Another mid 20th Century Indian Kukri?

[rickdeckard]

Picked up by my Uncle when in the Himalayas in the late 1970s. Handle seems to be bone? Looks fairly crude. Is this another North Indian made kukri?

Thanks, M.

[Ian]

Looks Nepalese to me.

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by Ian

Looks Nepalese to me.

Me too!
Love that bone grip and the smoothly curved spine.
Nice One. Probably a 'villager' Kami who knows what he is doing...

[rickdeckard]

Thanks for the responses, chaps. I’ll get some more shots and dimension up. The “pommel” looks to be brass.

[Bob A]

At first glance I thought the grip was horn; is it confirmed to be bone?

[rickdeckard]

Handle is 110 mm, blade 290 mm.

Yes, you are right, it is horn - not bone, my error - I’ll ask my Dad if he knows what type.

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by rickdeckard

Handle is 110 mm, blade 290 mm.

Yes, you are right, it is horn - not bone, my error - I’ll ask my Dad if he knows what type.

Could be polished stag. They made them looking like that. I prefer is unpolished.
My Godzilla, Crown stag grip:

[werecow]

Those are some weird image artifacts.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by werecow

Those are some weird image artifacts.

Better? Satisfied?

[werecow]

I was referring to kronckew's picture (the fullers and the edges of the scabbard look distorted), but I don't object.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by werecow

I was referring to kronckew's picture (the fullers and the edges of the scabbard look distorted), but I don't object.

Oh, I understand! You're correct, it looks indeed somewhat weird.