My newest acquisition for comments

[kahnjar1]

Hi Stan,
I am no expert on these, but I believe that this is NOT a true Kukri, but is what is known as a Kukri Bladed sword, and comes from India.(There is no doubt a correct name for it)
Hopefully Berkley will see this and comment further.
A nice piece by the way.......
Regards Stu

[spiral]

These blades decoritive Indian kukris are generaly untempered, they were sold in the west by firms like Bannermans up to the 1930s for wall display, the hilt may possibley be a replacment, most were all steel.

Stu I guess your thinking of Sosson Patta?

Spiral

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by spiral

These blades decoritive Indian kukris are generaly untempered, they were sold in the west by firms like Bannermans up to the 1930s for wall display, the hilt may possibley be a replacment, most were all steel.

Stu I guess your thinking of Sosson Patta?

Spiral

No not a Souson Patta. This type is shown in Tirri's book and described as I mentioned.
Stu

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

No not a Souson Patta.
Stu

LOL, at least we can all agree on that

[spiral]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

No not a Souson Patta. This type is shown in Tirri's book and described as I mentioned.
Stu

Cheers Stu, Tirri book is a great coffee table book, but lots of his identifications & terms are rather dubious I find.

Its a non functing kukri, With a probably later tourist Tulwar type hilt. {I agree with Alex, re. the hilt...The Diety looks more like a pixie to my eye. }

Gene to my eye that hilts not quality? Looks poor casting?

Heres a few kukris all of which are larger than the featured one. some with kora grips, For me only one of then is approaching sword size. {21.5 inch blade & 7 inch handle.}

But to me its just a kukri.

But each to there own.

Spiral

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by spiral

Cheers Stu, Tirri book is a great coffee table book, but lots of his identifications & terms are rather dubious I find.

Its a non functing kukri, With a probably later tourist Tulwar type hilt. {I agree with Alex, re. the hilt...The Diety looks more like a pixie to my eye. }

Gene to my eye that hilts not quality? Looks poor casting?

Heres a few kukris all of which are larger than the featured one. some with kora grips, For me only one of then is approaching sword size. {21.5 inch blade & 7 inch handle.}

But to me its just a kukri.

But each to there own.

Spiral

Hi mate,

'Pixie' lol, harsh!

Indian bronze casting often looks somewhat 'nieve' in style. This hilt isn't bad, it's just not 'great'.
As for the blade, it certainly does have that early 20thC look, similar to the ones we so often see from the bannerman cat's and the others that form part of the flood of early 20thC Indian wall hangers etc.

There must be pictures on the forum?
(goes off to find)

[Atlantia]

Similar blade, I'd date it to about the same period 1900-1930

[Atlantia]

And one with chiselled decoration:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=bannerman