khukuris old cousin

John Powell

John Powell

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Here is a nice Indian sossun pata in its dagger form. You can call it khukuri's cousin or its great grandpa, but either way it's a knife worth looking at. Probably from the mid 19th century.

<img src=http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1282361&a=10679651&p=51838261>
 
John,
When you refer to this as the "dagger" form, do you mean the top edge is sharpened? Looks to me like it would be a very ungainly stabbbing weapon with so much drop, though it should be a great slasher.
Berk
 
Berk,
The dagger form refers to the length and nothing else. There is still some question of calling this a sossun patta since that appellation is usually applied to the swords.
 
Hi John,

I always look forward to anything you post - informative comments and beautiful pix.

This is an absolutely stunning blade. Beautiful. I wonder if this is related to the kanjarlis (sp?) style I've seen in other threads on BF, or is that just a Nepalese word for the Hindi Sossun pata dagger style?

Do you have any opinion on this?
 
Snuffy,
I will look into the kanjarlis vs sossun patta. If I find anything substantial I will post immediately.

Thanks for your nice comments. I really enjoy sharing my knives with anyone who is really interested.
 
Hey John,
could you take a look at the Chakma thread? I'm hoping you may be able to answer a few questions.
Patrick
 
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