Sano Kukri (Batch 33 ETS June 23)

I bought my Sano Khukuri knife as a present to my father in law. It is the only Tora Khukuri knife that I have parted from. But I have 19 more including the BSI which is relatively close in size. Anyway this review is on behalf of my father in law who is a retired officer in the Swedish Air Force. One of his passions along military aircrafts is wildlife and hunting. So I figured he could get good use out of the Sano Khukuri in forrests when hunting and doing camp tasks. This Khukuri is very convenient to bring with as it is relatively small in size and is not as loud carrying around. Anyway.. he told my wife that he was very pleased with it, even excited. Last time he hunted with his hunting team and they where to process the game, he brought out the Sano Khukuri and volunteered to chop it up, remove the head and chop off the hooves for skinning. The immediate reaction from the members of the hunting team was.. whow.. damn that was a big knife.. none of the members had probably seen a real Khukuri before. When my father in law said he could chop up the game with the Sano, the reaction was.. No way.. use the saw or axe instead.. He then went forward to the deer ski and chopped of the head, clean off in one stroke.. His hunter friend's fell silent in amazement at what the relatively small knife just accomplished. He then continued to showcase the strength of the Sano Khukuri on a Wildboar, which is significantly heavier buit than a deer ski for sure. Same initial reaction from the hunting team " it will never make it through etc. Well said and done my father in law chopped of the head of a Wildboar in one stroke. You can just imagine the amazement on the spot out in the woods. Ok, this review became more of a hunting story than a proper review. I can say that despite being an excellent tool for cutting and chopping it is one of the absolutely best value for money one can get. The build quality and the attention to details on this Khukuri is second to none as with all other Tora Khukuris. It is probably the most convenient Khukuri one can have and carry around, it is not too big and the power of Khukuri is there too. Will I buy another Sano Khukuri for my self? Answer is yes.. I will buy one for my own collection (I own 19 Tora Khukuris and like them all). I will buy more than one for myself, as the demand for Sano Khukuri's in the woodlands of Småland suddenly have peaked. Kind regards, Linus Linus Lindström (Nov 01 2022, 21:31 PM)