Steel grip Kukri, info?

[Tim Simmons]

I am interested in your opinions and you could well be right. In my own humble opinion, I am at times unsure as to how broad an investigation has been undertaken outside of looking at the business end that tends to form many a collectors view.

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Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

I am interested in your opinions and you could well be right. In my own humble opinion, I am at times unsure as to how broad an investigation has been undertaken outside of looking at the business end that tends to form many a collectors view.

fairly extensive realy.... For provinaced dated examples both old & new, Gurkha museam in Winchester is good & not to far from you, get permision to see ones not displayed as well. It will help your perspective about dating them a bit, it did for me 6 years ago. The the natioal Army museam, private collections, old photo & presntation piecs all help the dating with 20th century pieces.

The double straps on scabbards are a feature that started to occur as a feild development in ww1 to catch on belt frogs better than the traditional buttons & loop for originaly sash wear which were often torn off.

The rear scabbard stiching is just not the quality of older hand stiched cotten work its only one step above todays level.

The whole shape design materials all shout post ww2,

I expect the small knives just have the Blades stuck in a hole in the horn handles? no metal support?

I can understand your doubt, some kukris pose many questians, that one doesnt realy.


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[Tim Simmons]

The stitching is all in sinew. I am also intersted in the fabric and dye stuff. Thanks for your help.

[spiral]

sure that gets used as well, even on tourist pieces sometimes, they use evrything in Nepal, nothing wasted, sure its not gut though? thats commener.

As you say there dyes do fade, I have 1986 Nepali dyed purple velvet that has faded to light gray where it isnt under the silver.

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