I would LOVE a Yard Kuk, especially in sr77. I may get my zilla shopped a bit, although at this point it doesn't seem heavy to me, I have a few ideas

After a bit of price checking, the TT zilla isn't really anymore expensive for the amount of steel and finish as similar Busse INFI knives

Just keep the weight down to 22 oz or less. That's the weight of the BWM, Junglas, and CS Kukri. And that's about as heavy as I want to carry or swing for any length of time. While my big bad KZTT will split logs and probably chop down walls, it is much too heavy, IMO. Let's just say, it is the last knife I own that I am likely to actually carry on my person. It's fine for a jeep or truck knife. But what do I know? I'm old.

You've got lots of big knife swinging days left yet Vic ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I remember when the Zilla's were coming out and Vic and I were pretty excited ... but we were both of the same mind ... to make the ideal khukri it needs to come in at 22 oz's or there abouts if you want to wear it on your belt without undue "drag" and "hitching" of the belt when walking ... I can get away with my NTTKZ on my webbing simply because the webbing has both a belt and harness ... but even then I prefer to carry my CS Khukri ...

Really there is nothing wrong with a Carbon V ( 1075 ) CS Khukri except the handle. It is far too serrated on the chequering. Use a dremel with a drum sander attachment and sand this down to smooth soft grippy rubber and the same for the lnes on the top and bottom of the grip and you have a VERY good Khukri at a sensible price. Whoever did the HT on them did a good job ... but IF they take a "ding" near the tip when clearing brush on stones ... they can chip out on the edge a bit where as Infi will roll and be easily straightened by "steeling" the edge ...

That last point and the ease with which you can sharpen Infi in the field by a simple mix of stropping and using strokes with a ceramic rod are my "main" noticeable advantages of Infi. I know it may survive more hammer blows from Noss but I don't see that in the field ... although it is a comforting thought ...

All told the cost of my NTTKZ is probably "outrageous" in terms of "price point" and "value for money" ... but I look at it and I just see a thing of beauty ... like an E type Jag ... it just has "form" and "symmetry" ... and it performs like it looks too ... and I get a lot of satisfaction from owning it ...

But if I had the time and patience to wait a while and Busse would do it ... I would have the same blade with a skeleton handle and a Res C grip of the same shape as the original ... basically bring the blade into 22 oz territory ... and then I would have attained my "ultimate" knife ... the TTKZ's are'nt "crazy" heavy ... I have used mine all day with no complaints and chopped a good few trees down with it ... but I "know" from using a lot of knives that a 3/16 blade with a skeleton handle will feel as blade heavy as the Zilla and will chop as well without the weight and carry a lot more easily.Which for me would be a "better" knife.

In the mean time though I have a shop credit for $200 ... and if a 3/16 Res C khukri were done by the Yard I could think of no better use for it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> Even if it were'nt in Infi ... it would probably perform as well as you could ever ask for ... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Alright then, it's settled. Dan, we want a Khukri for $200 or less (200 for the LE version <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> )!

A Yard Zilla sounds good! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Heck a MOADF (Mother of all Dog Farthers) sounds good too! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

sounds cool but pricey.