Seems the Antique Nepalese Longleaf kukris are finally selling out...

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

International Military Antiques, (IMA), and Atlanta Cutlery/Windlass Steelcrafts, had both partnered up back in 2003 to purchase the contents of the very old Nepalese Royal Armory in Kathmandu Nepal. They made this purchase deal direct with the Nepalese government.
The many vintage and antique kukri knives, (about 14,000 of various types), were divided up between the two firms, and both proceeded to offer them for sale to dealers and collectors.
Some of the lesser numbered variants, sold out in pretty short order. But, one of the larger and older patterns found there, which they marketed as the Victorian Era Longleaf, was estimated to have numbered from 4500 to 5000 total pieces in the Armory cache purchase. The only model that numbered even more so, was the model marketed as the Bhojpure.
That being the case, both the Longleaf and Bhojpure have been available all these years from both Atlanta and IMA. Well, that is, until recently, because IMA has now sold out of their antique Longleaf model kukri knives. Atlanta still has them listed as being in stock and for sale. Of course Atlanta Cutlery may also be approaching the end of their stock.
In any case, they both having been the source for these historic relics, once Atlanta runs dry of their Longleaf kukri knife stock, the prices may start to climb on the secondary market. The Bhojpure may still have some time left, since they are still available from both IMA and Atlanta Cutlery, (again, there were more Bhojpure kukris purchased and brought back from the Nepalese Royal Armory deal).

If one has been sitting on the fence on buying an antique Longleaf Kukri, this may be the last best chance of getting one from one of the two original sources of the 2003 Armory aquisition. Atlanta Cutlery still has them, but the clock may be running out. Also, what they have may rise in price, since the IMA firm no longer has them.

Here are my two specimens of Nepalese Longleafs. The blade only was purchased from Atlanta, while the complete Longleaf was had from IMA...

 

[B.F.U]

Talk about a rat tail tangs, that's more of a kitten tail! How is the handle attached to the range?

 

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

That is actually why I purchased a blade only version of the Longleaf kukri knife, to display it as a conversational/educational piece showing the type of tang a traditional kukri has. Yup, these were burned in and glued with some natural tree glue called lahah.
Anyhow, it was the way they were done. I guess they held up pretty good, but if/when the handle gave up the ghost, they were simply rehandled in the same manner.
Btw, the old traditional Nepalese Kukris were pretty small handled knives, their folks being pretty small back then. So, although the tang would not be a complete through the handle tang, it likely approached about 2/3 or so through them. Again; handles were pretty short for the smaller hands that would be using them.