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Originally Posted by RobT
Marc M.
I too have seen for sale rather pedestrian hilts (and blades for that matter) paired with kothimori sheaths but consider this, it is relatively simple to make a blingy sheath. It is quite another matter to make an elegant hilt with ornate furniture and even more difficult to make an elegant blade. I suspect that many online sellers have had kothimori sheaths made up for ordinary khukri in an effort to substantially bump up the price. I have in my collection a khukri with a tourist level blade (clumsy in profile and complete with the typical punched dot decoration). Its only redeeming feature is a rather simple but nicely done zinc and brass hilt. The khukri came with a kothimori style sheath. I only bought it because it was embarrassingly cheap and the blade had “BAHRAIN” inscribed on it. I believe that this khukri is a souvenir piece that was sold to a US soldier by an enterprising member of the Gurkha contingent in Bahrain. The sheath notwithstanding, it is not a kothimori by any stretch of the imagination.
Sincerely,
RobT
ps. By the way what is the length of your blade
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Hi RobT
As a former blacksmith I know how difficult it is to forge a good quality blade, mastery of material and tools is essential. For me the blade is the most important part of a knife, dagger or sword without neglecting the whole. That things are put together is known to me as a collector but never thought that kukri's are embellished to look like kothimora. Length of blade is 14” measured in a straight line.
Best regards
Marc
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