I still question your assumptions, especially that more care was taken in the manufacture of steel bolster kukri. If you look at the so called thumb spike on Andys you can see that it is rather crude. It would be very helpful is you could post other examples. I am most interested as I live only 2 miles from the old Queen Elizabeth barracks in Church Crookham were untill 2? years ago the Gurkha's were stationed and my town has had a long association with the Gurkha's. I have a Kukri with a brass bolster which is rather fine and said to be very old by Gurkha's themselves not that means a lot. I feel you need to illustrate your statements with more verifiable information before they can be taken as the sum of accrued knowledge. Tim
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