{"id":1617,"date":"2015-10-30T19:13:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T12:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/?p=1617"},"modified":"2025-01-18T16:58:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T09:58:57","slug":"mark-ii-battle-blade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/2015\/10\/30\/mark-ii-battle-blade\/","title":{"rendered":"HI M-43, Gelbu Special and Tora Blades Mark II battle blade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2kukris.jpg\"><br \/><\/a>Which Kukri is the best battle blade, a Tora Blades Mark II battle blade,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.himalayan-imports.com\/new.html\"> Himalayan Imports M-43<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/yhst-7333098713883.stores.yahoo.net\/wwii.html\">HI World War II model<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.himalayan-imports.com\/khuk2.html\">HI\u00a0Gelbu Special<\/a>? \u00a0I have all four, and each one has unique strengths that make it superior to the other three.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gladius-1.jpg?resize=474%2C266&#038;quality=60\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gladius-1.jpg?w=740&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gladius-1.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='474' height='267' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/MD0URUwX?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2FMD0URUwX%2Fbattle-blades_mp4.scrubthumb.jpg&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-hi-m-43-is-the-biggest-baddest-and-most-devastating-kukri\">The HI M-43 is the biggest, baddest and most devastating Kukri<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>on trees and the most capable of severing heads. &nbsp;But it weighs a porky 36 ounces &nbsp;That&#8217;s as heavy as most swords. &nbsp;So you&#8217;d think this is the one you&#8217;d want for combat or week long expeditions into the wilderness. &nbsp;Himalayan Imports closely patterned the M-43 after the Mark II kukri that the Nepalese Gurkha soldiers &nbsp;used during World War I and II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-but-the-hi-m-43-is-a-far-cry-from-the-mark-ii-battle-blade-nbsp-that-gurkas-actually-carried\">But the HI M-43 is a far cry from the Mark II battle blade&nbsp;that Gurkas actually carried.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/torablades.com\/shop\/index.php?_a=product&amp;product_id=176\">Tora Blades Mark II,<\/a> that weighs barely more than half the HI M-43 just might be a better selection. &nbsp; The curves of the M-43 closely imitates &nbsp;the historic weapons of both World Wars. &nbsp; But that&#8217;s where the resemblance ends. &nbsp; Tora Blades takes the prize for historical authenticity for wartime kukris. &nbsp; And the Tora Blades Mark II is about as close as it comes to the blades that actually saw combat in both conflicts. &nbsp;Then there&#8217;s the Himalayan Imports Gelbu Special which doesn&#8217;t even pretend to be designed as a battle blade. &nbsp;To find out which is&nbsp;the best battle blade of them all this video just might&nbsp;give you the answers you seek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which Kukri is the best battle blade, a Tora Blades Mark II battle blade, Himalayan Imports M-43, HI World War II model, or HI\u00a0Gelbu Special? \u00a0I have all four, and each one has unique strengths that make it superior to the other three. 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