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Berkley · 5th September 2010, 05:38 PM

A straight-on photo of the butt plate could show whether it is more likely an original feature or a later addition. That information might be helpful in dating this lovely old kukri. One rule of thumb holds that butt plates began to be used around 1900.
Then again, as Bernard Levine is fond of saying, rules of thumb may poke you in the eye.

5th September 2010, 05:38 PM	#8
Berkley Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, Texas USA Posts: 257	A straight-on photo of the butt plate could show whether it is more likely an original feature or a later addition. That information might be helpful in dating this lovely old kukri. One rule of thumb holds that butt plates began to be used around 1900. Then again, as Bernard Levine is fond of saying, rules of thumb may poke you in the eye.