With a very fine Nepalese blade, but kard-like hilt and scabbard.
Overall length
Sheathed 42 cm
Khukurī 41.3 cm
Blade length
30.8 cm
Blade thickness
Base 7.3 mm
Shoulder 7 mm
5 cm from tip 4.5 mm
Blade width
Base 31 mm
Widest 55 mm
Weight
447 grams
Point of balance
11 cm from hilt
Materials
Iron, steel, wood, leather, horn, bone
Origin
Nepal
Dating
First half of the 20th century
Provenance
From a European collection
Price €650, -
Description
A "trousse khukurī" of the first half of the 20th century. Typical blade style of the period, with hollow ground sides, fairly fat "belly" in profile and a roundish notch. The wooden hilt has a pommel that starts narrow and flares out wide. It has an iron bolster.
Its scabbard is made of wood, covered with black leather. Besides the usual pockets for karda and cakmak there are nine additional pockets. Two are left empty, the others are filled with a variety of tools ranging from hooks, a pair of scissors, tweezers, a corkscrew, and more.
Condition
Nick in blade. Some chipping of the pommel. Two tools missing. Some losses to the scabbard. Otherwise in good shape. See photos.
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