Long-handled Kukri

[spiral]

A lovely early example Russel! of a true Lambendh, Yours is long handled so in Nepali that equals Lambendha.

it is also steeply curved... that equals Hanshee as in sickle like.

But your description makes it very clear!

The fullering shows yours to be an early example... probablaly pre. C.1825 quite likely pre. C.1815 { The second Anglo -Nepali war.}

The carved ring grip is also typical.

Early painting show the long handle gives a nice hand reat when stuck through ones sash.

Most of these are very light so two hand use wouldn't add much to the power of a chop or cut, but does when used to stab. {As in finishing off a grounded opponent.}

Personally I think of them more as giant cut throat razor sharp weapons of the Early warrior elite throughout the Himalayas, used purely as a weapon & perhaps prestige.,but not for firewood or vine clearing. {excepting emergencies.}

But all in a a lovely specimen, almost certainly some form of laminated steel . {or occasionally even wootz}{All though of coarse some laminated kukri are just a functional use of steel, but some are beautifully pattern welded.}

Spiral