Gunks: lost 'machete' at MUA

i lost something called an Assi. i believe i dropped it at the MUA.
it is kinda like a combination between a sickle and machete. it is
about a foot long, curved, and made of solid steel. it weighs about
10lbs, and has white tape on the handle.

this is something i brought back from nepal, and is an invaluable tool
on the farm, not to mention having some sentimental value. i've
searched the internet far and wide, and cannot even find a photo, let
alone where to purchase a new one. it only cost a few bucks, but as
far as i can tell is irreplaceable without going back to this
particular region of nepal.

i am willing to pay a reward if found.

thanks,
-Eric

Hey Eric- I think you're looking for a Kukri?

ioffer.com/i/25-inch-overal…

EricWerfel wrote:i lost something called an Assi. i believe i dropped it at the MUA. it is kinda like a combination between a sickle and machete. it is about a foot long, curved, and made of solid steel. it weighs about 10lbs, and has white tape on the handle. this is something i brought back from nepal, and is an invaluable tool on the farm, not to mention having some sentimental value. i've searched the internet far and wide, and cannot even find a photo, let alone where to purchase a new one. it only cost a few bucks, but as far as i can tell is irreplaceable without going back to this particular region of nepal. i am willing to pay a reward if found. thanks, -Eric

Hi Chris,
thanks, but no, its an assi that i lost. it has more curvature than a kukhuri, and is MUCH more useful. kukhuris are more ubiquitous and better known, and therefore availble all over the internet. assi's are particular to the Gurung people i lived with. kukhuris are primarily weapons, that have some ancillary uses (chopping wood and clearing trail, mostly), whereas assi's are primarily farm tools (that could be used as a weapon, if necessary). you couldn't, for example, use a kukhuri to harvest wheat, till soil, dig out roots, or (my current task) clear a field of thorns nearly so well. its actually even better than the kukhuri at clearing forest and chopping wood, as well (though i may be biased, having lived and worked with assi-users). the assi is an insanely useful tool, once you learn how to use it; hence my desperation at having lost it.

it's really more like a heavy sickle, rather than a curved machete.

thanks Cornelius.

yes, more similar to this than a kukhuri, but significantly heavier. probably 5 times the weight. i couldnt imagine chopping wood or clearing forest with one of these. the beauty of the assi is that its can funciton as a sickle when you want to do precision harvesting, and as a kukhuri when you want to do mass destruction...

the closest thing i've found is this.
machetespecialists.com/imac…

How exactly does one go about losing 10 lbs of Assi?

Is it difficult to get a 10 lb Assi In tight jeans through customs?

If a 10 lb Assi lost a little weight would it be Assi-nine?

Just curious...

lol... yes, i had to check my ass-i...

just made a 'slight' detour on my way from phila to long island to check the MUA, and there it was. 3hrs out of the way, and well worth it, haha. thank you fellow Gunksters for leaving it there!!

Glad you got your ass back. But for the life of me I cannot fathom why one would need one of these at the MUA, or camping anywhere else for that matter.

Now I want to see a picture of this.

One needs a *tool* like that at the MUA when they go to...politely....remind people that quiet time is 10pm, when they are still up and at it at 2 in the morning.

Happiegrrrl wrote:One needs a *tool* like that at the MUA when they go to...politely....remind people that quiet time is 10pm, when they are still up and at it at 2 in the morning.

definitely the drum circle answer. damn dirtbag climber hippies...

the truthful (boring) answer is that it just happened to be in my car, and i took it out while reorganizing. i do use it to chop wood, but not in this case.

and, in cochamo, where the cracks are all filled in with vegetation, i actually used it as a climbing tool; both to scrape out the cracks to make room for pro, and sometimes in the same manner as an ice tool, lol...

will post a photo soon for those interested. and, for anyone headed to pokhara (prob not in the near future...), bring me more!! =)