Not a kukri...

[sirupate]

Looking forward to that Lew

[Lew]

Stan

Can you post a pic of the top view looking down at the spine of your knife please include the hilt in the photo.

Thanks

Lew

[Stan S.]

Originally Posted by Lew

Stan

Can you post a pic of the top view looking down at the spine of your knife please include the hilt in the photo.

Thanks

Lew

Give me a day or two. I am planning to clean it over the weekend and will post some new pictures then.

[spiral]

Originally Posted by Lew

Stan

Can you post a pic of the top view looking down at the spine of your knife please include the hilt in the photo.

Thanks

Lew

Wise move Lew!

Spiral

[Stan S.]

Time to bring this theread to the top again. Actually, I would have done it sooner but a few weeks ago, while cleaning this blade, it slipped and left me with a nasty bone-deep cut on the side of my right thumb. I dont think I have ever bled so much in my life ER visit, 4 stitches, and a month of healing later, I can start using a camera again. I am left with some numbness in the affected digit and teh doctor says there may be some nerve damage. At least now I know which item from my collection I will be bringing in the event of a zombie apocalypse

Here are some pictures of a cleaned knife. You can now see the "eye" on the blade and a close up of the tang construction. What do you think?

[Stan S.]

Few more

[fearn]

That tends to shoot down my first guess of a Cocos Island knife with a new sheath. Swastikas and an eye of Shiva do suggest a Hindu origin. That said, I think there are a bunch of down-curved knives out there.

F

[spiral]

Maybe Hindu, or Maybe just later money making scratchings? certanly later sheath, definatly... Not Nepali.

dimensions please for clarity.. including ricasso.

Spiral

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by fearn

That tends to shoot down my first guess of a Cocos Island knife with a new sheath...

cocos island knives are fairly distinctive and while coming in different sizes, the scabbards and overall look are that they are essentially all the same shape, just scaled up or down. apparently there is only one family that makes them is why. steel supposedly came (comes from) the german battle cruiser emden that was run aground in the north of the island in ww1 after being damaged in battle.