{"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. The HI M-43 is the biggest, baddest and most devastating Kukri on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/2015\/10\/30\/mark-ii-battle-blade\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">HI M-43, Gelbu Special and Tora Blades Mark II battle blade<\/span> <span 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Within a month after publishing \"Welcome to the Fun House, Jack published his 2nd edition of \"Death on the Wild Side\" which contains completely new pictures inside the novel along completely revamped front and back covers.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.alphapro.com"]}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2dfXw-q5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5524,"url":"https:\/\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/2021\/10\/22\/best-nepalese-kukri\/","url_meta":{"origin":1617,"position":0},"title":"Best Nepalese Kukri is the World War I Tora Blades Mark II","author":"Jack Corbett","date":"October 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The best Nepalese Kukri is the World War I Tora Blades Mark II, which also served in great numbers during World War II The most fearsome adversaries the Japanese faced during World War II were the Gurkhas from Nepal using one of the most intimidating blades ever conceived, the Kukri.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Edged Weapons (swords, knives, Kukris, etc)&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Edged Weapons (swords, knives, Kukris, etc)","link":"https:\/\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/category\/weapons-guns-and-edged-weapons\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tora-mk-2-india.jpg?resize=350%2C200&quality=60&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tora-mk-2-india.jpg?resize=350%2C200&quality=60&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tora-mk-2-india.jpg?resize=525%2C300&quality=60&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tora-mk-2-india.jpg?resize=700%2C400&quality=60&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tora-mk-2-india.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&quality=60&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tora-mk-2-india.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&quality=60&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1715,"url":"https:\/\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/2016\/02\/11\/tora-blades-mk1-kukri\/","url_meta":{"origin":1617,"position":1},"title":"Tora Blades Mk1 Kukri, the World War 1 model 1903-1915","author":"Jack Corbett","date":"February 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Does the\u00a0Tora Blades Mk1 Kukri beat the craftsmanship of Himalayan Imports finest kukris? 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