Info on Old Military kukri

spiral · 15th December 2005, 08:24 PM

Nice one Rick, Thanks!

These ones with inlay are rather attractive I think, is it possible to tell what the inlay is, or are the fragments to small for positive id?

It reminds me of one I saw about 4 years ago, that had been bought out of Singapore in the 1930s. It could even be the same one? Last time I saw it was on ebay heading to a well known American collector.

Most serious kukri collectors try & pick up one of these models. I was lucky to find this pair together & both obviosly made by the same hand.

You do get various qualitys of them, ranging from good to exceptional, I would say. As with most hand made kukri. Some dont like the brass so much,because of the dating but the other versians of them were still bieng made into the 1920s as well. So it makes no odds I think. Silver is always nice of course!

But A good kukri is a good kukri, afterall.

Although I Must admit I dont bother with many post 1950 ones.
Do you collect kukri? or is it just a "stray" you came across?

Spiral

15th December 2005, 08:24 PM	#19
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Nice one Rick, Thanks! These ones with inlay are rather attractive I think, is it possible to tell what the inlay is, or are the fragments to small for positive id? It reminds me of one I saw about 4 years ago, that had been bought out of Singapore in the 1930s. It could even be the same one? Last time I saw it was on ebay heading to a well known American collector. Most serious kukri collectors try & pick up one of these models. I was lucky to find this pair together & both obviosly made by the same hand. You do get various qualitys of them, ranging from good to exceptional, I would say. As with most hand made kukri. Some dont like the brass so much,because of the dating but the other versians of them were still bieng made into the 1920s as well. So it makes no odds I think. Silver is always nice of course! But A good kukri is a good kukri, afterall. Although I Must admit I dont bother with many post 1950 ones. Do you collect kukri? or is it just a "stray" you came across? Spiral