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Hot Price Now! Dropped to $150
History of the Kukri:
The Kukri was issued to the Gurkha Officers in India and regularly trained in its use. The weapon was used in combat in both World War I and World War II, where it earned a deadly reputation among enemy forces. The Greek kings in Afghanistan and India in later centuries who had relation with Mediterranean culture (after the time of Julius Caesar and Roman merchants, who had a huge commercial presence in India) seem to have used tools similar to kukri, and possibly were promoters of it.
Shop Details:
5160 Steel Blade was cut out and Normalized @ 1500 degrees until non magnetic, three times, to remove stresses and align crystals. Heat Hardened to @ 1500 degrees, until blade became nonmagnetic, then quenched in 125 degree quality oil. Tempered the blade to a straw hardness @ 425 degrees for 1 hour, letting it air cool and repeating once more. Blade was file tested and is shown to be very hard.
Measurements:Total Length = 14 “
Blade Length = 9 ½ “
Blade Width = 2 3/16”
Blade Thickness = 3/16”
Handle Length = 4 ½”
Handle Width = 1” at Narrowest point
Handle: Scales are Walnut wood and attached with 3 pins and epoxy.
Sheath: Stained leather hide hand stitched sheath included
Weight = 22 oz
Dropped to $150 plus $12 shipping fee, if shipped in the US. You can send through Paypal to ScorpionBows@mchsi.com or mail M/O to our address (see web site for address).
Pictures of the finished knife. Thanks.
History of the Kukri:
The Kukri was issued to the Gurkha Officers in India and regularly trained in its use. The weapon was used in combat in both World War I and World War II, where it earned a deadly reputation among enemy forces. The Greek kings in Afghanistan and India in later centuries who had relation with Mediterranean culture (after the time of Julius Caesar and Roman merchants, who had a huge commercial presence in India) seem to have used tools similar to kukri, and possibly were promoters of it.
Shop Details:
5160 Steel Blade was cut out and Normalized @ 1500 degrees until non magnetic, three times, to remove stresses and align crystals. Heat Hardened to @ 1500 degrees, until blade became nonmagnetic, then quenched in 125 degree quality oil. Tempered the blade to a straw hardness @ 425 degrees for 1 hour, letting it air cool and repeating once more. Blade was file tested and is shown to be very hard.
Measurements:Total Length = 14 “
Blade Length = 9 ½ “
Blade Width = 2 3/16”
Blade Thickness = 3/16”
Handle Length = 4 ½”
Handle Width = 1” at Narrowest point
Handle: Scales are Walnut wood and attached with 3 pins and epoxy.
Sheath: Stained leather hide hand stitched sheath included
Weight = 22 oz
Dropped to $150 plus $12 shipping fee, if shipped in the US. You can send through Paypal to ScorpionBows@mchsi.com or mail M/O to our address (see web site for address).
Pictures of the finished knife. Thanks.
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