Some "pre-1898" Military Kurkis

derek · 8th April 2007, 02:43 PM

Hi guys,

I thought I would post these for the kukri fans. These are what AC calls "longleaf".

The letter that came with them says they are dated by the Royal Nepalese Army as pre-1898. Who knows? Sounds good to me. The total length is about 19 inches for all of them, even though some of the pics makes one look longer than the other.

The weight on all of them is between 1lb 7oz -- 1lb 11oz. The POB is right about 5 inches.

Some of us kukri collectors have been trying to make sense of the inscriptions on the spines. So far one has been translated as "Goddess Company". Possibly a nickname for the company this kuk was assigned to?

Does anyone else have an old military kukri with an inscription on the spine? I don't know if anyone has bothered to catalog them with translations, but it would be interesting to see.

another pair

8th April 2007, 02:43 PM	#1
derek Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 215	Some "pre-1898" Military Kurkis Hi guys, I thought I would post these for the kukri fans. These are what AC calls "longleaf". The letter that came with them says they are dated by the Royal Nepalese Army as pre-1898. Who knows? Sounds good to me. The total length is about 19 inches for all of them, even though some of the pics makes one look longer than the other. The weight on all of them is between 1lb 7oz -- 1lb 11oz. The POB is right about 5 inches. Some of us kukri collectors have been trying to make sense of the inscriptions on the spines. So far one has been translated as "Goddess Company". Possibly a nickname for the company this kuk was assigned to? Does anyone else have an old military kukri with an inscription on the spine? I don't know if anyone has bothered to catalog them with translations, but it would be interesting to see. another pair Last edited by derek; 8th April 2007 at 03:23 PM.