A bayonet khukuri from my pal's collection. Pix.

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Bill Martino

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Here is a bayonet khukuri from my pal's collection. Notice the Sothebys tag still attached! John Powell comment on cho and marking, please. It looks old but I can never tell for sure if the age has been faked or is real. Comments on this aspect from our experts, please.

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Uncle Bill
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well, personally i dont know if id want something that large hanging off the end of my rifle and &%&(ing up the balence. in my opinion bayonets may be good for intimidation but if at all possible id want to use the rifle as its intended (shoot them).
 
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I took another look at this one and it appears on my screen to be another Dui chiarra(sp?) or double groove khuk.Am I actually seeing that or is it just my screen?

If that's what I am seeing it seems that this particular style was very popular in days gone by for the Warriors of that time.
Perhaps almost as strong as the Tin Chiarra(sp?) but lighter in weight?

Wouldn't this bayonet sort of compare with that Civil War Khukuri that was posted sometime back?

Sitting back 20 feet from the TV doesn't let me make things out that good and getting closer doesn't help with the resolution on a 27" TV.
Hopefully this will end after Christmas when I get a 13" and can put it in a small computer desk.
I think the resolution on the smaller screens are better too.

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I see the ridge too, Tom.

Far as the khukuri bayonets, John Powell commented fairly recently on them being used on the old Brown Bess, strictly for parades. He also said that some original standard bayonets were being cut up and welded to make fake khukuri bayonets.
 
Uncle,
As discussed in an earlier thread this is a frequently faked khukuri. Auction houses only pass along what they here and Sothebys has frequently been misinformed.
I couldn't say if this knife is an old khukuri joined to a proper Brown Bess socket unless I could handle it and see the weld. Maybe that's how they made them.
The blade is a very typical military marked piece from the 1850s/1860s. I haven't handled enough of these bayonets to say if it's faked, but even the photograph shows a pretty obvious diagonal weld line.
As I said before, I'm sure the owner has more info than I can ascertain from this photo.

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JP
 
Just imagine there are four more of same "bayonet" khukuris waiting for THIS one to make a set of FIVE. And just imagine you're taking bath and you see them on a hand on its fingertips, sticking out from between your legs... another Elm street in Nepal.

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\(^o^)/ Mizutani Satoshi \(^o^)/
 
I'm pretty sure it is a dui chirra blade. As far as age goes, I just can't tell. I have seen artificially aged blades that were done so well I just couldn't see the difference between real and fake which is the very reason I shy away from "antiques."

But real or fake, the blade looks good and it is an interesting piece.

I knew as soon as I said nobody was interested there would be posts. Happens to me everytime!

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Uncle Bill
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