The Worlds Perfect Knife Style Just Got An Upgrade! Spartan Blades (Ka-Bar Made) Harsey Kukri
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There is a reason why this style of knife is still viable. It’s one of my favourite blade forms.
It takes a lot of work and dedication to put these videos out. Thank you to the team, editors, and everyone else who makes this happen. I know you wouldn’t do it if you didn’t enjoy it. Blades are cool!!
Someone out there is in a place in their life right now looking for a knife of their own and these vids might help them in the right direction.
Really appreciate it. It’s a one man show 99% of the time with a friend or family member shooting so shot from time to time. Hope to scale at some point with a part time camera man. I do love it!! Thanks for being a part! 👍
@@gideonstacticalAnd we love watching you at work! Thanks, Aaron!
_Cannot believe how much "paint wear" the blade took.. yes I said paint because with the amount of wear that thing already shows it reminds me of the days when Cold Steel used to just use black paint on their knives! I would really think that Spartan would opt for a much much more durable coating like DLC. They may claim that this is some kind of PVD or Cerakote... I would argue NO.. NO WAY!!! Your "light use" proved plenty enough as to why whatever it is they are using is just not up to snuff for these fixed blades! They need to consider using something else!_
Stab the blade into the chopping block and pull your featherstick along the edge.. Or use the draw knife method
Large knifes different techniques. 👍😎
That's how my 12 year old daughter does it because of her small wrists and it's much safer because the blade it away from you
Khukuri snobs are out in full force on this one..
I love kukris, I have 3. I think it's the most versatile design blade. Tool, weapon, it does it all. I love the balance. If I was going to some adventure and could only take one blade, it's gonna be a kukri, but they are a bit large. This looks like a great size and for a very reasonable price.
Kailash Blades makes something like this as well, it’s called the Mini and you can get it in a 9” blade length
Tops Knives has a sweet bushcraft kukri. I got one for my son and I’m seriously thinking about getting one for myself. It’s a little smaller but still a very capable blade.
Another great video ,Aaron,I never buy gear unless you okay it.All my gear is from your reviews, and you have never steered me wrong. Keep up the great work you do for the outdoor community.
Hello! Spartans used a sword called KOPIS way before Alexaned the Great. Kopis is basiclly a long kukri so the WT blade is Greek based. Thank you for the video by the way. As allways, great work! God bless you :)
The easiest way to featherstick with a khukuri is to stick the point into a stump and pulling the stick across the edge
This blade design was encountered by the Romans when they started their incursion into modern day Spain . The Greeks possessed it as well . Alexander the great sword design was similar to this but larger . I always wonder if the people in the area that use the kuhkri nowadays adopted it from the Greeks . Because they made it as far as modern day Afghanistan and northern India during their military campaigning and exploration. Thank you for the videos my friend they are greatly appreciated 👍🌄. Cheers 🍻
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Bravo, You are awesome, BTW Kukri was used in India- Pakistan war too (1999), It is also famous as the world's highest battle. Gorkhas played a major role in it and pushed back the enemies.
awesome survival knife. the feather sticking is not an issue, just pull the wood through the blade on a wood stomp and holla feather sticks without fatigue.
My bark river tracker is everything I need for the outdoors,it’s basically a modern version of a kukri with a couple of add ons
Totally dig the historical side-notes! (how the Gurkha kukri may have been influenced by blade styles of Ancient Greece, etc.)
Fascinating 😎
(And now I’m gonna go listen to Alexander the Great by Iron Maiden…) 🤘🏻😎😁
Ya that’s the thought from some!
I collect and use Nepalese made Khukuri's, on the topic of the knife being poor at finer work: the real deals almost always come with a smaller knife called a karda designed for those tasks. It is kept in the back of the sheath. A well designed Khukuri will have a nicely hilted karda, many come with trash karda's and chakmaks, the handles being tiny and difficult to use. I've gotten a few with a decent karda that actually serves as a fantastic small knife. I realize that adding an additional karda to this knife would be cost prohibitive but it would add a lot of utility in one sheath. Good review overall, khukuri's are absolute beasts at chopping.
The problem I've had is the Spartans made by KA-BAR come with some horrible edges, and I've heard many actual KA-BARs have been coming dull as well over the last few years. Pretty sad to see from their US factory. Glad this one worked out. My Alala was quite literally duller than a butter knife.
Yea, my Kabar was sharp at first but went dull quickly (dogear model) but I think it’s a matter of just putting a really good edge on it yourself or another professional since they probably just do a quick sharpen to keep production costs lower.
A lot of them are made in china and not NY. Maybe you got one made by the commies
I really like the size of that kukhuri. The steel is a big plus too.
Nice Kukri I love to go camping with my Cold Steel Ghurka Kukri for splitting and a light GK Hultafors for the fine work like carving/feather sticks.
Bk 7, Bk 9, Bk21, all good.
I just received this Kukri today. It is heavier than I would have expected for its size, but it's about perfect. Maybe had they made it in 3/16" thick instead, it'd be a little lighter. I like that its sheath isn't so bulky as the Condor K-Tact Kukri and it doesn't have that boomerang shape like a regular Kukri. It's really nice. I likes it. 😊
Because it's really a recurve knife and calling it a kukri is rather disingenuous.
Really great, informative review--working through the comparable blades was really helpful. I was just telling a fellow knife enthusiast how much I enjoy your reviews--the consistency from video to video really creates reliable reference points when I consider different blades. Thanks for these!
Thanks so much! That really means a lot!!
Well earned-you really have covered a lot of blades and gear over the years. I’ve been watching for a decade!
Interesting, I love my recurves but I don't think at the price I'll end up paying for it in Australia I will add this to my collection.
I again lost the annual Campfire roundup for Cool Blade of the year. The Reate T1000 even made me say “That’s Bananas”...
My trick of saying “That’s not a knife...This is a knife” with my fancy Bark River Tracker just wasn’t going to play...
I consider what your are doing a feather stick. I actually call them fire sticks. But I consider a fuzz stick to be when I use the 90 degree spine on something like fat wood to make super fine or fuzzy shavings. 🤷. Call it whatever you want I guess.
Oh nice distinction!
i agree
Looks like a beast.great usa value
If it had an extended/exposed pommel, it would be my perfect survival knife. Perfect size, great thickness/weight, and very important for me, a finger guard.
This non traditional kukri gets the shape of a traditional kukri better than a lot of modern kukri I’ve seen.
Feather sticks and fuzz sticks are two different things. What you were demonstrating is feather sticks.
Kopis or falcatta not Xiphos. Xiphos is a double edged sword & no we do not actually know that the kukri developed from the kopis or the falcatta . Thats more of an internet myth.
The kukris that the Gurkhas use in combat are thicker and bigger than the Ka-bar combat kukri, so there should be no issue with this kukri being used in combat.
Yes the current issue Khukuri that the Gurkha's in the British Army today, yes it has a 10 to 11 inch blade, and is not all that heavy. How do I know, I have one :) From Nepal.
My thoughts as I watched this as well.
I bought the Becker BK2 back in the day after watching your review. I recently bought the TOPS Brush Wolf, which I'm very happy with, but I do like the Kukri a lot! I see it often on the "Alone" show.
Ya, I enjoy that show too!
I love this blade. I really wish the fighter was 7 inches. It needs to happen.
Mine just came in the mail about 25 minutes ago. Awesome video!
Sweet!!! Hope you can put it to work this weekend.
Dang, I finally get around to ordering myself a Condor K Tact Kukri and then you show me this 😂
That 2nd knife looks like it’s seen some things it would like to forget.
Good looking chopper. I like the concept and the price.
Looks alot like a kershaw camp 10 with a better sheath. Slightly better steel ? Compare their performace . If better how much better. I keep my camp 10 in the truck. For wacking limbs and small trees works great.
ESEE loosely hinted to me in a comment there's a possible ESEE Khukuri on the way.... 👀 ⁉️
That would be sweet!
oh man hope that is true...Surprised they haven't done a kukri before actually ....
@kurts4867 I made a comment around a week or two ago how ESEE really should do kukri maybe around the 12" length blade (good all around kukri length, IMO, not too short, not too long), they responded "stay tuned".... 😲
@@pennsyltuckyreb9800 COOL!!!
Thought about trying a modern khukuri as a beater, might do it. The blade seems good for outdoors, but the handle seems made for combat.
That is true, but thankfully the ergos work for outdoors too.
Definitely getting this one.and I think it would work just fine as a weapon
Did we forget about the BK9 that does exactly what this knife does?
We discusses it in the video. Did you watch it?
I did, made the comment before I got to the end, Sorry, Great review!@@gideonstactical
McCabe has three kukris of there own
Feather stick 🪶
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Awesome!!
Great review. Good for Spartan /KaBar making a kukri. Hope more USA knife makers start making more kukris. Think traditional kukris are too thick , too heavy and have inconsistent QC and the sheath are cool looking but not that great. Trad kukris are made from leaf spring steel and are ridiculously thick ( 1/4 inch an up ...) and act like a malformed ax more than a knife...
Check out the Kabar BK21.
It's a FRS walkie, very limited to 2 watts. Don't bother.
Go GMRS with 5w and interchangable antennas. The antennas make a big difference.
Leave the FRS walkies to your kids
Rocky talkie just released a 5w you should check it out.
I have the fighter, per your review....put a nasty edge on it and love it
Awesome!!
I have a brand new Ontario SP51 with the brand new original sheath plus a rocky mountain kyadex sheath. Again, all 3 items are (brand new ) . I'm looking to trade.
Aaron ... If you're impressed by this, you need to check out Himalayan Imports blades.
Review the tops kukuri! It’s wicked!
Another great review
I appreciate that, thanks so much!!
G'day Aaron, very cool. A lot to be said for a good kook, they make so much sense for an array of applications, though I am glad the the ol' Bk-9 is in the same conversation : ) and I still like a good parang to avoid sharpening an internal re-curve, (yet still provide the front heavy weight), to be honest.
Incidentally; my dad has an old, traditional, kook, I believe given to him by a Gurkha some time during his military career, doesnt want to speak much about it, but having handled it a coupla times, I can tell you its beast and beauty rolled into one. So frick'n sharp and indeed well used, it has significantly cut into, but not yet split, the leather sheath, (who knows; cow, horse, pig, llama, yak, camel, goat skin, lol). ........ So good point on the withdrawal mate, ......... and not just to avoid dulling the edge. A very ornate and flared pommel, yes very oxidised, as you'd expect for the vintage, best guess, a coupla hundred years old, ... maybe less, but I'm think'n a bit more ? I strongly suspect it was a generational hand me down.
Anyway, for one of man's oldest and most valuable tools, so pleased to see blade makers still doing the oldies, but goldies. Worthy then, and just as worthy now, ....... especially with a steel upgrade ; )
Cheers Duke.
P.s . "Feather-sticking" is a good enough term for me. .,....fuzz is for scrapings ..... of well ..... fuzz IMO ; )
Hey. Im curious if u have ever watched the show ALONE. If u have, what would be the 10 items you would take and why. I feel like this would make a very compelling and informative video.
We need a kukri esque knife versus Bowie knife showdown. That’s the best do all outdoors knife?
Cold steel makes the best one.
It’s ok 👍
What is the best then @@gideonstactical
khukuri is a pride of Nepal. And sir, British never colonised Nepal.
Bk7, bk9 I could go on.
BK7, BK9.
Looks like a really good blade. I have the fox knives Kukri . I would say they are very very similar quality as well as agility durability. Check it out.
❤ it
Wouldn't take much more than a Dremel with a sanding drum to make that ricasso a choil
Yeah for the money I'll go with a traditional kukri.
I want to see someone carrying this kukris on their belt to see where it lands on the leg and how bad it slaps around while walking.
There will be some leg slap. If that is an issue you can use a leg lanyard lashing.
@@gideonstactical we'll see. I just ordered it.
Touch call. I'm going to try switching up my Nessmuk Trio and replace it with a kukri and my ESEE AGK (for certain trips). It's likely down to this Harsey or the Condor K-TACT. No personal experience with a large recurve knife style "kukri" like the Harsey to compare it to a kukri. Any thoughts on the comparison of the two styles?
in other words "ride the spine."
Ive been thinking about getting the kabar jarosz turok.
But its been a few years. Can you go over it again and possibly include some other more recent competitors?
I just might, the only other option I would look at is the Harsy spartan fighter made by Kabar. Only about $20 more and very similar.
Try authentic SIRUPATE KHUKURI. We die along with it brother. The guns we trust.. equivalent to the Old West
I love my Spartan Harsay Fighter.
Quite a few snarky comments today.
Haha true, people seem to get really sensitive when the topic of kukris comes up 😂
Kopis, falchion etc
I don't know about crovan steel, I have had a couple of blades made out of this steel, and they both broke botoning and and doing heavy outdoor tasks. That could have been my bad luck with a heat treat, but twice idk 🤔
1 featherstick should be sufficient. Unless they are your hobby.
There already exist the solution for this dilemma, the BK7. :)
You're welcome to my home...where my family retrieves foilage laong with trees, cit wood, make sleep domesticated animals..that can be eaten. With bones. And yes ready to defend and kill enemies 😅😊
What in the wide, wide world of sports is all over that blade? 15:21
It's a good review and basically you are saying the jimping and that wedge are useless. I agree! I disagree that the kukri design is a world hit. It's not. It's basically Nepal, the UK and the USA where it's a 'hype'. I did not see locals use them in South America, Africa and the parts of Asia I visited and they work with machetes all day long. You see a lot of styles of machetes and none of them are kukri style. So possibly it's a good fighting knife, although the military worldwide never did adopt it, but it sure is not the best camp knife or machete style. As is the BK2 is just a hype. I bought the BK2, opened the box, had a look and a feel and put it right back in the box and sold it. I also have several kukri's in my knife collection but they are just in my collection and never the knife I choose to take outdoors. I also don't understand this 'American made' hype. For sure it's good to support the local economy but it's not that the US makes the best knives. In fact in many cases the US makes expensive 'hype' knives in outdated steels.
The UK, solely because of the Gurkhas association. In America, I think the popularity of the kukri is due to the evolution of bushcraft as a hobby. South America, Asia....different terrain that requires machetes, plus they're not using it as a survival or wood working tool. Compare that to going into to say the Appalachians in dense hard woods where you're chopping wood, etc; the two scenarios are apples to oranges.
@@Swearengen1980 What makes you think people in South (and Middle) America, Asia and Africa don't use machetes on hardwood? Sure for the US, UK and other parts of Europe bushcraft and survival is a hobby. For the people in many parts of the continents mentioned bushcraft and survival is how they live every day. They cook daily on hardwood. Not a hobby at all. Of course they have different machetes for different tasks. Some have a long thin blade more for brush and grassland and they also have a thikker shorter and heavier one used on hardwood. They also have many different styles for different tasks. But NONE of them have the kukri shape or at least during my travels did not see one. Not in the stores and not with any of the people using machetes day in and out.
So I feel very safe to say that the kukri is NOT a world hit. It's a hype! In the UK is has indeed this 'romantic' feeling of the Gurkha troops and in the US basically everything bushcraft is a hype.
@@stevanoutdoor You basically just agreed with me without realizing it, only attempting to elaborate what I kept very generic.
It takes alot of work to sharpen these things. I've got a BlakKnife made from basically tool steel aloys. Because of the shape really have to work on it. But because of the nature of the steel will cut the lock/handle out of a car door.......lol
I have the BK-2 not a fan it’s tough but it’s just to thick and heavy especially for the length I also have kabar’s older kukri and Ontario’s kukri both are great and priced very well less than 1/2 the price of this smaller version 🤷♂️ and I’ve changed my mind on the kukri design over time and prefer a regular machete kukris look great and work great for chopping not so much clearing lighter brush though and I’ve started staying away from recurved blades the deeper the curve the more I don’t like it these days. I also bought a set of rocky talkies after seeing your video on the lake big fan. It’s feathersticks just an FYI fuzz sticks sounds like something a person who’s lite in the pants would say 😂
Have you tested the strength of the tang at the handle entry.
I've seen many kabars break at that stress point.
Right where the steel enters the handle under the wood or whatever is being used for the handle.
My only concern about this knife because of that.
I got 2 Gerbers like that . I like them & hate them. They get used and abused alot .
Nice!! It’s is such a unique design
Now that's a Knife! Whether combat or outdoor oriented, kukris are great.
Unrelated question: yours is the first channel I've noticed that has a Knife Center link. Everyone else seems to use Blade HQ. I'm curious as to why this is.
Knife center is good and I will buy a few knives a year though them, but they do not have an affiliate link program. BladeHQ and GPKnives have a great program for us creators and usually good pricing in stock. That’s why I’ve always partnered with them. Hopefully one day knife Center will too.
I find the selection at Blade HQ (and their shipping) to be rather unsatisfactory. I'm all in The Knife Connection as my preferred site.
Hey I was just curious if you had done any videos with the Ontario khukri versus the K bar combat khukri. I have an Ontario at home as well as traditional Khukri’s but I’m looking to replace my Ontario. I have really liked it but it showing some age and there is a slight bit of movement at the front of the handle. It’s really not a lot to worry about it’s very minimal. So I have thought about getting another Ontario since this one had been so good, but I’m also considering the Kabar combat khukri, which one is better or do you have some comparison videos between the two?
It shows the north has hillbillies too, who won't spit out their chaw.
Would you take this over a junglas? They’re near the same price point
No, I like my Junglas too much 😉
@@gideonstactical that’s the right answer I think haha
My major with many actual knives is this kind of "false fingerchoil" that remove the cutting edge of my finger like the T5 and T6 lionsteel ,the spartan harsey fighterand many others .On a biger knife like this, a real fingerchoil is nécessairy .For a pratical and ergonomic perspective I can't understand
They make a bk-7 and a bk-9
Where do I buy this knife and how much is it?
Is this actually a full tang with no cutouts? Thank you
its "feather sticks"
Love the look of the bk2 but the knife sucks. Over built. I can see if it was a 9 or 10 inch blade but not for a small knife. One of my regrets. Tops tracker and bob were others. Bob's "modified" scandi is a joke. Just make a scandi. The bob would be better as a flat or full scandi
Every time I see a guy battoning a knife through a large piece of wood, I can't help but wonder if that same guy uses a hockey stick when playing golf.
Id rather just buy a traditional kukri . In fact traditional is the only kukri I'll buy.
Try Kailash Blades. They make incredible pieces. I have one of their Mutiny models, and because of how they do things, every single one is unique. It’s made in the traditional way with leaf spring blades and materials they either get within Nepal or by making the material themselves. They even have designs and patterns made by the blacksmiths themselves to show how skilled they are, alongside a ton of traditional and more modern patterns of Nepalese knives
I buy mine from Nepal. It helps keep their economy going and continues the skills and traditions there
Too bad you never know with a napal knife if the heat treat will be any good. Some are terrible while others are great.
Traditional or nepal made knives are cool and worth buying if thats what youre into.
These knives are smaller/lighter, american made, support the us economy, and are more affordable and more readily available...
One is not nessicary "better" for everyone/ every application.
@@justinv4036
Nepalese knives also have better edge geometry, because they know how to make useful edges out of thick spines
Nice but I’m sure it’s over priced
$150 is over priced?
I think I'd rather get tops's'es'sss newer ones for those prices/sizes
Or maybe even the $90 kuk from condor
This just doesn't have the length I'm lookin for on one of these
Ill split the difference with you guys. @135 these would be a steal
@@gideonstactical
Not meant to offend Aaron
Love your videos and understand that you have to aim them at an entire spectrum of knife consumers some of whom actually go out and use them as intended
God bless my friend
I like kukri style blade but if they ran that blade right to the handle you wouldnt need the choil area and man I don't know who came up with the harpoon style but damn their ugly yikes .but they do hit harder cause of the wieght forward design
Not designed for combat my ass.
Just sharing what they say and I would a agree if it was lighter it would be quicker in the hand.
Coated blades suck. Even with a small amount of use , it looks like a car after a crash accident....
Hahaha!!! True but I love the worn look!
My major with many actual knives is this kind of "false fingerchoil" that remove the cutting edge of my finger.For a pratical and ergonomic perspective I can't understand
Not a fan of finger Choi’s
Не до кукри и не до каракулак,так себе инструмент,самому до ума доводить нужно
Kuki the perfect knife style? My ass lmfao