Great old kukri Steve, could be late Victorean or even very early 20th century I think, The karda blades are in a very old style though.
The fat rivet looks very western repair to me, Armourers & Kami normaly just whittle a new handle, rather than drilling through the rat tail tang such a large diameter hole.
I think someone loved this one enough to repair it once it had been picked up from its original keeper.
But of course we will never realy know.
Thanks for sharing this old warhorse with us! I am sure it deserves its well earned retirment.
Spiral
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