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Old 26th April 2017, 03:23 AM   #2
Timo Nieminen
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Looks like a late 19th century Nepalese kukri. The decorative carving looks original to the handle. It looks like the handle originally had the common raised ring, but it was removed some time during the working life of this kukri.
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