Khukri

[adriancook53]

I not sure if this is in the correct place, but need an opinion on this khukri .i think its a mk 11 khukri ww2 or post war . Does anyone have any idear if i have got it right or not .thanks weighs in at about 690 grams.

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[peter monahan]

The general look - buffalo horn grips, brass rivets, laced on frog and so on look good for a WWII, made India issue kukri. From what I can see.

Any markings at all on the blade? A close up shot of the butt would also be interesting

[IrishRebel]

The general look - buffalo horn grips, brass rivets, laced on frog and so on look good for a WWII, made India issue kukri. From what I can see.

Any markings at all on the blade? A close up shot of the butt would also be interesting

agree , there should be an arrow stamped somewhere on the blade/tang i would think?? Could be wrong. Looks good tho

[Grimebox]

I do not believe that this is a military issue Kukri. The frog does not look like the military issue type and the majority of issues ones that I have seen have a wooden handle with a ridge around the middle. The below link maybe of some help:

http://gurkha-antiques.com/index.html

[peter monahan]

I agree that a horn handle is not as common as the wooden issue ones but I believe the frog is standard issue for Gurkha troops in the WWII and later period.

I suspect this one may be Indian made, not from a UK factory, in which case it may well not have any stampings on the blade, not even the ubiqitous 'broad arrow', but I am often mistaken.

This link, admittedly to a factory in Nepal, shows the frog, some horn handled blades and so on: http://www.himalayan-imports.com/MilitaryStyles.htm A frog really only makes sense for a military blade - to hang from a waist belt - as the civilian style in Nepal is simply to tuck the scabbard through a waist sash or belt.

[adriancook53]

I agree that a horn handle is not as common as the wooden issue ones but I believe the frog is standard issue for Gurkha troops in the WWII and later period.

I suspect this one may be Indian made, not from a UK factory, in which case it may well not have any stampings on the blade, not even the ubiqitous 'broad arrow', but I am often mistaken.

This link, admittedly to a factory in Nepal, shows the frog, some horn handled blades and so on: http://www.himalayan-imports.com/MilitaryStyles.htm A frog really only makes sense for a military blade - to hang from a waist belt - as the civilian style in Nepal is simply to tuck the scabbard through a waist sash or belt.

Sorry i havn't answered back until now been really busy .I think your right on the mark peter .There are no stamps on the blade and the pomel end cap is steel that has two places where it was riveted overand filed flush.Been informed was probably made in calcutter in 1944-46.thanks for your help and thankyou everyone else for your help.[emoji3][emoji106]

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[peter monahan]

Adrian

There is no definitive spource on kukris but I have, in the past, owned a few and this one, I believe, is a good-un: wartime made in India, with the appropriate fittings and frog.

One of the dead giveaways even on the better made tourist pieces is whether o not the two small blades look as if they're meant to be used. Many actually quite good kukris habe two bits of flat steel, with little or no finishing and certainly no indication that they've ever been sharpened for use. Not a deal breaker, but if they look 'real' that would be a confirmation, to me, of what is a semi-educated guess on my part.

A lovely piece! I'm down to one now, an 1890s vintage, probably Nepali not India Army blade but have always regretted my momentary madness in selling off a marked [Brit made] WWII blade and frog.

[JamesT]

Hello

This is a WW2 or soon after private purchase kukri. In many non Gurkha units kukri like this were preferred to the issue machete when operating in the jungle.

Service issue kukri were mainly issued to Gurkha units (although not exclusively), they came in brown scabbards without the additional knives. See attached. You can just make out the date stamp in the blade by the hilt and on the scabbard at the throat.

Yours is a nice high quality example.

Best

James

[peter monahan]

A nice example of a WWII kukri. Thanks for sharing it, James.