Thanks for posting the photo by hso showing older, historic khukuris....I don't mean to change the subject away from Foxy Folly, but most of the blades in your picture do not have fullers and (apart from the handle rings) could just as well be M43s. At least that's how they look to me.
Glad you like the older styles. The photos, which I took on my kitchen table to celebrate finally getting a decent scale, do contain several kukris with fullers, and only two which could properly be described as M-43 types.
From left to right:
Top row:
-19th century Neplese military dui chirra, 21", from which Foxjaw cast the model for the HI dui chirra/ Berk Special
-Early 19th century Nepalese sacrificial, 19.5", unusual grip of partial tang style but with no center ring
-British Indian Army Mk I, scabbard marked 1903, from the collection of John Powell
-British Indian Army Mk II, M43 pattern, unmarked, ex Powell collection
Second row:
_Nepalese military "longleaf" kukri from the Lagan Silekhana Palace in Kathmandu. Spine marked in Devanagari characters translated by Beoram as "Bhairung Battalion, Company 6, Soldier 48/Sri Tin Chandra [Jang Bahadur Rana]"
-"Kubo Valley Military Police Battalion kukri. This unit from 1887 evolved into the 10th Regiment of Madras Infantry and in 1901 became the famous 10th Gurkha Rifles. It is restored. 19". I found this piece in a barrel in an antique store along with a few garden tools and bayonets. It was in [very poor] shape but still had traces of a blued blade and polished metal grip. After much research I found a passage in one old book with a chapter talking about military/police activity in Assam and one sentence described the "fierce" police and the "..white handles of their long knives with black blades made their presence known". Somewhere in my extensive library is that quote (I think) or from a book at the GM. Damned if I can find it. The GM does have a passing reference to some police units having these polished metal grips but I have yet to find a picture. The scabbard is a copy [by Terry Sisco] of the type being used at the time by both Indian and Assam/Burma police (IE: the 11 holes frog with tan straps). K&C are modern replacements [from HI]."- John Powell
-British Indian Army Mk II, early type with rings on grip, dated 1921
_Indian private purchase M43- type kukri of "aircrew" length - 15"
Third row:
-19th century Indian dui chirra with engraved steel grip
-19th century Nepalese dui chirra, 15.5", unusual green buffalo horn grip
-Nepalese military "budhune" kukri from Lagan Silekhana, gift to John Powell from Pradeep Windlass
-Nepalese military "bhojpure" kukri from Lagan Silekhana
Bottom row:
-Nepalese style kukri of civilian type with bone inlaid wooden grip in original scabbard with military frog. Blade marked "K.B. Thakuri & Sons, Ghoom, Darjeeling"
-Indian kukri with Art Deco handle of horn inlaid with silver and bone, velvet scabbard with silver chape
-Nepalese military "bhojpure"
-Early 20th century nepalese military kukri with iron buttplate