A group of group of 10th Gurkha rifles Officers kukri from WW1 &WW2
 

Hi chaps! Long time no see!

Heres a group of 10th Gurkha rifles Officers kukris from my collection, That I thought I would share with you chaps. From both first & second world wars.

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This one {below.} belonged to Lt. Bazett of 10th Gurkha rifles who also appears to have spent a year on loan to the Burma Military police & is recorded as Quartermaster at Myamo in Burma in 1919 again with the 10GR..After ww2 he moved to Canada. He was reenlisted in WW2 with the rank of Major & employed in "Special Services" apparently as a senior training officer.{He must have learnt a lot in Burma!} I like to think of it as a true military sirupate, with its slender 15 1/4 inch blade.

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Heres a picture of him wearing it. { tall chap,Second from right about c.1917/18} although with the sam browne frog rather than the issue field frog it came with from his great Grandson, after passing through the safe hands of JP.


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Next we have the big one! Clearly made in the same workshop as Lt.Bazetts kukri, but much more in style, its a real heavy weight hitter, clearly made for a large powerfull man. Blade only 14 1/2 inches long but weights in at just over a kilo so a match in weight & length to some of the Nepali army long leaf kukri. {Although balance wise the heavy silver buttcap does help offset the otherwise very heavy blade.} Its heavier than I normally in mylike but It would cut a mans head in half lengthways down to his chest, Im sure ! certainly fantastic intimidation factor as well particularly if the Officer had a large .455 webley in his left hand at the same time!

It wears a very rare sam browne Officers belt frog & carrys identical buttcap & silver fittings as Lt. Bazzets.

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And last but by no means least we have an early WW2 era 10th Gurkha riflles Officers dia chirra kukri, {Sadley when I bought it about 9 or 10 years ago I didn't record the past owners name when I bought it of his son in Law. my error...} The silver had very carefully been painted black {not patina, but actual paint!} So presumably had seen front line service.

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A very similar kukri is held at the Gurkha museam Winchester, {photo below.} although that one carrys a coveted Sam Browne frog.

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