khuk id??

[skydog]

Hello all, I'm new to the Forum and was curious about a kukri i bought several years ago. I understand that there are a blue million different styles, but in just rambling around on the internet, i seem to come across a bunch that look like this. I bought it from a man named Dr. Larry Sanders, who in turn got it from a man who was a Gurkha. Had i known more at the time, i would have asked if he was an officer, when he served, and some other stuff too. I am thinking that it is an officers' model, since it seems too flashy for a service knife, and its only about 15 inches long. Its not very sharp either, and looking at the edge, there are definite flat spots that couldnt cut
anything. The karda and chakma are pretty well useless, since the blade cant be burnished to make it sharper, and the karda has no edge at all. The pommel looks like it used to be a lions head, but it got shattered at some point in time and you can see the end of the tang sticking out. There is also a good deal of decoration on the blade, which gets caught on the backside of the regimental badge on the scabbard, i might add. Anyway, now that ive rambled on for quite a while, any help i could get with some sort of identification would be great, even if its just a timeframe of when it might have been made or something. And since pictures are worth a thousand words....

http://git.facebook.com/album.php?aid=982532&l=69b19

And if anything comes up thats anywhere near a student budget, i might hafta grab it. Assuming of course, that i can get around the 3 in blade limit here at georgia tech

 

[Thomas Linton]

Just as in my case, your first khukuri is an Indian tourist model made in 10,000's since 1920's. The lion's head and punch decoration are diagnostic. The "regimental badge" is designed to mislead.

 

[skydog]

Alright, thanks for the input. At least now i know what to look out for in the future, right?

 

[ferguson]

We've all bought one.

Steve

 

[MauiRob]

[I bought it from a man named Dr. Larry Sanders, who in turn got it from a man who was a Gurkha/QUOTE]

Umm, Did he look anything like this:

Edited to add: not meant to make fun by any means--I just couldn't pass up the Larry Sanders connection

 

[skydog]

hehe, no, not that one. This one is an ex AF special forces guy that served in vietnam, and is the founder of the kung fu system i belong to. I once heard a story about him from another instructor where he was jumped by 21 vc guerillas, and killed them all by himself, getting himself shot and stabbed in the process. He's one of those guys that everyone is in awe of while youre in his presence.