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10th July 2016, 06:30 PM
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A Goorkha Kothimora kukri
A lovely ring handled Kothimora kukri presented to C A Hutton Esq; by the 2nd Battalion 2nd K E O Gurkhas (still Goorkhas in their title, formally the Sirmoor Rifles) in 1927
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10th July 2016, 06:35 PM
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And a nice one from 1945 from the 2/6th GR to the Hussars
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11th July 2016, 11:43 AM
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SOME OF MY GORKHA KUKRIS
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12th July 2016, 02:24 PM
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Hi Bandook,
Thank you for posting the picture of your kukri, all but one appear to be Indian kukri made for export/tourist. On the one one with the wooden handle, whay is the spec of that kukri? The very best Simon |
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16th July 2016, 12:37 PM
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16th July 2016, 12:41 PM
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That first example is rather a monster, of unusually large proportions:
http://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/s556_full.html |
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16th July 2016, 09:55 PM
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I wondered who beat me at the auction
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