Kukris knife identification

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Found this knife in an antiques store. I believe it's a kukri but I'm at a loss as to age, country of origin or possible value. The scabbard is wood and heavily damaged. The handle looks like carved polished wood. There are no id markings of any kind on the blade. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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It looks to me as though you may have acquired a fine khukuri. Some of the best engraving motif I've seen on one; pretty ornate blade.

If you do a search here you will find all kinds of info on kukris. I've posted a few times myself.

There will be people here who can give you good advice on it but meanwhile, hang on to it until you have researched it thoroughly. For now don't sharpen or polish it or do anything to the sheath. It looks like a 'better' one to me, certainly not an average one.

I'll add, the more I look at the handle the more I get a feeling that could well be a half- or full tang, not the usual rat-tail tang on one. Anyone else get that impression?
 
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Typical Garuda khukuri. Sold in shops and bazzaars all over Nepal as souvenirs to tourists as mementos of their trip there. The blade may or may not be functionally heat treated, only checking with rc file or tester will know for sure. I wouldnt recommend chopping with it.
These are notoriously difficult to pin down as to age without some kind of provenance, as they have been produced from the late 1800's to the present day. This particular example is likely of fairly recent manufacture. Could possibly go back as far as early 20th century.
 
Karda said:
Typical Garuda khukuri. Sold in shops and bazzaars all over Nepal as souvenirs to tourists as mementos of their trip there. The blade may or may not be functionally heat treated, only checking with rc file or tester will know for sure. I wouldnt recommend chopping with it........
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It surprises me that is just a run-of-the-mill tourist kukri. I rarely seen engraving like that on bottom-end or souvenir kuks from over there. It looks like someone took some time with it.
 
EChoil said:
It surprises me that is just a run-of-the-mill tourist kukri. I rarely seen engraving like that on bottom-end or souvenir kuks from over there. It looks like someone took some time with it.
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Sorry it surprises you. It is what it is. Better than a lion head khukuri, but still produced by the thousands as souvenirs.
Stub tang and decoratively pinned. It was meant to hang on a wall as a symbol of Nepal's heritage and for good luck.
 
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