Tourist Kukri?

mrcjgscott · 24th December 2016, 03:28 PM

What you have there is a commercially produced version of the military MK.5 kukri.

These did not appear until the late 1950's to 1960's, so not WW2 issue I am afraid.

They vary in quality hugely, from very poor to quite decent camping knives. From the rather poorly constructed scabbard, I would estimate that yours dates from the 1970's or perhaps 1980's.

If you are interested in Military Kukris, you can do no better than to read Jonathan's excellent article on the military marks 1-5:

http://www.ikrhs.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1203

For some kukris to avoid, see these two:

http://www.ikrhs.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1205

http://www.ikrhs.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1390

I hope this helps. I often check in to look for a good kukri thread, they seem to have been few and far between of late.

Seasons greetings,

Chris

Spaffo · 24th December 2016, 11:15 PM

Thanks Chris. Those links were very informative.

24th December 2016, 03:28 PM	#1
mrcjgscott Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 189	Kukri... What you have there is a commercially produced version of the military MK.5 kukri. These did not appear until the late 1950's to 1960's, so not WW2 issue I am afraid. They vary in quality hugely, from very poor to quite decent camping knives. From the rather poorly constructed scabbard, I would estimate that yours dates from the 1970's or perhaps 1980's. If you are interested in Military Kukris, you can do no better than to read Jonathan's excellent article on the military marks 1-5: http://www.ikrhs.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1203 For some kukris to avoid, see these two: http://www.ikrhs.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1205 http://www.ikrhs.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1390 I hope this helps. I often check in to look for a good kukri thread, they seem to have been few and far between of late. Seasons greetings, Chris

24th December 2016, 11:15 PM	#2
Spaffo Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 45	Thanks Chris. Those links were very informative.