An old kukri ? with a chipped blade

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As I've been reading the forum I've noticed the mention of a man by the name of Art in respect to repairing kuk blades. I was wondering if he works on old blades? If he does would it be possible to get an email address or phone number to contact him. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Chuck Lambert
 
I've mailed koko off Forum to see what he needs. If his question is about a khukuri, he or I will post here for fellow Forumites.
 
I have tried to post pictures to the fourum and to Art as well , hope they made it . If not I will try again.. Have patience as I'm not very adept with this computer. Thanks again Chuck Lambert
 
I got the picture but don't know how to put it into a reply here.
The khukuri has nicks in the blade which do not bad in the pic.
The khukuri looks old, however, with a patina on the blade and a curved rather than shouldered spine.
Do you know this blade's history koko?
Can someone help get the pic on the Forum so we can be sure we're not diminishing an antique's value?
 
No Art I don't know the history on either kukri. I bought them off from ebay out of arizona. There were two kuk's and what I believe to a parang. I can send you another pic of the handle. There is no metal on the end. It also is more round. The handles on both kuk's are also small. I am not a large man at least my hands aren't. On both of these kuk's my hand over laps the handle. If you would prefer I could send both kuk's to you and then you could decide what I should do. Thanks Chuck Lambert
 
It looks like a few minutes with a file and a stone would take care of those small nicks.

Hopefully John Powell or another knowledgable collector can let us know if sharpening it would adversly affect the value.
 
I want to thank you Uncle Bill for your help. I'm a novice collector with a serious case of kukri-itis. I have three of HI's kuk's and in my case they are to beautiful to use. I have an affinity for the old kuk's but not the knowledge to figure out what is good and what is not. Kuk's seem to be an elusive subject to study.. I along with everybody ,am sure looking forward to John Powell's book. Thanks again for the help. Chuck Lambert
 
I would not want to touch that one.

You have a nice older military knife probably dating to somewhere near 1880. It is over 120 years old and in very good condition. You are welcome to enjoy the knife as you like. Just be aware that this one will probably appreciate in its present condition, while it will loose much of its resale value if heavily restored/used.

Have fun.

n2s
 
I won't be using it and now that I know what it is It will just be displayed. Do you have any ideas on the other kuk? It has the same curved blade. Actually the only difference between the two is the pomel cap and the length of the blade on the smaller one. Well the blade is not as fat either. Thanks for the input Chuck Lambert
 
kokochow,

We cannot judge the other knives without a picture. These knives were made one at a time rather than mass produced. The best we can do is to place the pattern.

n2s
 
If somebody can tell me how to do it I will post picture. I have sent pic's to blade forum but don't know how to send them on a post. Thanks Chuck Lambert
 
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