My Tourist, replica and antique Khukuri phases

[Steve Of England]

Hi.
Came across the forum after needing some expert advice on a certain knife but more of that later in another post, but for now:
As a young lad on a day trip to BLACKPOOL (seaside resort) with the parents i was quite surprised when my dad came back out of a gift shop with a small curved object and said "this is for you" and handed me my first knife and told it was a kukri (to this day i never got to know why he did this but he had served in the army so maybe...) This then started a hobby of collecting quite a few "gifts" over the years which was made easier by the fact that a gift shop close to home sold kukri's too and it was this seller that told me the myths that surrounded these so got to be intrigued even more so. i got to amass knives that were small in velvet covered sheaths to a 28" whopper(11 in total). so you can guess what adorned the walls of the first house when it came to that stage of life. many years later after so many moves and the knives being banished to the dark life i got to my (probable) final abode. a year in with all decorating and furnishing to taste i thought about putting these knives on show again but then thought if i am going to show of these type of knives i should really display the real deal. so, again, after a little while i got the replica's and a custom made knife to showcase. now i could not really have khukuris on show without having a "used" one could i, so it was a case of getting hold of a ROYAL NEPALESE ARMOURY piece to finish the set of and the reason for joining this forum. the purchase was of a long leaf but with no markings but guess what arrived, yes, it has a marking along the spine and was pleasantly surprised when i got it in my hands. even a little excitement crept in knowing what you can decipher from these!
so for now i will show the collection prior to the antique purchase:

The two knives at the far left side of the shelf are NEPAL ARMED POLICE FORCE(1st) and NEPAL ARMY(2nd) khukuri knives.

I still need to restore the long leaf and get it on display. then i will start another post with the before and after pictures and hopefully get the markings read/deciphered of which i am looking forward to finding out more about said weapon.

thanks for looking

 

[GIRLYmann]

Ho ho ho ! Great collection.
I absolutely loved the lit shelf display.
Talk about being original!!
Keep it up the great themed decor ;-)
Its effect is almost meditative in nature
And hell yeah! That's all looking fine by me.
Thanks for sharing!

 

[Steve Of England]

Lit up using LED strip with a/c adaptor of which you can control the brightness and colours, of which I have a set look, via remote but the pictures don't show the real effect.
I still don't know where the antique Kukri is going to go yet but was inspired by JIMMYPOCKETKNIFE's display case for his antique and may do something similar.
Sets a nice mood when lit up at night.
Thank you for the vote of confidence

 

[GIRLYmann]

Did i say i like the free standing and open "quick access" ?
There is something restrictive about
an enclosed display being shrine like
mainly because its behind a glass or some transparent barrier.
You know there's nothing like being able to reach out for an occasional recreational swing behind closed doors ever so often if not just to remind yourself the pleasure of ownership ;-)

 

[Steve Of England]

I bought 4 Kukri stands with one shipment but had the idea of running a shelf along the wall high enough to keep young prying hands away and while waiting I was just wondering what else was out there to rest the collection on. I come across these HUNTING KNIFE HOLDERS and sent of for one and was surprised that even the 28" TOURIST sat in the slit and how unobtrusive they looked whilst resting on them. They also do rests for other equipment and was able to get together holders that the largest handles sat comfortable enough on. This helped by being able to make do with having just a narrow display area. The rests are bonded to the wood and are quite safe (one daughter won't sit at the end of the sofa near the CEREMONIAL KHUKURI which I find funny) so even with an earth tremor I know they are safe up there.
Like you say whenever any interested guests arrive they can get a feel for one easily enough.
Even though I have the historical, ceremonial types it is the traditional BHOJPURE I like getting down every now and then but they are not "working" blades for me just display items.
Want to buy some stands ha ha!

 

[GIRLYmann]

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Even though I have the historical, ceremonial types it is the traditional BHOJPURE I like getting down every now and then but they are not "working" blades for me just display items.
Want to buy some stands ha ha!

Hey! Whatever floats your boat mate!
When one mentions kukhri, almost every one
would automatically assume it"s has to be that world"s famous gurkha weapon.
But as far as i can tell, not everyone can get a hold of a brit marked gurkha kurk,
let alone a dozen as mantle pieces ;-)
so one just would have to make do with what's available i guess.
Wadda visiting guest know?
I believe the ordinary person would be so much more in awe by the variations as you explain in great detail the history of nepal's traditional edc
If that's proven succesful; you be on to going public with your now private kukri light show ;-)