OK, here is the KPH, (Kismet's Practical Hunter) as interpreted by Andy Roy, down in Georgia. The one I got as designer has wrought iron bolster, but the current offerings don't have this feature, but come in a bunch of different handles. I love the knife, but it's too good for me to carry and possibly lose. I'm better trusted with old production knives.
I've known Andy, online, for 10 years or so. He took the jump to knife-making when he was riffed from his job. I don't keep track, but he's moved twice to larger facilities since then, and has taken on and graduated apprentices in his (Fiddleback Forge) growth. Really a decent guy.
I could not bring myself to afford the knives currently available, but from the feedback, a whole bunch of folks can do so. I'm happy for him.
Here's one without the bolster I copied from the web:
The knife I made from a file, the design of which I gave to Himalayan Imports. H.I. is a firm that was started by a Peace Corps worker who married a Nepali woman, and started imported khukuris for sale in the U.S. to help the economy of the kamis (Nepali knife-makers) in her home village. H.I. sent my original to Nepal and they made their version, maybe 300 or so over-all, but they were not as successful in their rendition as they might have been, so I asked if the knife could be made by Andy when he was starting up his business. They agreed.
I released the rights to the design to Andy in his start-up business
I can't find a picture of the original, which is MUCH rougher in Photobucket, but I'll see if I can find a link from my computer.
As you can see, my version is VERY home-made, but good, given my limited talents.
fiddlebackforge.com
