Khukri

[Emanuel]

All right, I'm cool with that explanation.
Spiral what would you say about the age of this piece. Is Victorian to ~1900 fair? Also, what can you say about the beefy handle - why exactly do you think it's so much thicker? I remember you writing at some point on IKRHS about the people "reserved" for palace guard duty being bigger. So are we talking different size users?

Ariel, can you post the khukri, i'm curious to see how good new khuks are made...all I know are the Indian ones on ebay and those sold by Hymalayan Imports.

[spiral]

Originally Posted by Manolo

Is Victorian to ~1900 fair? Also, what can you say about the beefy handle - why exactly do you think it's so much thicker?

So are we talking different size users?

Yes Emmanuel I would imagine it was made for someone with fingers long enough that it was a perfect grip for them. Not a wide hand though so not a giant.

At one time the taller men from the Khatmando vally were used to stock the Nepal army, The king let the much smaller {but very tough.} hillmen join the British army.

I would say in my opinion its either late 19th or very early 20th century.


Many higher quality kukris of that era & older have similar size & sometimes the more egg shaped cross sectional handle profiles.

They make for an excelent grip I find. Much more ergonomic!

Spiral

[scratch]

Hello Manalo
Thanks for sharing these nice older kukris.
I wonder if the ang koala is a candidate for etching?

Cheers,

Dan

[DhaDha]

Thanks for the Kukri fix. Here's one of mine with the same type of hammer-marks.
Cheers,
Shawn

[Battara]

DhaDha (love the name) are those silver dots on the hilt?

[DhaDha]

(Thanks) They're not magnetic. A silver alloy I assumed.
Shawn