Pics of a very old Khuk............I think

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Here are some pics of my second Kukri. I think it's 19th century but I'm not sure.
It's missing some of the small tools, I don't know which ones though.
Any opinions or help in identification are more than welcome.
I hope I got another good one.
Thanks Guys
Warren
(orono)
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Looks like you got a really nice one there. Not a cheap knockoff or tourist crap, thats the real deal. Reminds me of one called the Berk Special.

I'll defer to the experts on the timeframe for this piece, but it looks to be 80-100 years old. Nice leatherwork at the throat of the scabbard.

Keith
 
Warren,
Looks like a very well made trousse (Swiss Army knife-type toolkit), C. 1900 (+ or - a decade either way). Very nice handles - apparently ivory - on the surviving by-knives. Very traditional motif on the scabbard. Very nice blade configuration. I'd say you did quite well.
Berk
 
What is it about old steel that gives it that magical look? Patina aside, there's something about old steel, the look, the feel, the taste, the smell (dont ask about the last two). Sweet catch.
 
On the second from bottom photo on the left it looks like the leather in the back of the scabbard sticking out may be a tinder pouch. Can you tell if it was torn from the rest of the scabbard or if it was fitted that way?

Sorry, just looked at the other photos and it is the tab on the tinder pouch as show with closeups of the three remaining tools.
 
Fed- Bill told a story once about a kami who would bite or lick the blade steel and tell you if the thing was of good steel. It was decided that just maybe he could.
 
For your help and information. I hope I can continue to find nice Kukris to add to my collection.

I just started adding Khuks to my collection but I've been collecting Military knives for a lot of years and I guess that experience helps me to be able to pick out good knives in general.

I do have one rule that I usually follow and that's follow your instincts and if it looks right it most likely is.

Thanks Again and I'm glad I found such a great group of fellow collectors and blade users.

Warren
(orono)
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Definitely a 'trousse' from around 1870-1890. The small tools are probably bone handled and it's too bad its 5 other pieces aren't there. Depending on age the spaces come in 4, 8, 10 and I've seen one that could hold 14 of the small working tools. If it has scissors, it is from 1890-1920 and probably beyond.

Having a 'chainpuri' type knife here makes this a little out of the ordinary. The blade looks especially well made and if that is a chevron mark on the spine it is above the ordianry. Scabbard design, as mentioned, is quite common to the southeast but was copied elsewhere. You can tell the age by checking out the workmanship of these designs. What is the red material under the cutouts? It appears to be cloth?

As usual all the forum guys got it right and you have yourself a nice, but slightly incomplete trousse.

Congratulations
 
For your wealth of information.

The material behind the cutouts is indeed cloth, feels like silk.

The mark on the spine is not a chevron but a diamond and it's the only mark on the knife.

The only tools with it are the sharpening tool, a small chisel like tool and a pair of tweezers.

Thanks again,
Warren
(orono)
 
Originally posted by Rusty
Fed- Bill told a story once about a kami who would bite or lick the blade steel and tell you if the thing was of good steel. It was decided that just maybe he could.

Ath juth tryith thith an ath cuth muth dan thung!!!!:eek:
 
Some expert who knew about taste said this method of "tasting" steel had a valid foundation.

I like the little tools. Very good workmanship on the blade.
 
The taste test I'm sure can be valid.
A lot of elements have a very distinctive taste and I'm sure if you tasted the same "good" Steel enough times you would be able to taste the difference between "good" and "bad" steel.

Warren
(orono)
 
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