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Hi all...a new member here and sometime bayonet collector, Khukuri enthusiast and WWII firearms collector. I ran across this whilst doing some hunting around awhile ago. Any thoughts? Is it authentic? If so, what is the history of it?
Hi Brucers,
All in all a very nice looking piece but can't tell a lot about it with the poor quality pix.
It appears to be one of the old Nepal Kukris from Atlanta Cutlery from the Nepal Armory that they bought out quite some time back.
Can you get us better pix and detail where you got it from and/or any other pertinent info you might have so we can get an idea of how to help you better?
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Yep I agree, Yvsa nailed it.
Spiral
Spiral
Thank you for the response! I guess my photography skills are a bit lacking tonight. Here are some additional photos that I think may help.
This was not an Atlanta Cutlery purchase. I received this knife as a part of a trade for some firearms, so I do not know its history.
The length of the blade from tip to the middle of the intersection of the bolster and ricasso is: 12 3/4 inches
The length of the handle is (butt to beginning of blade): 4 1/4 inches
The total length from tip to tail measured in a straight line is: 16 1/2 inches
Hope this helps!
This was not an Atlanta Cutlery purchase. I received this knife as a part of a trade for some firearms, so I do not know its history.
The length of the blade from tip to the middle of the intersection of the bolster and ricasso is: 12 3/4 inches
The length of the handle is (butt to beginning of blade): 4 1/4 inches
The total length from tip to tail measured in a straight line is: 16 1/2 inches
Hope this helps!
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Its clearly ex Nepal Army Armoury stored piece, with that butt mark & general storage marked condition but possibly it is ex. British Indian Army then donated as military aid to Nepal, in truth its impossible to be certain though. But the English spine numbers ususaly occur on British Indian or Nepali units attached to Brit. army around ww1 & into the 1920s as far as I have seen to date.
Its almost certanly early 20th century manufacture & probably served some soldier or several soldiers for 25 or 30 so years minimum perhaps even up to 50 or so years before it was re stored , sold, traded etc.
To my eye it appears most likley Nepali made, so all in all its rather an enigma, but many kukris are.
Its as real as the day is long .
Enjoy...
Spiral
Its almost certanly early 20th century manufacture & probably served some soldier or several soldiers for 25 or 30 so years minimum perhaps even up to 50 or so years before it was re stored , sold, traded etc.
To my eye it appears most likley Nepali made, so all in all its rather an enigma, but many kukris are.
Its as real as the day is long .
Enjoy...
Spiral
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Brucer its waist doesn't appear thin enough to be a "Long Leaf" but what do I know.
Like Spiral says, "To my eye it appears most likely Nepali made, so all in all its rather an enigma, but many kukris are." and Spiral is the resident expert such as experts go.
Also as Spiral says, to paraphrase him, "It may not have been sold by Atlanta Cutlery but by all rights it could've been as it is clearly a Nepal Armory piece." If you laid it by the two I have from AC it would be hard to tell the difference except for the obviously poor cleaning job done on the old beauty, pity that.
A bit of the cosmoline was wiped off mine by AC I presume but other than that I haven't touched them as I haven't touched the ten original kardas I got from AC as I don't want to bugger them up, but then it depends on what is gonna be done with them.
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Its more likely what was sold as a Bhojpure given its size. There was a lot of variation amongst them.
I am still learning about kukri evry week Yvsa, I think thats the case forever realy. I call myself a student.
interesting nick in its ricaso , it looks like perhaps somone tested another kukris temper against the soft spot there.
Spiral
I am still learning about kukri evry week Yvsa, I think thats the case forever realy. I call myself a student.
interesting nick in its ricaso , it looks like perhaps somone tested another kukris temper against the soft spot there.
Spiral
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Well any impact cut into metal will raise the edges in the deformation that ensues.
It looks like a very carfully done strike or cut though. Like a chisel? I am not sure.
Spiral