Kothimora Kukri

Tea · 27th December 2021, 10:57 AM

So I found a few other similar Kukri's.
Is your opinion still that these are antiques?
What can be said about the leather scabbard with medallions?
I always thought these were a tourist thing (with usually one of the medallions representing the flag of Nepal.)

As for the fit in both cases the scabbard seems quite tall to me.

kronckew · 27th December 2021, 03:49 PM

The khukuri look antique, nice ones. Bone grips can be fragile, tho they look cool. The horn gripped one withr the REALLY ornate scabbard is a nice fighting weapon. The Bone handled one's decorations are a bit more mundane. They both likely started out with a plainer scabbard for actual use, scabbards were not for the life of the khukuri, and were easily replaced when damaged or worn out. or if you wanted more bling. The khukri blade maay have many hand grips and many scabbards over its life.

The scabbards are Kothimora display scabbards found on presentation weapons. The brass emblems on the plainer scabbard can be regimental badges and the really posh ones with gemstones and filagree metal are bling added by the presenter, with the chains used to display it proudly on a wall hook. They are NOT tourist junk.

You can buy cheap replicas in the tourist shops, caveat emptor. Be especially careful not to buy any with a lions head pommel.
These are in a tourist trap in nepal, gone a bit overboard on the brass. Coins, and nepal flags with the country name in english under them are a bad sign.

27th December 2021, 10:57 AM	#1
Tea Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 15	So I found a few other similar Kukri's. Is your opinion still that these are antiques? What can be said about the leather scabbard with medallions? I always thought these were a tourist thing (with usually one of the medallions representing the flag of Nepal.) As for the fit in both cases the scabbard seems quite tall to me. Attached Images

27th December 2021, 03:49 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	The khukuri look antique, nice ones. Bone grips can be fragile, tho they look cool. The horn gripped one withr the REALLY ornate scabbard is a nice fighting weapon. The Bone handled one's decorations are a bit more mundane. They both likely started out with a plainer scabbard for actual use, scabbards were not for the life of the khukuri, and were easily replaced when damaged or worn out. or if you wanted more bling. The khukri blade maay have many hand grips and many scabbards over its life. The scabbards are Kothimora display scabbards found on presentation weapons. The brass emblems on the plainer scabbard can be regimental badges and the really posh ones with gemstones and filagree metal are bling added by the presenter, with the chains used to display it proudly on a wall hook. They are NOT tourist junk. You can buy cheap replicas in the tourist shops, caveat emptor. Be especially careful not to buy any with a lions head pommel. These are in a tourist trap in nepal, gone a bit overboard on the brass. Coins, and nepal flags with the country name in english under them are a bad sign. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 27th December 2021 at 04:15 PM.