Not long after I got my M43, months ago, I showed it to Allen, my neighbor across the street. It turns out that he owned one, as well: a seeming antique, purchased by his father as a souvenir, long ago.
I went onto IKRHS, at his request, to find out more information; he was thinking about selling it. I expected to find out that it was a tourist POS, but it turned out that Allen had possession of the real deal: an officer's dress weapon from the Royal Nepalese Army, early 20th C.
Months later, I had a birthday. And to my complete and utter shock, Allen decided to give me the blade as a gift, on the grounds that, having 2 khuks already, and he not needing it, it was better off with me. I am, needless to say, utterly floored.
But in any case, it's MINE now!
It's a fair-sized khukri, with a small handle, a flat grind, and a LOT of forward sweep. There are 2 karda, instead of karda and chakmak.
Overall Length: 16-1/2"
Blade Length: 12-13/16"
Handle Length: 4-7/16"
Blade thickness: 11/32" (or 8.5mm)
Belly: 2-3/16"
Drop: 3-13/16"
It has a nail-studded, horn handle, and what appear to be brass fittings (they flunked the "magnet test").
There is detailed engraving on the buttplate (which is screwed on, rather than hammered)......
.......and in the "Sword of Shiva" area, the latter of which has been further filled in with red enamel!
(Ignorantly, I mistook it for rust, when I first took photos.)
The scabbard, alas, has seen better days, the leather covering having all but disintegrated.
On the upside, this gives us a fine look at how a 2-piece khuk scabbard is constructed:
Some of you may have seen the conversation on IKRHS, but if not, members guess-timated the value at roughly between $90 and $150 dollars (converting from English currency). But even more interesting is the item itself, after learning so much about its unusual construction and history.
This would be a fascinating khuk to see HI replicate, some day.
I went onto IKRHS, at his request, to find out more information; he was thinking about selling it. I expected to find out that it was a tourist POS, but it turned out that Allen had possession of the real deal: an officer's dress weapon from the Royal Nepalese Army, early 20th C.
Months later, I had a birthday. And to my complete and utter shock, Allen decided to give me the blade as a gift, on the grounds that, having 2 khuks already, and he not needing it, it was better off with me. I am, needless to say, utterly floored.
But in any case, it's MINE now!
It's a fair-sized khukri, with a small handle, a flat grind, and a LOT of forward sweep. There are 2 karda, instead of karda and chakmak.
Overall Length: 16-1/2"
Blade Length: 12-13/16"
Handle Length: 4-7/16"
Blade thickness: 11/32" (or 8.5mm)
Belly: 2-3/16"
Drop: 3-13/16"
It has a nail-studded, horn handle, and what appear to be brass fittings (they flunked the "magnet test").
There is detailed engraving on the buttplate (which is screwed on, rather than hammered)......
.......and in the "Sword of Shiva" area, the latter of which has been further filled in with red enamel!
(Ignorantly, I mistook it for rust, when I first took photos.)
The scabbard, alas, has seen better days, the leather covering having all but disintegrated.
On the upside, this gives us a fine look at how a 2-piece khuk scabbard is constructed:
Some of you may have seen the conversation on IKRHS, but if not, members guess-timated the value at roughly between $90 and $150 dollars (converting from English currency). But even more interesting is the item itself, after learning so much about its unusual construction and history.
This would be a fascinating khuk to see HI replicate, some day.