Ek Chira Kukri Extreme Testing For Edge Retention by

Watch a raw, single-piece demo of the EK Chira Fast Kukri — no edits, no cuts, just fast-forwarded footage of steady chopping. This is pure real-world performance: thick, tough wood chopped repeatedly, then — without re-sharpening — the same blade slices a water bottle. Built for work, tuned for toughness.

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Knife specs
• Blade length: 13.8 in
• Weight: 580 g
• Spine thickness: 9 mm
• Sheath: Genuine leather
• Extras: Karda & Chakmak included
• Steel & heat-treat: 5160 spring steel, oil-quenched with proper heat treatment for balance of toughness + edge retention

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Why 5160 for a kukri?

As used in this EK Chira Fast, 5160 is a workhorse blade steel — one of the most cost-efficient steels for heavy use. Key blade properties you’ll see in the video:
• High toughness: resists chipping and absorbs shock during heavy chopping.
• Good edge retention for the price: holds a working edge through repeated impacts.
• Excellent fatigue strength: designed originally as spring steel, great for large chopping blades.
• Heat-treat friendly: responds well to oil quench + tempering, giving a balance of hardness and ductility.
• Practical trade-off: not stainless — so basic care prevents corrosion — but unbeatable when you need a heavy chopper that won’t shatter under stress. (Typical blade tempers for chopping blades like this often land in the mid-50s HRC depending on treatment, balancing edge-holding and toughness.)

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What you’ll see in this video
• Full, continuous footage (no cuts) of repetitive chopping — filmed as a single take and then fast-forwarded to move through the monotony while keeping authenticity.
• The blade goes straight from wood chopping to cutting a water bottle, without being sharpened in between — a practical demonstration of real-world edge retention.
• No trickery. No staged re-sharpening. Just the EK Chira doing its job.

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I make and test kukris for my Khukuri House HimalayanBlades — our focus is practical, battlefield-tested designs that prioritize real performance over flash. I handled, tested, and heat-treated this EK Chira myself, so the results you’re seeing are the outcome of hands-on craftsmanship and repeated real-use testing — not theory. If you value a kukri that’s light, nimble, and built to take heavy work, this one is designed for you.

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Thanks for watching — honest testing, no edits. If you want technical posts (heat-treat charts, temper temps, or an edge-retention breakdown) tell me in the comments and I’ll post the deep-dive next.