A little whats usualy termed as Chainpuri or Limbu villager style kukri turned up today , That a fellow forumite was kind enough to point out to me recently, after it caught his eye as different from the norm.
So after a quick hefting & glancing at the blade in sunlight I decided to do a quick & dirty 10 second bleach spray, a 5 second wipe of lemon juice & a quick rinse rinse in boiling water just to see what i had, it revealed this rather course but lovely blade.
I am sure the handle {cast zinc probably from old batteries & toothpaste tubes.} & the steel bolster are replacments, . Clearly this was a well used kukri at some time in its past, the spine has been well beaten for splitting firewood but luckily someone still liked it enough a few decades ago to re handle it so its life could continue.
I am rather left wondering the age of the blade... When did the Tibetans &/or Nepalis stop doing this style of lamination?
Spiral