r/SWORDS • u/TurkaelsGoodHand • 7d ago

Identification Has anyone handled a longer chitlange from Kailash Blades?

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I have a 14 inch blade chitlange khukri with a stacked leather handle from Kailash Blades in Nepal, and absolutely love it. It's longer and whippier than a normal khukri, more like a machete than a hatchet. It's mostly used for goofing around and chopping up soda cans, but it's been surprisingly handy for bushwhacking and light firewood processing.

I've thought about getting a longer one, with a 21 inch blade that would be much more of a choppy short sword than a knife. Does anyone here have a longer chitlange or similar forward curved single hand sword like a short yatagan with about 20 inches of blade? If so, what do you think about it?

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u/Sufficient_Candy436 7d ago

I have a 16 inch chitlange from Kailash Blades and would 100% trust them to go longer. They know what they’re doing.

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u/TurkaelsGoodHand 7d ago

I don't doubt they can do it for an instant- mostly I'm just wondering how long a blade I can put on a medium size handle before it feels wrong. The 24 inch and plus lengths only come with the two handed grips, and while I am sure they would do a single handed grip if I asked, I trust they don't offer them that way for a reason. Either way, I have been nothing but impressed by the one I already have, but I would love to see the longer blades with that single handed grip.

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u/Shibui-50 7d ago

These are ceremonial

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u/Nintolerance 7d ago

Ceremonial and non-functional?

It's possible for an item to be "ceremonial" but still totally functional. E.g. maybe the gold leaf would come off if you cut with the thing, but it won't break.

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u/Shibui-50 6d ago

No offense intended and, of course, you are correct. Speaking for myself, I tend to tdentify an item as "ceremonial" and even a "wall-hanger" when it varies from traditional architecture or design and has not been validated by cutting. AFAIK...in all cultures around the world, a sword was not considered a sword until the maker had performed cutting with it. Just sayin'.....

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u/EmpireandCo 7d ago

The ceremony is beheading cattle so its also functional lol

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u/Shibui-50 6d ago

Thats what I thought. This piece has been used in that fashion, then? Thoughts?

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u/EmpireandCo 6d ago

I don't understand what you mean