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I picked this up from Gav a couple of weeks ago. Looks to be a WW1 era piece. The hilt is either bone or maybe polished antler with a steel plate on the butt. The blade is well forged with a triple fuller. Let me know what you think.
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Hi Lew,
This is obviously Spirals domain but in my limited experience a good pointer to overall quality is how well the chakma and karda are executed. In this case they look very well made and nicely finished. I know the steel bolster is sometimes a pointer to an earlier piece and I would think you're not far wrong in your assessment of age. A good looking Kukri. My Regards, Norman. |
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Well not much to add except that so far the hilts do look like polished horn.
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Nice set. The karda almost looks more like a patch knife. What is the size of the kukri?
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for info, the small 'fullers' are called 'aunlo bal'.
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sirupate with no chirras, but an engraved and inlaid aunlo bal/sword of shiva more noticable are the chirras, ang khola (one chirra near the spine) ![]() dui chirra (two very distinct fullers across the blade width) ![]() and tin chirra (three of 'em) ![]() ref: Himalayan Imports kukri construction and terminology the posted khukuri seems to have a linear feature just under the aunlo bal, which appears to possibly be a lamination indicator. could this be of laminated construction (possibly pre-ww1 then)? any markings on the right side? nice khuk. Last edited by kronckew; 5th September 2010 at 10:11 AM. |
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G'day Lew,
Glad you liked it, I was quite taken by it too. I think you are correct in the antler attribution, it certainly has the colour more so than bone and there is a slight rough surface present in one spot too, this could well be where it was ground back but not too far to keep a proper shape. My money is on older than WWI, the item came from a collection with all older swords and Afghan knives that were circa 1790s-1850s. I do not know if this piece is as old as 1850 but it is as kronckew notes, the indicator of laminated steel is present and I know from giving this piece a little attention it is laminated and I think from memory with a etch, differential steels will show but with no clear pattern. It is a good and very sharp fighter with a good forward heavy weight and in great condition overall. One plus would have to be that it was once a tool kit example that are quite sought after and I think if you talk with Himalayan Imports, you might be able to source a full antler handled set of tools. Gav |
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