khukri sword?

Not a sword. There are some longer ones that might fall into the sword range, but mine is just an 18 inch blade. Use it a lot around the 'ranch' for limbing trees. Better than an axe in my opinion. It is an auto-spring $20 cheapie I bought at a gunshow. Not fancy. Effective.

Here is a sub-forum of SFI where you may get LOTS of info specific to your interest:
http://forums.swordforum.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=137
 
What size khukuri "sword" are you looking for, eagle? HI makes 25" Kobras and Sirupatis that are swordlike. You could also special order a few other models in 25", such as the Gelbu Special (GS) or Malla.

Bob
 
i bought this sword, it has about a 36" blade, khukri design, and it's heavier than any sword i've ever picked up. i have looked on the net to see if there is any more out there but no luck. this one dosen't even have a makers mark. it came with a scabbard that is wood wraped in leather adorned with brass crossed swords,lions, and the name khukri. the pawn shop i bought it at didn't know anything about it. i was hoping someone would. i have a khukri knife that i bought at the same time. it has india on it.
 
I've got a few khukri's, not sword length though. The name "India" or "made in India", appears to indicate it's more than likely an Indian copy of the Nepalese knife, made for the tourist trade/ export etc. Alluminium "lions head" pommels are a common feature on these, and most seem to be chromed or plated. I've only seen the longer sword types advertised on the Himilayan Imports website, however I came accross this reference to them...

"the present Khukri design found it's origins with the Ghurka tribes in or around the 7th century BC (about 2500 years ago). It may have been a derivative of some of the short swords of the day, either of early Greek design, or of those of the Macedonians who invaded Northwest India around the 4th century BC. The curved design as we know it today, however derived, was born in the hills of Nepal, and it was used for both farming and for battle. Several offshoot designs emerged ranging from smaller versions on the order of 8-10 inches in length, to massive two-handed broadsword versions several feet in length.

Courtesy of History of the Ghurka Khukri ,
An M40 Research Project, www.m4040.com/Survival/Ghurka/History
 
i have read the history of the khukris. the khukri sword i have has brass pommel and the scabbard has brass accents. i found this piece to be rather unique, that is why i bought it. the handle on it is one handed at best, still rather heavy one handed. the handle is to short for me to use with both hands. i probally have to big of hands to use this as a two handed sword. thanx for the research info.
 
It still may be a two handed version (?), I've noticed that a lot of weapons from the Indian subcontinent/ central asia, have small hilts, I've got a couple of Tulwars with disc pommels that are too small for my hand to grip properly, even curling a few fingers over the cross guard.
 
i don't think it was designed for a guy my size except for the weight. i did purchase this for the weight. i figure if i can weild this one my samuri would fly like the wind. i also purchased it for the uniqueness of this sword. i had never seen a khukri of this size. i also thought it would make a great conversation piece. i was just hoping that someone else might have one as well.
 
eagle12167 said:
i bought this sword, it has about a 36" blade, khukri design, and it's heavier than any sword i've ever picked up. i have looked on the net to see if there is any more out there but no luck. this one dosen't even have a makers mark. it came with a scabbard that is wood wraped in leather adorned with brass crossed swords,lions, and the name khukri.
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From your description, I think this may be an Indian copy of a Janewar (sp) Katne style khukuri, which is designed to behead a water buffalo during certain Hindu ceremonies. If that's what its supposed to be, then it isn't designed to be a sword (ie not used in actual combat). If you could post a pic or two of it in the HI forum that would help out.

Bob
 
i found a site that showed me the sword that i have. it is a janawar katne, it means animal cutter. odd but true. thanks for the info.
 
Eagle, if the name means animal cutter it may be that what you have is one of the knives used to ritually slaughter cows, a ceremony which I believe is still performed in many Gurkha villages. I always thought they used a typical machete for that. Oops, extraneous post, I see Big Bob beat me to the punch.


Lagarto
 
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