antique Nepalese kukri knife Nepal dagger machete old tribal Indian Asian sword

Description

A good antique 1900s is to 1930 high quallity Nepalese made Kukri knife, as used by the Gurkha soldiers of British army, likely a commissioned kukri for an officer, in good condition for age, has been kept oiled and has no edge niks rot rust etc but does have some black pitting.
The blade is hand forged with the typical kukri edge grind which is often called scandi grind by knife collectors and makers, it is made from laminated carbon steel and has a deferentially heat treated cutting edge, if you do not under stand what this means search kukri maker and you will find numerous vids and other info explaining how these kukris are edge quenched.
The part of the blade on a good kukri that is hardened is only the belly of the blade into the blade by around 1/2 its width, the tip of a kukri blade is left semi hardened as is the top v ridged spine, the kukri makers and users such as the Gurkha always prefer a blade which if damaged can be straightened rather than being broken off at its tip or bent, it is easy to straighten a blade in the field but not to fix a snapped off tip or broken blade if the tip is hardened to much.
The cho or thumb prick on the end of the blades cutting edge closest to the hilt is very pronounced and very sharp indeed so buyer be careful not to cut yourself.
The blade of this kuki is sharp still and is perfect for use if the buyer so wished.
The hilt is made from a dark rosewood type hard wood it has a through tang which has been peened over in the traditional way with a steel but cap which is also held in place by 2 other iron pins, the bolster of the hilt is made from iron and would be set with the traditional native tree resin mix as is used on all older kukris.
Size in
sheath 17 ins in straight line from blade tip to pommel top corner blade is 12-1/2 ins in straight line from the tip to the top corner edge of the bolster. , blade 10-1/2 ins.
V ridged Spine thickness at hilt end 1/4 inch.
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