Kukri...

Flavio · 18th April 2007, 09:19 PM

Hi all, this is just finished. It's the first time for me (I mean for a kukri

) what are your comments even if the pictures are no good enough? thanks

http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...DME:L:AAQ:IT:1

mross · 18th April 2007, 11:23 PM

Looks good. I think the description is accurate.

Flavio · 18th April 2007, 11:38 PM

Thank you mross. Since this is made for the army, it's still correct to call it an "ethnographic" weapon?

mross · 19th April 2007, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flavio

Thank you mross. Since this is made for the army, it's still correct to call it an "ethnographic" weapon?

I don't see why not, a khuk is ethnographic, and it appears to be handmade.

Flavio · 19th April 2007, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mross

I don't see why not, a khuk is ethnographic, and it appears to be handmade.

Sorry for my ignorance, I have thought (clearly being wrong

) that the ones made for the army were mass produced something like bayonets...
Anyway I hope to post soon better pictures. Thank you

kronckew · 20th April 2007, 12:47 PM

except for the indian tourist models, which are mass produced for the unsuspecting, most nepali kukhris are made by kamis by hand out of locally sourced steel, frequently car springs, the army ones are usually the better quality ones. the quality does vary. nepali armoury marked ones are usually a good buy from what i gather about mine. see www.ikrhs.com (The International Kukri Research & Historical Society) for more info. (we could do with a bit more activity there

)

Flavio · 18th April 2007, 11:40 PM

double post - sorry

18th April 2007, 09:19 PM	#1
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Kukri... Hi all, this is just finished. It's the first time for me (I mean for a kukri ) what are your comments even if the pictures are no good enough? thanks http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...DME:L:AAQ:IT:1 Last edited by Flavio; 18th April 2007 at 10:23 PM.

18th April 2007, 11:23 PM	#2
mross Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 478	Looks good. I think the description is accurate.

18th April 2007, 11:38 PM	#3
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Thank you mross. Since this is made for the army, it's still correct to call it an "ethnographic" weapon?

20th April 2007, 12:47 PM	#6
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	except for the indian tourist models, which are mass produced for the unsuspecting, most nepali kukhris are made by kamis by hand out of locally sourced steel, frequently car springs, the army ones are usually the better quality ones. the quality does vary. nepali armoury marked ones are usually a good buy from what i gather about mine. see www.ikrhs.com (The International Kukri Research & Historical Society) for more info. (we could do with a bit more activity there )

18th April 2007, 11:40 PM	#7
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	double post - sorry