Excellent kukri with, dare I say, a wootz blade

russel · 5th December 2013, 08:21 AM

It may well be some form of hybrid. The lack of Cho wasn't my only reason to doubt it being a Kukri, occasionally one finds Kukri without a Cho (I don't have one but I have seen images of very old Kukri without a Cho). What got me was the form of the hilt. It seems very much like a Balkan Yataghan.

Spiral or one of the other IKRHS guys would be able to make a better judgement that me.

Whatever it is, it's beautiful!

Russel

5th December 2013, 08:21 AM	#30
russel Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Tasmania, Australia Posts: 236	It may well be some form of hybrid. The lack of Cho wasn't my only reason to doubt it being a Kukri, occasionally one finds Kukri without a Cho (I don't have one but I have seen images of very old Kukri without a Cho). What got me was the form of the hilt. It seems very much like a Balkan Yataghan. Spiral or one of the other IKRHS guys would be able to make a better judgement that me. Whatever it is, it's beautiful! Russel