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I recently got this kukri with a really well done wooden scabbard. the details are sweet. It even has "leather" straps carved into it. The knife is 17" OAL and has some nice brass between the tang and scales. I've seen one other with a quality wooden scabbard on JP's site.
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A very handsome scabbard, with a level of workmanship quite superior to the rather crude "village" character of most wooden kukri scabbards I have seen. The chiruwa-style horn handle is quite unusual for a wooden scabbard piece, and also appears to be of a high level of craftsmanship, especially the carved detail incised into the tang. Would love to see a picture of the blade.
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Forgot to post the blade in the first place:
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A nice "Sirupate" Derek. Very good work on the scabbard. a nice pick up.
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Rod,
I have read that "The Sirupate is based on the siru leaf found in Eastern Nepal." I have been unable to locate any reference to the siru plant. Do you have any idea what sort of bush, tree, etc. it is, or where I might look for pictures or decriptions? Thanks, Berk BTW, I completely agree with your description of Derek's sirupate as "a nice pick up". Unlike the usual wood scabbard (which seems to be the product of necessity and poverty where leather is scarce or expensive), the choice of wood here seems to be for the purpose of showing off the woodcarver's skill in matching the level of craftsmanship shown by the knife itself. |
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Berkely, have you tried a Google on Sirupate? Rod
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