Kukiri. Northern India. XVIII ?

[donsamadhi]

Hello ,
Please any information, details about this kukri.
Thanks,
Alex

[Ian]

My understanding is that these Indian kukri were largely for decorative/ceremonial purposes and were not really functional weapons. Most of them seem to date from the 19th C.

Ian

[Jens Nordlunde]

Ian is right, these kukris are 19th century if not later.

[mariusgmioc]

Hello Alex,
It is quite obvious from the photos that the blade is flat like cut from sheet steel not forged and there is no real cutting edge (just a poor attempt to sharpen one side of the blade to give an appearance of an edge). Clearly a decorative/tourist piece of little merit.
Also it is quite apparent the hilt and the blade had a convenience marriage and originally did not belong together (the hilt displays much more corrosion and wear than the relatively intact blade).
I tend to place the blade somewhere around the mid of 20th century (but this is my estimation only).
However, the hilt is probably coming from a real 19th or even 18th century Tulwar.
Regards,
Marius

[Battara]

Mariusgmioc, you may be right about this tulwar hilt.

I will also add that these types of kukris usually have tulwar hilts attached.

[donsamadhi]

Ok,Thanks for your information.

Alex.