Thankyou Ian, Its a subject I warm too.
I agree Tim, time can equal care in manufacture & see why you took that deduction.
But high carbon steel does take longer to work than brass, that is a pure fact of physics.
Any metalergists{?} here I am sure could explain it in great detail.
Thier are also some poor quality steel bolstered pieces. So sometimes other varibles seem to be playing thier part. {supply of materials, tradition,meeting the customers demands etc.}
Theres far more about the history of kukri I dont know than that I do.
I become more aware of that all the time. Many questians I will never know the answear to. But thats part of the beuty of them & why I enjoy finding & reserching about them as much as possible.
But I havent even been to Dehra dun!
But I still do ok .
Sorry if my statements sounded sweeping, I tried to be as factual & concise as I could to advoid confusian.
I Look forward to your photos, could you give the length , weight spec, & point of balance distance in front of bolster, as well please?
Thankyou
Spiral