Slender blade Kukri translation help please

scratch · 31st May 2009, 03:40 AM

G'day

This Kukri could be desribed as a sirupati, in that its blade resembles the slender siru grass of Nepal.
I think the writing on spine may be 6 and 3. Any correction/help welcome.
The "eyelash" mark looks like that found on tulwars, could a dating be arrived at via this mark?
The steel is finely laminated I think. Quality silverwork too, I think.
I'd guess at around 1850

possibly earlier. Thought and discussion welcome please.

Best regards,

Daniel

Jens Nordlunde · 31st May 2009, 01:19 PM

Hi Daniel,
Nice kukri in a good condition. You are right, the numbers are 6 and 3 in Nepalese writing.

Battara · 31st May 2009, 10:35 PM

O yes pattern welded and old - closeups of the silver work please?

asomotif · 31st May 2009, 11:51 PM

Wow

That's a nice blade

Ferguson · 1st June 2009, 01:47 AM

Oh my. Stunning, really.
Steve

sirupate · 1st June 2009, 11:14 AM

Very nice indeed, I wonder if the handle is quite a lot newer than the blade (which is lovely), the metal for this kind of work may well have been imported into Nepal.
I wouldn't classify it as a sirupate, but it is a super example of the old fighting style kukri, which would have belonged to a high cast/rich Nepali.

31st May 2009, 03:40 AM	#1
scratch Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 96	Slender blade Kukri translation help please G'day This Kukri could be desribed as a sirupati, in that its blade resembles the slender siru grass of Nepal. I think the writing on spine may be 6 and 3. Any correction/help welcome. The "eyelash" mark looks like that found on tulwars, could a dating be arrived at via this mark? The steel is finely laminated I think. Quality silverwork too, I think. I'd guess at around 1850 possibly earlier. Thought and discussion welcome please. Best regards, Daniel Attached Images

31st May 2009, 01:19 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Daniel, Nice kukri in a good condition. You are right, the numbers are 6 and 3 in Nepalese writing.

31st May 2009, 10:35 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,257	O yes pattern welded and old - closeups of the silver work please?

31st May 2009, 11:51 PM	#4
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Wow That's a nice blade

1st June 2009, 01:47 AM	#5
Ferguson Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernersville, NC, USA Posts: 793	Oh my. Stunning, really. Steve

1st June 2009, 11:14 AM	#6
sirupate Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 373	Very nice indeed, I wonder if the handle is quite a lot newer than the blade (which is lovely), the metal for this kind of work may well have been imported into Nepal. I wouldn't classify it as a sirupate, but it is a super example of the old fighting style kukri, which would have belonged to a high cast/rich Nepali.