Excellent kukri with, dare I say, a wootz blade

[Gonzalo G]

Originally Posted by RSWORD

The blade shape reminds me a bit of a Sossun Pata and perhaps the maker of this blade was familiar with those swords and incorporated some of those features, ie, T-back spine with hollow grind and beveled edge.

Yes, it resembles the sossun pata of the type Rawson calls "islamic form" (photo No. 1) and not the one he calls "hindu form" (photo No. 11), on "The Indian Sword". Also, he presents a khukri similar in some way to yours, with metal handle and the piece over the blade covered by koftgari, but with a very different form of hilt and blade and without kaudi (photo No. 26). Yours looks much better.

Thank you very much for your response.
Regards

Gonzalo

[youngbladerunner]

I bought this kukri recently. Unique peice possibly?

[Battara]

Certainly wootz kukris are rare. Congratulations!

[russel]

youngbladerunner: While superficially similar, this isn't a kukri. It is (IMHO) an extremely good yataghan or, as mentioned above, Sossun Pata. Congratulations, it is truly beautiful!

Cheers - Russel

[Battara]

Youngblood, perhaps it would be helpful if you would post larger pictures of your piece with measurements. I disagree with Russel, but he may be right. I feel that what I am suggesting would help us settle the issue.

Robert, the pictures that you posted are in fact the same kukri. I have held this in my hands.

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by russel

youngbladerunner: While superficially similar, this isn't a kukri. It is (IMHO) an extremely good yataghan or, as mentioned above, Sossun Pata. Congratulations, it is truly beautiful!

Cheers - Russel

I too wouldn't call it a Kukri but more a Kukri Hybrid as there are a couple of Kukri elements. What it lacks to be a proper Kukri is the Cho/Kaudi.

Of particular interest is the fine multi fuller arrangement along the spine. They are very nice. Something seen on higher end Rajasthan Sosun Patta.

I'd place it in the Northern Sindh areas at a glance with the blade perhaps from further East.

Gavin

[youngbladerunner]

Thanks for the info guys. From the tip to the bolster is 16 inches and overall length in 21.5 inches.

[Richard Furrer]

I would say wootz yes.
Could the blade have been altered from original? It may have been a sossun-patta at one time and then altered.

Good piece indeed regardless.

Ric

[Emanuel]

Hello,

The handle construction seems to be of Bukharan style no? (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=14093)

Emanuel

Originally Posted by youngbladerunner

Thanks for the info guys. From the tip to the bolster is 16 inches and overall length in 21.5 inches.

[Battara]

Originally Posted by SwordsAntiqueWeapons

I too wouldn't call it a Kukri but more a Kukri Hybrid as there are a couple of Kukri elements. What it lacks to be a proper Kukri is the Cho/Kaudi.

I do see your point with the larger pictures - no cho.

Not sure what to do with it. Nice in any case.

[russel]

It may well be some form of hybrid. The lack of Cho wasn't my only reason to doubt it being a Kukri, occasionally one finds Kukri without a Cho (I don't have one but I have seen images of very old Kukri without a Cho). What got me was the form of the hilt. It seems very much like a Balkan Yataghan.

Spiral or one of the other IKRHS guys would be able to make a better judgement that me.

Whatever it is, it's beautiful!

Russel

[Robert]

By looking at the age cracks in the two close-up photos below (one provided by Rsword and the other by Spiral) I would say that these could very possibly be the same kukri.

Best, Robert