Kukiri. Northern India. XVIII ?
 

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

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

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

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

Mariusgmioc, you may be right about this tulwar hilt.

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

Ok,Thanks for your information.

Alex.