USA Domestic Seller Free Shipping - USPS Priority Mail 2-5 days guarantee delivery About the Gurkhas' 18" Traditional Siru Short 9-Inch-Long Full Tang Wooden Handle" This is traditional Siru Short khukuri. This Khukuri comes from Hill side of village of Nepal where skillful craftsmen make this special kind of Khukuri/Kukri, therefore it is called Siru Short Khukure. It is simple working as well as decorative knife. The handle and the blade of this Khukuri are different than other Khukuri. The blade is made of highly graded carbon Steel. It has 18” long blade and 6” handle. The Handle is full tang and made of Rosewood. Special Sheath is made of water buffalo leather. The Blade, Handle, Sheath and even small knives called Karda and Chakmak are high-end finished. The wooden display stand can be purchased with additional Charges. It can be used to chop wood, firewood, bone, cleaning bushes. Two Accessory Knives: The Karda; which has a sharp edge is used of skinning animal hairs & other one is called Chakmak (blunt) is used for sharpening blade. Specification of Tradition Siru Short: This is handcrafted kukri therefore please note that each one might have slight variations in measurement. Blade Size & Type: 18"OR 45.72 cm, Highly Grade Carbon Steel, Highly Polished. Blade Thickness: 3/8" Or 0.95mm at the spine(Approx) Handle size: 9" Or 22.86 cm, Full tang, made of Rosewood Overall Length: 27" or 68.58 cm from tip to pommel. (Aprox) Sheath: Cotton Covered in Buffalo hide Blade Weight: 2.12 oz or 961 grams Overall, Weight: 3.07 lbs or 1492 grams Shipping Weight: 4 lbs or 1800 Kg Origin: GK&CO.Kukri factory in Eastern Nepal. How to maintain your Kukri: 1. Apply machine oil, gun oil, or animal fat on the blade after every use. 2. Its recommended that you don't leave any fingerprints on the blade. If its necessary to touch the blade, you should clean it by using petrol/gasoline or oil and wipe with soft cloths. 3. Your Kukri blade is made of Carbon Steel and can rust easily. In case of rusting rub it with a fine sandpaper, clean the dirt using some oil or gasoline and wipe it with a clean soft cloth then apply oil. Check the blade frequently and apply oil regularly. 4. Use shoe polish for the leather sheaths. Use brass polish or silver polish (the type used for brass fittings or sliver sheaths). 5. Most of the Kukris come with two utility knives; the blunt knife (chakmak) is used for sharpening the blade The other one - sharp edge (karda) is used for small tasks such as a pen knife. |
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