Panawal Dotted (Supreme)

"Heavy Duty, Indoor, Domestic use, Jungle warfare, Regular Work, Hunting" that says it all. it´s beautyful and perfect! Thank you Shivaraj Biswakarma

Firstly, the speed and quality of customer service/shipping was excellent, and item arrived within days (to Australia). I am no knife expert, so my review will be limited to what I know. The overall quality/finish of both the khukuri and scabbard was to a very high standard (well done, Hari Krishna Baraily (K)), which was exactly how it was advertised on the website. I was surprised by the weight of the knife; it was much heavy than what I was expecting, but it was well balanced and once I started using it, I soon forgot about its weight. When chopping hard/dry wood there was very little vibrations felt in the hand, which I noted was one of the design features of the blade itself. The blade's edge remained sharp and intact, even after heavy use (chopping) of hard/dry wood. Shaping wood and cutting/chopping small vegetation was also easy with this khukuri. The handle was comfortable, and its shape kept it snug in the hand whilst swinging, and after contact was made to wood being worked. Thank you again for such an excellent working/practical knife.

I am very satisfied with this knife. The handle is 5 inches long and the spine is 12 mm thick. I like it very much.

I received my Panawal several days ago and have been using it in the yard. I ordered it with a 12" blade and this has worked out to be perfect. It trims limbs , cuts branches, and even trims small bushes effortlessly. It has replaced my axe, hatchet, and hand saw, and is easy to carry. I requested Kami Chakra Bahadur BK make this blade, and it was a wise decision. The fit and finish of His work is flawless! Even the fit of the handle to the tang is seamless, completely smooth to the grip, which I have NOT found on most full tang blades. It came well packaged, and razor sharp! The two accessory knives were also flawless, not seemingly just an afterthought. My only regret is not choosing a decorative tip for the Dap, an oversight I shall not repeat. To have such an amazing knife/tool made to my preference by the Kami I wanted it made by speaks volumes to the path this company has chosen. I could NOT be more pleased and will purchase from them again. I already have an everyday carry knife in mind, and several as gifts. It will bring me great joy to know the person who receives a gift of a KHHI Khukri will experience the same feelings when I opened mine! Pick your blade, pick your Kami, and enjoy!

I thought that this would be clunky and unwieldy based on the specs and weight. I was wrong. It is absolute perfection, the weight, balance and length are perfect. They built my kukri with the brown micarta on the main blade, I was pleasantly surprised that they made the smaller knife and the sharpener handle out of the same micarta. This is a nice touch that isn’t said anywhere. I thought I would just get the standard wood on those. The smaller knives themselves are very high quality and well made. Based on another review I didn’t know what to expect. But I am happy they are there, they are stored behind the main blade and the sheath retention is excellent. It seems they custom made the sheath to fit the main blade and the smaller knives. It’s quite impressive how good the fit and finish is. I also purchased a Kydex sheath for the blade as well and it is also excellent. They really know what they are doing there and the customer service is excellent. I will be purchasing other things in the future.

One last thing. If you are considering any of the smaller panawals for woods carry in my opinion I’m not sure what you are gaining over just buying the 10” one. The length and overall size makes little difference. If you are on the fence between the dotted and the smaller versions just go and get the dotted, you will be glad you did. I have hands on the larger side and the 5.5 handle is much needed for my large hands. The 4.5” handle would feel cramped, I almost purchased the 9” chirrawal with the 4.5 handle. I’m already considering my next purchase, something much larger/longer than this but similar. The blade and handle itself are no nonsense and well made. I do not see any issues with the blade or sheath and I couldn’t be happier. From ordering to receiving took 5 weeks but it was well worth the wait. If you are reading this, just order the dotted already, you won’t be disappointed.