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my friend got this from a knife shop and hes all excited about it. We both dont know a thing about it: steel, maker....
Its all hand made, can anyone identify the artist and maybe more about the knife? there is a logo on it but thats it.
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the seller at the knife shop did not know? i wish i knew for you... that is a nice piece.
 
Kukri knives are made in Nepol and they were made for there police force. I think this is one of there knives customized.
 
I cant say that i recognise the mark at all.

The way the blade is forged and its shape is non typical of any Nepalese or Indian khukuri i've ever seen.
It has no Aunlo bal or cho. Making it a KLO.
It's bolster and buttcap are also not done in the traditional style.
The pitch of the blade and straightness of the handle is also non typical.

I would have to say that it is of European or American manufacture and made within the last 10 yrs or so, going by the lack of any real patina.
It doesnt appear to me to be a traditional khukuri, reshaped. It was made that way from the start.
I wouldnt dare venture a guess as to what type of steel was used or how it was heat treated, although you could try to etch the blade to see if there is any hamon.

It is a shame more onfo wasnt provided, as it looks to be fairly well crafted.
 
Karda said:
I cant say that i recognise the mark at all.

The way the blade is forged and its shape is non typical of any Nepalese or Indian khukuri i've ever seen.
It has no Aunlo bal or cho. Making it a KLO.
It's bolster and buttcap are also not done in the traditional style.
The pitch of the blade and straightness of the handle is also non typical.

I would have to say that it is of European or American manufacture and made within the last 10 yrs or so, going by the lack of any real patina.
It doesnt appear to me to be a traditional khukuri, reshaped. It was made that way from the start.
I wouldnt dare venture a guess as to what type of steel was used or how it was heat treated, although you could try to etch the blade to see if there is any hamon.

It is a shame more onfo wasnt provided, as it looks to be fairly well crafted.
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I concur. There are also visible tool marks that suggests a fair degree of belt grinder use, the brass bolsters, stag handle, lack of Cho, almost definitely North American or European. It is probably a carbon tool steel, a spark test (noting the color) could identify the steel, but will nick the blade and it probably doesn't matter much anyway. A typical file at Rockwell 60 can be used to gently stroke the edge, then the spine to determine if any zone/differential heat treatment was used. Keep your expectations low on this point.

It's a nice, unique knife if nothing else, even if it isn't the pentultimate in Western re-interpretation.

-E
 
Sorry I am not contributing to figuring out what this Khurki is, but this is defiantly awesome.
 
Did it come with a sheath? What does it look like and does the sheath have symbols of any kind on it?
 
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