Kukri 1916

[salamander]

Hi,
Kukri Coi | G 1916 43 good or fake?
Thank you.
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[ROBB]

Looks like 1979? Rob

[popskipa]

This is a Mark III Kukri which was introduced in 1944-45, so certainly not WWI.

Enjoy the hobby, Keith

[salamander]

are they false markings?

[peter monahan]

I strongly suspect the markings are a later addition / 'improvement'. The vast majority of WWI kukris seem to have had few or no markings, depending on whether they were UK or Indian made. Some don't even have a broad arrow stamp.

And as Popskipa implies, the style is wrong for WWII.

[Wingate]

Modern reproduction kukri, with spurious WW1 markings. As already stated, this is the wrong pattern for WW1, more closely resembling a MK III, although not quite right for that either.

Wingate