A kukri - good or no good ?

Rick · 15th January 2006, 09:31 PM

Freddy , would you add one more picture please ?
One of the entire hilt and blade .
Thanks .

Andrew · 15th January 2006, 09:44 PM

Hi Freddy,

This is a Burmese-made kukhri. Probably not made for use.

The handle demonstrates the same decoration seen on "Temple Dha", and is usually made of white metal. The koftgari on the blade is also a very typical Burmese decoration.

Best,
Andrew

Freddy · 15th January 2006, 09:50 PM

I didn't know they made kukhri in Burma.

Here comes the pic of the entire piece :

Seems to me that it's better made than the tourist kukhri with 'India' stamped in the blade.

Andrew · 15th January 2006, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freddy

I didn't know they made kukhri in Burma.

Here comes the pic of the entire piece :

Seems to me that it's better made than the tourist kukhri with 'India' stamped in the blade.

They do but, in my experience, not very good quality.

Some forms of the Burmese martial art Bando do use the kukhri in their systems, however.

I've had a couple of these, but never held on to them for long. The handle material/deocoration and that particular type of koftgari are not typically indicative of a weapon made for heavy use. Your example may, indeed, be better quality as individual results may vary.

JPSF · 16th January 2006, 05:23 PM

Definitely not a true kukri, but either a copy of the design from Burma or Indonesia. As Andrew said, not for use and probably a pure tourist piece. The scabbard doesn't sem to fit, but one never knows what to expect with "bazaar" pieces.

spiral · 17th January 2006, 03:07 PM

Definatly one of the modern Burmese or northen Thai copys.

That length & weight ratio would be very much tourist quality in a kukri.

Spiral

Battara · 17th January 2006, 09:55 PM

Andrew is right, not surprised to see these because there were ghurka regiments under the British fighting the Japanese in Burma. Thus they later got incorporated into Bando.

17th January 2006, 03:07 PM	#6
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Definatly one of the modern Burmese or northen Thai copys. That length & weight ratio would be very much tourist quality in a kukri. Spiral Last edited by spiral; 17th January 2006 at 04:13 PM.

15th January 2006, 09:31 PM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	Freddy , would you add one more picture please ? One of the entire hilt and blade . Thanks .

15th January 2006, 09:44 PM	#2
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Hi Freddy, This is a Burmese-made kukhri. Probably not made for use. The handle demonstrates the same decoration seen on "Temple Dha", and is usually made of white metal. The koftgari on the blade is also a very typical Burmese decoration. Best, Andrew

15th January 2006, 09:50 PM	#3
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	I didn't know they made kukhri in Burma. Here comes the pic of the entire piece : Seems to me that it's better made than the tourist kukhri with 'India' stamped in the blade.

16th January 2006, 05:23 PM	#5
JPSF Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 56	Definitely not a true kukri, but either a copy of the design from Burma or Indonesia. As Andrew said, not for use and probably a pure tourist piece. The scabbard doesn't sem to fit, but one never knows what to expect with "bazaar" pieces.

17th January 2006, 09:55 PM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	Andrew is right, not surprised to see these because there were ghurka regiments under the British fighting the Japanese in Burma. Thus they later got incorporated into Bando.