Kothimora Kukri

[BBJW]

Originally Posted by Duccio

Hello everyone,
I would like to know from khukri experts if this purchase of mine is just tourist stall stuff or not. I was curious about the horn handle, carved in a rather unusual shape. For the rest, both the knife and the scabbard seem very recent to me.
Thanks to those who will be able to tell me something.

The carved grip is called a 'garuda'. The karda and chakmak appear to be low quality replacements.-- bbjw

[Rick]

My century old Kukri is used quite frequently at our house. I don't use it for veggies really; but if you want to split a chicken breast or a whole bird it is my go-to knife for such work.