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6th August 2015, 08:20 PM
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6th August 2015, 08:46 PM
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Interesting link Gavin,
A nice MkI they show on the next page... http://australianmuseum.net.au/image...e-knife-e30483 Many interesting kukri have emerged from Turkey. Kind regards, Chris |
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6th August 2015, 08:48 PM
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2 more examples.
The carving work doesn't look Indo nor Filipino to me, too. The blades don't have a chisel grind making any similarity with Visayan blades spurious IMHO. Could these blades be from a minority in Nepal and neighbouring areas (Newari, etc.?). Best wishes, Kai |
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8th August 2015, 11:05 AM
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Hi guys,
First of all a huge thanks to everyone for their input, and thank you Chris for that link. I haven't replied before because I was waiting for a reply from Lt. Col. Cross and Buddhiman Gurung. It turns out the JPX and Buddhiman have one, that belonged to the famed Bhakti Thapa, it is kept in Lamjung with some of Bhakti Thapa's other weapons and the khunda used for Dashain. I wonder with Nepal being sandwiched between China and India, that that is how that type of guard came to be used in Nepal? and did the Chinese take it to the Philippines? Once again, thank you for all the input, all the best Simon |
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