? about old khukuri

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Lionheart22

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I recently acquired what appears to be a quite old khukuri. It is 13 inches long, with a bone handle and silver inserts and a nine inch blade. There is a lion head at the butt of the handle and there are 2 miniature (3 1/2inch) khukuri, with bone handles in the sheath.
There is a spiral of dots in semi-flower shapes down the length of the blade.
The scabbard has a metal tip and appears to have been used or at least carried quite a bit.
Could anyone tell me something about this knife or one like it?

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Jon

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Jon
 
Jon, from your description it sounds like an Indian 'tourist' knife and may not have the age you think. Without a photo I am just guessing though.

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JP
 
Thanks guys, I'll have to get it to my brother-in-law to use his digital camera.
It may be a tourist knife, but it came from an estate sale and had been in his possesion for about 60 years.
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Jon
 
Thanks guys, I'll have to get it to my brother-in-law to use his digital camera.
It may be a tourist knife, but it came from an estate sale and had been in his possesion for about 60 years.
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Jon
 
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