A kukri - good or no good ?

[Andrew]

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.