An old Tibetan warrior

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by dennee

There also appear to be rare examples of what folks have called "Tibetan" kukris, presumably made in Nepal using hairpin-laminated steel. I don't have any photos, so I don't know if they were made from scratch or fashioned from Tibetan trade blades.

I can confirm that I have had two of these Kukri types Dennee.

To me, the blades were not re-purposed from other Tibet blades but made in this manner. The spacings between the hairpins was far too large when considering the width and thickness of the blade, along with the contours of metals within the form from the forte to the tip, they were all very specific rather than a melding of old metals.

Gavin