A pre WWII (?) khukuri

sirupate · 28th March 2009, 12:32 AM

Hello Richard,

On some old partial tang kukri, they had butt caps put on to protect the butt, and these were often screwed on.
In Spirals picture, the Mk1's had a stick tang, which was attached by a sunken nut into the the top of the butt.
Also some Indian Army (British run) quarter master issue kukri in WWI not only had the stick tang peened over the butt plate, but either side were two screws to help secure the butt plate, this was also done with nails.
Partial tang kukri are still made in abundance in Nepal, along with stick tang, the least favoured handle type for use in Nepal is the full tang, I hope this helps, cheers Simon

28th March 2009, 12:32 AM	#18
sirupate Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 373	Hello Richard, On some old partial tang kukri, they had butt caps put on to protect the butt, and these were often screwed on. In Spirals picture, the Mk1's had a stick tang, which was attached by a sunken nut into the the top of the butt. Also some Indian Army (British run) quarter master issue kukri in WWI not only had the stick tang peened over the butt plate, but either side were two screws to help secure the butt plate, this was also done with nails. Partial tang kukri are still made in abundance in Nepal, along with stick tang, the least favoured handle type for use in Nepal is the full tang, I hope this helps, cheers Simon