History of my kukri

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JimFL

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I have a kukri that is somewhat ornate. I have 2 pics of it, would anyone care to give me some response on its history and/or value?

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Post the pix and welcome. If you need help posting let us know. We are all guessers here but some guess pretty close.

Uncle Bill
 
JimFL,
where are the pix? The more khukuris I get to see, the more I get to know.

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JimFL

You've come to the right place. I recently purchased my firt knife of this style and Bill and John P were greatly helpful with identification for me. As well as giving me a better understanding of this style of knife.

Thanks again JohnP, and Bill - Namaste
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Where's the pix? Did you send it to me? If so it may have disappeared into the 10,000 pix file.

Uncle Bill
 
Here's the pix. I think Jim sent it before and it got lost in the 10,000 file. Sorry.

So take your best guess everybody.

Uncle Bill


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I wish we had some specs as far as length and width and thickness of blade.... I have one similiar that's about 12" OAL with a 8 3/4" blade that is about 1/4" thick. It is .240 thick at the bolster.
It has the punched scroll work engraving in the same places that appears to be the smae. Mine doesn't have the what appears to be file work or jimping along the top of the blade. The same punch was used on the other side to spell out India.
So.... If it is like mine I would say it is an Indian tourist Kukri.

I took mine to the grinder the other night and checked the steel. I got some nice sparkley stars and thought what the heck,I can't hurt it.
I heated it up once,but didn't get it hot enough,so I did it again today and got it hot enough to lose its magnetism and put it under the water slowly along the edge first. It isn't quite I how I would like it,but it is better than it was. When I can get to my cousins one of these days I will get it to the proper heat all along the blade and try it again. I think it may actually come out okay. I know the file doesn't cut it near as well now as it did. Of course I have to clean the color off of the blade now,but it will work until a better one comes long.

(the AM. Indin that cain't leave well enough alone.
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The karda and chakma are exactly the same as mine and that is what really makes me think that it is the same kind as mine.I don't even remember where I got it or how long ago it was. I have one of those great big ones to that is about the same way.It isn't stamped India on it though.
The strange thng is that they both appear to have handles similiar to the Napali ones. Are the handles similiar like that between the countries?

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Yvsa, the Nepali kamis pour the water from a pitcher -- very slowly -- when quenching the blade. You might give this a try and see what success you have.

The handle on the above khukuri is custom and not the standard which puzzles me. Is this the original handle or is this a rework of an original handle?

The khukuri looks Nepali to me. We need John Powell to jump in here. He knows a lot more about Indian khukuris than I do.

Uncle Bill
 

Thanks for the tip Uncle Bill. I will give it a try. I was just kind of playing around with something that maybe could have been halfway decent if it would have been hardened.

The handles on both the large and small Kuhkuris I have are also of the Nepali type. They are both full tanged and pounded over on the ends.They also have what appears to be rivets through the handle,but maybe it is just decoration. The large one is 28" long and the blade is 2 1/2" wide and .200 thick. It has a Regimental badge on the scabbard with 2 crossed Kuhkris and what appears to be a crown in between them. There is no frog with either scabbard. I will do a spark test on the big one and see if it has any metal in it.
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Jim's has one more silver colored band around the handle than mine does and is prettier with the file work on the spine. I was better able to look at the detail when I printed it. I would like to have it anyway.

I have an old double cross copy of a Rodgers Nu 6 that is probably a collectors item now. It has been well used and has good steel in it.

I agree that John will be better qualified to answer. One day I hope to be 1/4th as knowledeable about Kuhkris as John is.
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I just done a spark test with the big Kuhkuri. It also throwed nice sparkly stars. It has been a long time since I had done any of this work and thought that I had better compare it to something known. I took my brand new Nicholson file and on the rounded tang that makes the handle put it to the grinder.
I can't hardly believe it and done it twice just to make sure.
The sparks are very close to the same color and stars it throws off.
The big one is definetly forged also as I can see some folding marks in the blade. I will have to wait to try this one as I would need a much larger fire than with the little one.
One other thing I noticed since I never thought to look before is it has what appears to be the Himalayan Epoxy around the handle.
Now I a really getting curious.
Did the Nepalis also make thin tourist type blades?
Why would they be of steel that can be hardened?
If there are tourist thin bladed Kuhkuris are there different grades to them,some being of a little more quality and prettier?


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