a nice "palace" kukri

John Powell

John Powell

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This is a very good example of a late 19thc "palace" style kukri. The furniture on the scabbard, k&c and kukri itself are of embossed/debossed/engraved gold with the grip being horn and rhino on the k&c. The buttons gold plate and the o/a size is 18.5". This is a knife once owned by someone of importance who wasn't part of the court since there is no crest representing any part of the government. The dragon on the locket and floral design on the chape are of no particular significance so this may have been a very high grade presentation piece to someone who wasn't Nepalese.
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simply amazing. It still impresses me how many variations there are of the "khukuri. Thanks for the pic.

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Very nice indeed....is the bolster smaller on the khuk. ? It looks like it travel only a short distance on the handle? I also like the finished bolsters on the Karda/ Cham. as well.

Very nice Thanks JP
 
Looks like some Budhume/Bhojpure blade variant. Blade look well kept--is this a recent piece, or just lavisly taken care of? No patina?

Thanks fer sharin, JP

Keith
 
Bolsters on well made kukris are rarely very deep and the design and detail reflect real craftsmanship. None of these high end kukris have a bloster over 3/8" and it is common to find them 1/4".

This blade is typical of a "palace" kukri in that it was never intended for use and was given a mirror finish that has held up nicely. These seem to defy forming a patina as evidenced by some examples that are mid 19thc. It is a budhume style although I would consider it a variant, but I'm a real nitpicker.
 
Very nice JP! & an Interesting grind on it as well! Any idea why is the rear half with a standard sharpening angle, so different from the front half?
Dont think ive seen that before. Intriguing!

Cheers,
Spiral
 
I can add that the MkII/43 I got from AC has this same grind--really steep at the cho (wide edge geometry), with the grind geometry getting more actue at the belly. Swings back a biit to and obtuse grind at the point (which reinforced the point enough to save it from a point-first drop onto cement (yikes!)

As to why, perhaps they wanted the belly to have some more dynamic cutting ability, but I'm guessing. I defer to JP on the "why."

Keith
 
Ferrous Wheel said:
thanks fer the D-tails. Your depth of knowledge inn the field is truly humbling.
Keith
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Yep, JP looks and sees all sorts of details. I look and see a K. :(
 
nice scabbard....love the blade shape too.
 
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