Questions About a Curious Kukri

tom hyle · 18th March 2005, 11:42 PM

The treatment of the grooveless area near the spine may be similar, but I don't see what else? THe blade shape is quite different, as is the bolster, which on Conogre's appears to be made of iron(?) and to serve as a functional ferule.
The small "blade" sounds like a fire striker.
Interestingly, what I've heard is tjhat the flat pointy knife-blade-shaped pockets twice as wide as the two normal side-blade pockets, on the backs of some sheaths is a wallet for spices, drugs, etc. Tobacco is usually cited.
The decorative lines, which may be referential to panel welded steel, appear to be chiseled, rather than etched, etc., and look to have been thru at least one fairly serious after market polishing, or perhaps a series of routine ones.
BTW, gald you like it

Tim Simmons · 18th March 2005, 11:54 PM

Hello Tom, it is more that the leather work is the same.The older Nepal leather seems thinner and in a way harder and has the same tooling.The Indian one has a thicker more soft leather.This example has got damp in the past possibly in the Burma campain.Tim

18th March 2005, 11:42 PM	#1
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	The treatment of the grooveless area near the spine may be similar, but I don't see what else? THe blade shape is quite different, as is the bolster, which on Conogre's appears to be made of iron(?) and to serve as a functional ferule. The small "blade" sounds like a fire striker. Interestingly, what I've heard is tjhat the flat pointy knife-blade-shaped pockets twice as wide as the two normal side-blade pockets, on the backs of some sheaths is a wallet for spices, drugs, etc. Tobacco is usually cited. The decorative lines, which may be referential to panel welded steel, appear to be chiseled, rather than etched, etc., and look to have been thru at least one fairly serious after market polishing, or perhaps a series of routine ones. BTW, gald you like it

18th March 2005, 11:54 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,875	Hello Tom, it is more that the leather work is the same.The older Nepal leather seems thinner and in a way harder and has the same tooling.The Indian one has a thicker more soft leather.This example has got damp in the past possibly in the Burma campain.Tim