Military Kukri?

sirupate · 12th December 2011, 11:34 PM

A nice Mk1 there Chregu, Have you checked the spine for a FW stamp? The Mk1 seems to have potentially been made from the early20th century to around 1917.

The 2/8th were renowned for having their own battalion kukri rather than Mk issue
as this one below;

typical 2/8th GR armourer markings on a kukri;

The 2/8th were raised in 1907 from the then 7th GR, so it is possible that this kukri dates from that period, having originally been a 7th GR kukri, that was then armourer marked 2/8th upon the transfer.

For more on kukri try this link;
Link

12th December 2011, 11:34 PM	#8
sirupate Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 373	A nice Mk1 there Chregu, Have you checked the spine for a FW stamp? The Mk1 seems to have potentially been made from the early20th century to around 1917. The 2/8th were renowned for having their own battalion kukri rather than Mk issue as this one below; typical 2/8th GR armourer markings on a kukri; The 2/8th were raised in 1907 from the then 7th GR, so it is possible that this kukri dates from that period, having originally been a 7th GR kukri, that was then armourer marked 2/8th upon the transfer. For more on kukri try this link; Link