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Old 4th February 2022, 06:19 PM   #26
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Hello everyone,
I would like to know from khukri experts if this purchase of mine is just tourist stall stuff or not. I was curious about the horn handle, carved in a rather unusual shape. For the rest, both the knife and the scabbard seem very recent to me.
Thanks to those who will be able to tell me something.
The carved grip is called a 'garuda'. The karda and chakmak appear to be low quality replacements.-- bbjw

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