Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Nepali museam weapons.{photos.} kukri etc.

sirupate · 14th April 2005, 02:01 PM

Some more pics for you all;

This one is Prithwi Narian Shah's personnel kukri, and this type of kukri was used by both Goorkhas and Gurkhas up until 1930's

Whilst I was in Nepal I had this one made for myself and the Tora range, its the Goorkha army version of Prithwi's kukri.

Cheers Simon

14th April 2005, 02:01 PM	#16
sirupate Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 373	Some more pics for you all; This one is Prithwi Narian Shah's personnel kukri, and this type of kukri was used by both Goorkhas and Gurkhas up until 1930's Whilst I was in Nepal I had this one made for myself and the Tora range, its the Goorkha army version of Prithwi's kukri. Cheers Simon Last edited by sirupate; 14th April 2005 at 02:31 PM.