Kukri for coments

fernando · 6th October 2007, 08:33 PM

I think these new pictures are now more clarifying. The previous ones were taken with a mobile phone, by the seller.

I would still expect this piece is older than WW1 or 2. I was told it was part of a collection gathered between 1900-1920, and the other collected items detected, are from beg. to mid-end XIX century. Such collection was split and sold out by third generation heirs.

I would like to receive a new apreciation on this kukri, with these new pictures. The scabbard is stitched with some non cotton material, probably sinew or gut. Amazingly it looks like this material has created some "verdigris" like stain on the scabbard wood laths ( this the term?). The scabbard has no signs of having had a chape, but my eyes are those of an ignorant in these things. Also i am not quite certain that its cover material is artificial or some kind of morocco leather. It surely shows signs of age, and i would say it shrank through time, becoming shorter than the wood linings. It also looks to have been actively used during a long period.
As for the blade, i hope the pictures talk by themselves. I just couldn't get a better macro of what looks to be a maker's mark or the like. Such sort of punction looks much too mechanic to be a steel fault, but i ignore if kukris ever had makers marks.
This piece's weight is 496 grams.
I assume i know nothing about this specific weaponry, but looking to the usage it has endured, i can not see it to be a piece made in recent times, with a purpose to be sold for a souvenir.
I can see it is not a high quality piece, but that wouldn't avoid it was a field weapon ... i maybe talking nonsense here.

I would love to hear some new coments on this kukri, for which i would be so much obliged.

Fernando

6th October 2007, 08:33 PM	#4
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	I think these new pictures are now more clarifying. The previous ones were taken with a mobile phone, by the seller. I would still expect this piece is older than WW1 or 2. I was told it was part of a collection gathered between 1900-1920, and the other collected items detected, are from beg. to mid-end XIX century. Such collection was split and sold out by third generation heirs. I would like to receive a new apreciation on this kukri, with these new pictures. The scabbard is stitched with some non cotton material, probably sinew or gut. Amazingly it looks like this material has created some "verdigris" like stain on the scabbard wood laths ( this the term?). The scabbard has no signs of having had a chape, but my eyes are those of an ignorant in these things. Also i am not quite certain that its cover material is artificial or some kind of morocco leather. It surely shows signs of age, and i would say it shrank through time, becoming shorter than the wood linings. It also looks to have been actively used during a long period. As for the blade, i hope the pictures talk by themselves. I just couldn't get a better macro of what looks to be a maker's mark or the like. Such sort of punction looks much too mechanic to be a steel fault, but i ignore if kukris ever had makers marks. This piece's weight is 496 grams. I assume i know nothing about this specific weaponry, but looking to the usage it has endured, i can not see it to be a piece made in recent times, with a purpose to be sold for a souvenir. I can see it is not a high quality piece, but that wouldn't avoid it was a field weapon ... i maybe talking nonsense here. I would love to hear some new coments on this kukri, for which i would be so much obliged. Fernando Attached Images