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When I recently received my Antique Bhojpure Nepalese Gurkha Kukri knife from Atlanta Cutlery, I was happy with my specimen. Overall it's a decent representation of a traditional Nepalese Kukri used by Gurkha Soldiers. It was one that I could be proud to display, and it only required me to de-grease it before applying a preservative oil.
I then started to think about maybe adding their Antique Longleaf Kukri to the collection too. The Longleaf version is supposedly a little bit older than the Bhojpure offering, it is a little bit longer overall, and commonly comes with Nepalese markings on the blade's spine.
Well, I went back onto the AC website and poked around. I checked their pricing and availability, and while there, I also clicked onto the Longleaf Kukri "blade only" offering. I did so to try and better grasp the partial tang sizing that these traditional Kukri knives used to commonly have. Then, an idea came into my head. Thinking back to all the times I've seen Native American arrowheads being displayed in cases. How just the arrowheads alone, (without their arrow shafts), still made awesome historical conversation pieces. Same as when I would often look at bullets, (without their cartridge casings), put on display... Or, sometimes seeing shell casings displayed without bullets. All these made for nice displays of historic artifacts.
So, the idea in my head was not without precedent. I would simply order myself an Antique Longleaf Kukri blade to mount into a display. This would give me the unique Longleaf blade markings I wished to possess, and would be a great way of exhibiting the partial tang method of a traditional Kukri knife. All this, and at 1/3 the cost of buying a complete Longleaf with it's handle. I mean, the Bhojpure Kukri was already a good representation of a historic Nepalese Gurkha Kukri knife, and this "Kukri blade only", could be another great addition to my collection. The new display would not only be showing an antique blade with it's Nepalese markings and all, it would do it's own unique thing by showing what a traditional Kukri knife tang looks like.
It was received today, and this is what she looked like prior to removing the old grease...
And here after only spending a few minutes wiping her off with a cloth saturated with acetone, (it takes all the grease right off, but leaves every bit of the blades patina)....
The spine has that Nepalese writing that is commonly found on these "Longleafs"....
I obviously have no clue on what that all says, lol!
The "Cho" is shaped a bit fancy...
So, now I'll give her a coat of preservative oil, and then just mull over those ideas I have in my head on how I will finalize it's display. It will take a little time and effort, (not messing with all that today), but I think it's going to turn out great
I then started to think about maybe adding their Antique Longleaf Kukri to the collection too. The Longleaf version is supposedly a little bit older than the Bhojpure offering, it is a little bit longer overall, and commonly comes with Nepalese markings on the blade's spine.
Well, I went back onto the AC website and poked around. I checked their pricing and availability, and while there, I also clicked onto the Longleaf Kukri "blade only" offering. I did so to try and better grasp the partial tang sizing that these traditional Kukri knives used to commonly have. Then, an idea came into my head. Thinking back to all the times I've seen Native American arrowheads being displayed in cases. How just the arrowheads alone, (without their arrow shafts), still made awesome historical conversation pieces. Same as when I would often look at bullets, (without their cartridge casings), put on display... Or, sometimes seeing shell casings displayed without bullets. All these made for nice displays of historic artifacts.
So, the idea in my head was not without precedent. I would simply order myself an Antique Longleaf Kukri blade to mount into a display. This would give me the unique Longleaf blade markings I wished to possess, and would be a great way of exhibiting the partial tang method of a traditional Kukri knife. All this, and at 1/3 the cost of buying a complete Longleaf with it's handle. I mean, the Bhojpure Kukri was already a good representation of a historic Nepalese Gurkha Kukri knife, and this "Kukri blade only", could be another great addition to my collection. The new display would not only be showing an antique blade with it's Nepalese markings and all, it would do it's own unique thing by showing what a traditional Kukri knife tang looks like.
It was received today, and this is what she looked like prior to removing the old grease...
And here after only spending a few minutes wiping her off with a cloth saturated with acetone, (it takes all the grease right off, but leaves every bit of the blades patina)....
The spine has that Nepalese writing that is commonly found on these "Longleafs"....
I obviously have no clue on what that all says, lol!
The "Cho" is shaped a bit fancy...
So, now I'll give her a coat of preservative oil, and then just mull over those ideas I have in my head on how I will finalize it's display. It will take a little time and effort, (not messing with all that today), but I think it's going to turn out great
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