Nice Kukri - Opinions?

Shai Cohen · 25th October 2005, 04:58 PM

Hi,
I bought it in nepal, the seller claimed it to be a Tibetan Kukri.
The handle is made of ivory (checked with hot needle and also the typical ivory pattern can be seen).
There is a nice silver ornament on the scabbard with coral and tourquise stones, and also a small ornament which consists of 9 gems which i dont recognize.
It also came with 6 extra tools other than the two classical knives.

1) Can you help me identify it? date it?
2) Can you help me identify the gems on it?
3) On the handle there are some markings which i am not sure whether they are cracks or a text in some language, what do you think?
4) Is there any meaning to the symbols on the blade?

Pictures attached.

Thank you,
Shai

Overall View:

The Gems:

The Tools:

The Blade:

The Handle:

25th October 2005, 04:58 PM	#1
Shai Cohen Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	Nice Kukri - Opinions? Hi, I bought it in nepal, the seller claimed it to be a Tibetan Kukri. The handle is made of ivory (checked with hot needle and also the typical ivory pattern can be seen). There is a nice silver ornament on the scabbard with coral and tourquise stones, and also a small ornament which consists of 9 gems which i dont recognize. It also came with 6 extra tools other than the two classical knives. 1) Can you help me identify it? date it? 2) Can you help me identify the gems on it? 3) On the handle there are some markings which i am not sure whether they are cracks or a text in some language, what do you think? 4) Is there any meaning to the symbols on the blade? Pictures attached. Thank you, Shai Overall View: The Gems: The Tools: The Blade: The Handle: Attached Images