Excellent kukri with, dare I say, a wootz blade

[inveterate]

A TRULY UNIQUE AND FANTASTIC EXAMPLE. CONGRATULATIONS. ROD

[Gonzalo G]

I´m sorry, Ward. I found two ways to understand your statement, and I only wanted to be sure. Thank you for your response. In which way the koftgari of the 19th Century is different from the made in the 18th Century?

RSWORD, would be you so kind as to give measures and weight of your piece? I would think that the blade itself is thin for a khukri, but wisely reinforced with the "T" back to give rigidity and the piece with koftgari decoration which goes over the blade (I don´t recall it´s proper name in english in this moment), to give amortiguation against vibrations. This piece is another unique feature on a khukri. But I can be wrong, as a thicker blade would give a maximum performance to this khukri. Thank you for your attention.

My best regards

Gonzalo

[scratch]

G'day Rsword,
It is always good to see a new, to me, style of kukri!
Thank you for sharing
To display my own ignorance I had thought this piece to be a relative of the tulwar handled similiar bladed examples(The T spine does not extend as far)
Congratulations on a knowledgeable acquisition

Cheers,

Dan

[RSWORD]

Thanks for all the feedback. The blade, when measured along the spine, is a tad over 14" long. The longer handle helps give the blade a nice feel and while not a big, heavy blade, the blade does have some heft to it. I am afraid I do not have a proper scale to weight it. The POB is 2 centimeters past the cho. The blade shape reminds me a bit of a Sossun Pata and perhaps the maker of this blade was familiar with those swords and incorporated some of those features, ie, T-back spine with hollow grind and beveled edge.

I'll try and post some close up pictures of the koftgari later this evening.

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by RSWORD

I'll try and post some close up pictures of the koftgari later this evening.

I fear that may push us from being a collectors forum... to a porn site. ;-)

[CharlesS]

What a beauty!!....just an amazingly elegant piece of unmatched quality!

[spiral]

Nice blade length & intriging balance point, definatly weighed as a fast fighter. {Mind you i never thought it was for splitting kindling!}

Found this photo in my libary, had it for years, not sure where it came from, I think someone asked me about it many years ago.

Look forward to the closeups!

Spiral

[Gonzalo G]

Originally Posted by RSWORD

The blade shape reminds me a bit of a Sossun Pata and perhaps the maker of this blade was familiar with those swords and incorporated some of those features, ie, T-back spine with hollow grind and beveled edge.

Yes, it resembles the sossun pata of the type Rawson calls "islamic form" (photo No. 1) and not the one he calls "hindu form" (photo No. 11), on "The Indian Sword". Also, he presents a khukri similar in some way to yours, with metal handle and the piece over the blade covered by koftgari, but with a very different form of hilt and blade and without kaudi (photo No. 26). Yours looks much better.

Thank you very much for your response.
Regards

Gonzalo

[youngbladerunner]

I bought this kukri recently. Unique peice possibly?

[Battara]

Certainly wootz kukris are rare. Congratulations!

[Robert]

By looking at the age cracks in the two close-up photos below (one provided by Rsword and the other by Spiral) I would say that these could very possibly be the same kukri.

Best, Robert