Our founder’s passion for producing high quality handmade blades has been driving him in this field with the sole purpose of making the finest handmade kukris (Khukuri in Nepali) up- keeping tradition alive. He has gone through many hardships and has traveled to different rural villages to acquire more & more information about kukris, their design & manufacturing. In these almost 30 years he has many acquaintances at home and abroad receiving great suggestions and advice for the blades.
We are very indebted for the love well-wishers have poured upon and for the techniques they have lent. Also we have been receiving many antique samples for reproduction from customers abroad as they have a firm belief upon that “Purna is the master for keeping the traditional blend alive”.
After setting the showroom at Hanumandhoka at early 2000 we now have a forge near the showroom where upto 10 people including blacksmiths & scabbard makers work at a time. The kukris that we have designed are famous till date. Tri-Chandra, Black Panawal, Gripper Handle, Afgani Kukri etc. are all GGK old designs. However with the changing time we have been reproducing old kukris in modern form with the old detail and design of the blade intact. Modern sirupate, Hancy killer, Yalambar, Vuke, Butcher knife etc are our new designs loved by many kukri passionates.
We love to impart the knowledge gained in due course of time with people from different parts of the world who can access our kukris & knives via website. Then they can get sufficient knowledge on any particular kukri and place their order. Customers have multiple choices as we have diverse blade portfolios. The price is very reasonable with assured lifetime guarantee on our blades with replacement warranty.
With our dedicated team of professionals, we assign jobs to the workers according to their knowledge and expertise. Some work on forging, some on making handles, some work on sharpness and finally finishing touch is done under the close supervision of our master bladesmith Mr. Purna Darnal himself. Until and unless the founder gets satisfied with the final produce he doesn’t put it for sale.
A very strong team of ours that our founder has been leading since the last 30 years is fully dedicated to making the best kukris & knives to satisfy our customers. Our team believes in hard work and designing & forging the best knives to present to this world. You can have a firm belief on GGK to make the best kukris there are.
The butterfly sword is a single-edged Chinese sword that originated from southern China, though its presence can be felt in northern China too. With the best craftsmanship laid, the sword has a longer blade length than the standard size and is the best martial arts utility tool.
Well, hand-forged and controlled heat treatment has made the blade strong with everlasting durability. Butterflies were generally commissioned for individual martial artists, not mass-produced, so every set of swords is different; however, this blade has 12” length. The blade of a butterfly sword is roughly as long as a human forearm, which allows easy concealment inside loose sleeves or boots, and allows greater maneuverability when spinning and rotating during close-quarters fighting.
Butterfly swords are usually wielded in pairs. A pair of swords will often be carried side by side within the same scabbard, so as to give the appearance of a single weapon. The butterfly sword has a small cross-guard to protect the hands of the wielder, similar to that of a sai, which can also be used to block or hook an opponent's weapon. In some versions the cross-guard is enlarged offering a second handhold, held in this position the swords can be manipulated in a manner akin to a pair of tonfa. They may also be used as brass knuckles when the non-lethal application of the weapon is desired. This butterfly sword would make an amazing showpiece for martial arts blades and light users.
Traditionally, the blade of a butterfly sword is only sharpened along half of its edge – from the middle of the blade to the tip; this can be seen in all vintage specimens from the Qing dynasty. The blade from the midpoint down is left blunt so that it can be used to deliver non-lethal strikes and to block without damaging the sharpened edge. Butterflies were generally commissioned for individual martial artists, not mass-produced, so every set of swords is different. however, the ones GGK has produced is a 31 cm blade with a 12 cm handle grip.
GGK forge and uniquenessA visually stunning fuller with a razor-sharp edge “(uniqueness of Purna, the master knife designer on behalf of GGK)“ is very powerful for cutting, slicing, stunting and much more. It's agile, it's sharp, it's flexible and it's awesome! Its perfect balance makes it dance and swing so intuitively that it's like it knows where you want it to be swinging lightly in the air, striking a target more swiftly before your hands and minds capture it.
With GGK’s superior differential heat treatment and tempering process you’ve got a sword that is indestructible fixed and rigid though heavy but well balanced. In the age of creative destruction GGK tries to remain ahead of the competitors and deliver antique blades in modern decent providing utmost satisfaction for the Khukuri heralds.
About Butterfly Sword handleThe D-shape of the handle and extra-long handguard gives the most secure grip with much more flexibility and security to dance the knife freely in the air. It is a beautiful, dangerous thing. You can use it in the field, demonstrate your blade dancing skill and take part in the worldwide shows earning name and fame. We boast upon this unique reproduction as it is a very unique redesign, very difficult for imitators to copy it raising our standards of great blade-smith.
Specifications:
- Name: 12" Butterfly Sword
- Overall Length: 16.92"
- Blade Length: 12.20"
- Blade Steel: High Carbon Steel
- Upper Spine Thickness: Approx. 0.24"
- Handle Material: Satisaal Wood Rosewood
- Handle Length: 4.72"
- Sheath: Khare Pepal (a type of fig) Tree Wood and Water Goat Leather
- Weight: 25.04 ounces without sheath; 31.75 ounces with sheath
- Country of Origin: Nepal
