there, lol) kukri. That last one will wear an old out of shape guy out, but a great chopping tool.
I like Ghurka knives but was never able to sharpen one properly.
From one novice blade user to any others out there. “There is also a lanyard hole in the butt of the knife …” best to use it and multiple techniques for securing the paracord to your hand and wrist. Leather gloves your choice. Being room temperature I.Q. I just Gorilla duct tape the kukri to my hand.
I think it is Ghurka House that has a section describing the cutting technique of a ghurka, one of the main points is to chop so that if you miss, the blade does not strike a body part (which would be really bad). The person sort of chops cross body, missing you.
Worth considering, you never know if that blade is going to sail right on through.
Since I live in the southern half of the US, I decided on a Kukri instead of a hatchet for my general survival kit. Not mentioned but possibly pertinent to the article is the fact that the kukri is not really a combat knife but a general purpose tool used by indigenous peoples all over southeast Asia. It excels in thick, jungle-like environments because it can be used as you would a machete in addition to all its other uses. I particularly like the ability to place my off hand on the back side of the blade spine and pull it towards me as a draw knife to remove bark, and also the ability of the inner curve of the blade to be used for very fine tasks like making feather sticks. Those living in northern climates may get more mileage out of a hatchet or tomahawk, YMMV.
I like my Cold Steel kukri (NOT the machete, tyvm) but I had to have the blade cerakoted to prevent excessive rusting. This CRKT kukri is 30% lighter and about the same size, with most of the weight loss being in thinner blade (.139″ vs .3125″). Traditional kukris are rather thick and I think they are this way to make them a more effective chopper. I tried the SOG kukri machete that is about the same size and weight as the CRKT and bent the edge on the first trial use while chopping. I’d advise caution on expecting it to hold up to real chopping duties.