Late 19th Century Nepalese Gurka Kukri (Khukuri) Knife in Scabbard

This is a beautiful Nepalese gurka kukri (or khukukri) knife with a leather scabbard dating to the late nineteenth century. The kukri is a knife with a curved blade with a small notch used in Nepal and neighboring nations as a weapon and a chopping tool. The kukri is accompanied by two smaller knives, the chakmak and the karda, used for sharpening the primary blade. The curious notch at the base of the blade is conjectured to be symbolic of a sacred cow's foot, while other ideas are that it is just a practical dropping off point for blood and other viscous liquids before it hits the handle,

Circa late 19th century.

Approximately 2-1/4" in width (across end of handle) and 16-1/2" in length; blade only: 12-1/4" in length and 2-1/4" in width (widest section); scabbard only: approximately 13-1/4" in length and 3-1/4" in width; small knives: 4-7/8" and 4-1/8" in length.

Steel, wood, leather.

None.

Straps on scabbard.

This is from an antique Southern Asian weapons collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEJM13 LAGEX12/13 SAGEX5/16

7 (Very Fine): The knife has some areas of light to moderate wear.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.