A nice kukri. [ With pics.}

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spiraltwista

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A rather nice old kukri I think, for your perusal.

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looks & feels like a pure fighter .

Quality drips from evry pore.


Spiral
 
No story sadley , Id say its 1860 back to 1800 but thats just my opinion.

its as tightly laminated as a jap sword but unetched or polished.

But for me its beutuy is its overall appreance & more than anything its quality of fitting & feel in the hand.

Spiral
 
:eek: Thanks for sharing your stuff with us Spiral. Always with the good taste, knowledge, & experiencia:thumbup:
 
The tangs on these sort of quality pieces are always hidden & partial.

Thats the original & traditional way.

Hers some close ups of the blade work.

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Spiral
 
Beautiful! Great pics. I don't think I've ever seen a kukri with full length work/depressions in the blade like that. They really add to the rich, detailed appearance of the knife.

That handle reminds me a bit of the new production WWI MK1 I picked up a couple of months ago. Very comfortable style to use.

Norm
 
Spiral, when you say a partial tang & hidden in the same sentence, I think of a tang that extends perhaps half way into the grip and maybe glued in? Do these blades ever come shooting out of the grip during use??? Bad JuJu during a fight!
 
Thanks Norm! there not that many about with full length decoration.

Yep thats the type of tang Jurrassic, & it may indeed be a danger if the hole is drilled in & just full of laha.

But I have Never yet seen a traditional kukri over 70 years old that was drilled though.

They used to carve the hole in the grip to match the tang, & in good quality pieces the lower side of the tang was also curved that helps provide a locking action that when fitted that wont allow the blade to come out in use unless the handle splits allong both of the sides to allow movement. When handles are fitted this way deep cracks seem rare. The close fit provides strength. I think bolsters had to become more of a ferrule as the tang holes got bigger perhaps?

Those I have dissisembled need to be pulled forward & downwouds in a curving action to remove the blade, even when the laha is melted.

So the blade isnt going to fly!

I have loads with traditional handles on kukri over 100 years old that Id trust my life to.

My main current user takes a real hammering & has this type of tang in a horn handle. {& it hasnt even got a real bolster because some idiot chiseled it off.} Id guess its handle & scabbard is 1920s or earlier. Blade might be much older though. Some idiot chiseled the bolster off it though for the scrap value.:jerkit:

cheers,
Spiral
 
That's a nice kukri you have there. But I wonder how long the tang is? Tangless blade to leave its handle while use. Here's a kukri photo from [DELETED]
 
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