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Pros: None
Cons: Weight
Another disappointing Western kukri
The knife only weighs 18 oz. It's chopping power leaves much to be desired. The full flat grind is not appropriate for this kind of tool, and removes too much weight. Additionally, the lack of a pommel swell, a standard feature of traditional kukris, reduces swinging ergonomics. Building a camp or putting down a night's worth of firewood with this tool would be an arduous bother.A traditional kukri, such as those available from Himalayan imports or EGKH, would be 75% heavier at this blade length and sport a pronounced pommel swell that allows the user to focus centrifugal force at the very end of the grip, maximizing swinging momentum and therefore maximizing chopping efficiency. You should get one of those instead.
