Authentic & Pristine
"Chirstmas gift, it arrived sharp and ready for anything. Genuine describes it perfectly, the pair I have are antiques so seeing one with a new wood handle and the leather scabbard intact with the belt loop was really cool."
Overall rating: 4.237805 / 5 from 164 reviews.
This Gurkha Kukri Knife is hand-forged with a high carbon steel blade and a hardwood handle, offering a sturdy and strong feel. While opinions on the blade's look and edge vary, customers appreciate the deal and the quality of the kukri. The leather sheath receives mixed reviews, and the handle's size is a point of contention.
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"Chirstmas gift, it arrived sharp and ready for anything. Genuine describes it perfectly, the pair I have are antiques so seeing one with a new wood handle and the leather scabbard intact with the belt loop was really cool."
"Nice knife TOO BAD it is not sharp. The one I received would take a long time on the grinder to be useful Makes a nice wall hanger."
"Just received this blade and am quite disappointed. The karda and chakmak appear to be unfinished scrap metal with no polishing; useless. Beware the scabbard; it looks good, appears to be solid and fits the blade nicely. However, the exterior coating adheres to anything that it may contact. Mild soap and water, leather cleaner, leather conditioner and an hour later I still couldn't handle it without expecting black smudges on my hands, work area, etc. The Kukri blade is duller than a butter knife and will require a belt sander and finishing to be usable. The blade itself still retained black forge material near the pommel that was not ground and polished properly; the butt of the pommel was dented. Overall, this is a project blade and should be considered as such. I t does appear to be hefty, a lot of (un-named steel); it may make an acceptable camp blade after it is properly finished. I wanted to like this blade, but it has too many unfinished issues for a rating above 3."
"The knife came in today I was happy with the look and feel of the kukuri. But it can't cut warm butter know edge was put on it witch was iratating. To buy a cutting tool that won't cut. I'll be putting and edge on it my self. But a knife that says it's a Gurkha kukuri you wou think it would need and edge."
"Sturdily built, full tang. Definitely a functional knife. It didn't come sharpened, but putting an edge on it was no problem. I tested it on a watermelon, and it went right through it like nothing. I'll be putting it through some more extreme testing when spring gets here. Awesome product!"
"Very strongly built. Didn't come sharp, but it was easy enough to put an edge on. Hacked through a watermelon like it was nothing. I plan to put it through some real tests once spring is here."
"I ordered this because it was advertised as 1/4" thick, I think it's closer to 3/16", definitely thinner than my 1/4" Western Outlaw Timber Rattler. It has a crude fit and finish, some bad hotspots, and came completely dull, blunt actually, and the 2 little blades are practically paper thin and pretty much just tiny toys. Having said all that, I'm still glad I bought this knife, it IS a good deal, and already held up to some batoning even in its blunt state. I wrapped the handle (solved hotspots), will sharpen the edge (solves dullness), don't care about the little toy side knives (didn't buy it for that), and despite the very handmade look of the fit and finish, it's actually quite beautiful at the same time, and does feel very sturdy and strong. I believe it will last a long time, and it's EASILY worth more than $25. ~dan"
"This khuk is very handy and takes a good edge, which it will hold. Mine came dull, probably because India won't export sharp blades, dunno why. It did sharpen up nicely using a file and carborundum stone. Very basic, nothing frilly but will hack brush, cut saplings and render firewood. It is also a proven self-defense tool, just sayin... I own several Khuks, some hand-made, while many are fancier to look at, I don't think many will out-perform this one and I don't worry much about losing this one compared to more expensive knives... I did make a thick leather sheath to replace the original leather-covered wood scabbard it came with... while felling some trees for firewood, one landed on the sheath and crushed it.. I prefer the leather anyway. JMO, YMMV!"
"Took it to the knife sharpener when I first got it. Good knife so far I really don't see this good built knife ever breaking. Budk is out of stock on this knife, if they weren't Ida ordered 3 more! Great product"
"Okay, this is not a Katana, this is a Khukri, a blade that is strong enough to cut a car in half. It doesn’t come sharp and I almost ruined my clothes because the sheath bled everywhere, but none of that matters because if given the proper sharpening, via grinder wheel you will have a powerful, and beautifully simplistic weapon. This blade is similar to those on a lawn mower, due to its thickness and size. I don’t see mine breaking, ever. It’s a full tang blade, and comes completely blunt. I just got around to getting it sharpened and it is gonna be a fun knife to test. From splitting logs, to splitting cars this should do the cheap trick."