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sirupate · 2nd March 2016, 09:02 AM

I don't think it is a presentation Kothimora (pronounced Kotimora) of the Gurkhas Battara, I think it is more likely to be a kukri made for retail than a Kothimora kukri of the Gurkhas

The main reasons that Kothimora kukri that the Gurkhas give out are;
1. For retired Gurkha Officers
2. For someone they like or has earned their respect that has served with them
3. To another unit that has served alongside them

To civilians like myself Gurkhas themselves tend to give their service issue if they like and respect you.

In 2001 in Nepal with the then Royal Nepalese Army I taught one of the Close Quarter Instructors to their Para Commando Shreedhar Bhujel and he presented me with a swagger stick and a personnel kukri

2nd March 2016, 09:02 AM	#22
sirupate Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 373	I don't think it is a presentation Kothimora (pronounced Kotimora) of the Gurkhas Battara, I think it is more likely to be a kukri made for retail than a Kothimora kukri of the Gurkhas The main reasons that Kothimora kukri that the Gurkhas give out are; 1. For retired Gurkha Officers 2. For someone they like or has earned their respect that has served with them 3. To another unit that has served alongside them To civilians like myself Gurkhas themselves tend to give their service issue if they like and respect you. In 2001 in Nepal with the then Royal Nepalese Army I taught one of the Close Quarter Instructors to their Para Commando Shreedhar Bhujel and he presented me with a swagger stick and a personnel kukri Attached Images Last edited by sirupate; 2nd March 2016 at 09:21 AM.