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Norman McCormick · 30th June 2009, 08:49 PM

Hi,
Berkley, no record of Kukris made by Wilkinson before MK1V, 132,384 sword proof records, so, if individual one made difficult to tell and most probably not.
There are however details of various Presentation Tulwars made e.g. on July 1879 a Colonel Probyn ordered a ' Steel mounted mamaluke tulwar with wood scabbard and polished steel mounts' for an Indian Prince. I'm hoping more details of the presentation swords may become available in due course. In the meantime here is another Wilkinson drawing for a Tulwar hilt, R.W.Latham copyright, and an extract from a Mole catalogue. Hope you will find these interesting.
Regards,
Norman.
P.S. Stats for sword re the drawing.
Hilt, pommel to bottom of langet 7 1/8 inches
Cross-piece 4 5/8 inches
Blade shoulder (hip under langets) to tip in straight line 30 inches.

30th June 2009, 08:49 PM	#9
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,575	Hi, Berkley, no record of Kukris made by Wilkinson before MK1V, 132,384 sword proof records, so, if individual one made difficult to tell and most probably not. There are however details of various Presentation Tulwars made e.g. on July 1879 a Colonel Probyn ordered a ' Steel mounted mamaluke tulwar with wood scabbard and polished steel mounts' for an Indian Prince. I'm hoping more details of the presentation swords may become available in due course. In the meantime here is another Wilkinson drawing for a Tulwar hilt, R.W.Latham copyright, and an extract from a Mole catalogue. Hope you will find these interesting. Regards, Norman. P.S. Stats for sword re the drawing. Hilt, pommel to bottom of langet 7 1/8 inches Cross-piece 4 5/8 inches Blade shoulder (hip under langets) to tip in straight line 30 inches. Attached Images Last edited by Norman McCormick; 30th June 2009 at 09:40 PM.