Giant Kukri. Authentic and not a tourist piece?

[spiral]

Hi Mike,

this thread certanly gets around!

Thats a currently made kukri for sale to tourist in Nepal & available for export, for about $150 to $250, including shipping, depending on which of the 3 main firms make it, & how good a deal you get on the ingraving.{They ingrave any kukri you want.}

The real ones used for beheading buffalo in Nepal are much smaller & lighter than that. & are not coverd in trinkets to catch a westerners eye! Talk about reversing the "beads for the natives" syndrome!

Last perfect one in the same style as the one you show, but with only a 30 inch blade, I saw sell on ebay last year for £36.

A collecter would only want one if they want an example of the largest modern tourist kukri made today. But at the price you friend payed , he best keep it as a lesson to research a subject before waisting his money.

Still it might be best not to tell him hes been ripped off? just tell him to put it on the wall & enjoy looking at it.

Spiral

[mercierarmory]

Thanks a lot for the info. Since I know nothing of weapons like this, I was going off his comments regarding it being a "real" piece and not one for tourists. The main reason he wanted to know value was becuase of wanting to part with it, but I think he will probably keep it now knowing he won't get what he was expecting.

Mike

[spiral]

Thankyou Mike, Glad it helped.

Spiral

[ariel]

I agree with spiral that it might be a good idea not to make the owner unhappy: he may get angry and, with such an implement, it may not end well.
Just gently purr in his ear " Everybody admired your big Kukri" or say that per inch of length the price was reasonable

[spiral]

Originally Posted by ariel

I agree with spiral that it might be a good idea not to make the owner unhappy: he may get angry and, with such an implement, it may not end well.
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Yep he might put a disk out or dislocate his shoulder!



Actualy I try to only tell people there stuffs fake or junk etc. if they ask for opinions &/or offer to sell it to me.

If people dont ask, I let them keep there dreams & fantasies.

Spiral