Antichrist Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Since my girlfriend's grandfather died, she's been collecting knives more than before, since he left so many to her. To add to her collection, I'm giving her these two ORIGINAL Khukri. The bottom khukri Is from WWII (1940's) And has no markings, so I'm unsure of the history. The original leather over wood scabbard is beautiful. The top khukri is from the 1800's. Over 100 years old I don't know much about it's history except there is an inscription on the blade as shown below, and supposedly tells the date of manufacture. (Forgive the pictures if it's upside down/sideways as I'm unsure how to read this text) Rotated 180 degrees: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic121 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) If I'm any judge (I'm not) I'm thinking the writing is from the handle down the blade EDIT: Rotate the the blade 180 degrees clockwise Edited May 17, 2013 by Heretic121 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkuLLc0LLector Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 These look badass Just out of curiousity but how you got 'm ? I just looked up some info so the text is from Nepal . Do we have any members from Nepal ? .'-$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antichrist Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 Yes, I read most of the Khukri have a Nepal origin I bought them here: http://www.ima-usa.com They have some amazing originals, and some reproductions also. Direct links to these Khukri: http://www.ima-usa.com/kukri-bhojpure-gurkha-fighting-knife-w-soft-leather-scabbard-unmarked.html http://www.ima-usa.com/kukri-long-leaf-gurkha-fighting-knife-without-scabbard-victorian-era.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZXC.o Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Damn they pretty expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antichrist Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 Damn they pretty expensive They're HUGE. You see my mouse pad under them.... That isn't a tiny normal mouse pad. That's the biggest steel series mousepad made.... And the khukri is bigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZXC.o Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 They're HUGE. You see my mouse pad under them.... That isn't a tiny normal mouse pad. That's the biggest steel series mousepad made.... And the khukri is bigger Awesome, i cant buy anything since i live outer USA. But checked out the site and cool products 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiaNist Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 if you're leaving nearby, i could have given you a "balisong" aka butterfly/fan knife...my hometown is well-known for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antichrist Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 Awesome, i cant buy anything since i live outer USA. But checked out the site and cool products They ship internationally according to shipping info on the Khukris These knives were built to last. The spine is very thick. About 4x thicker than a normal Machete, or big kitchen knife. And VERY heavy. I couldn't imagine using this knife all day as a tool to clear trees, chop wood, slaughter animals for food etc... This was the daily tool for everyone, and soldiers carried it also. I love it. I'm probably going to have to buy some for me also lol. if you're leaving nearby, i could have given you a "balisong" aka butterfly/fan knife...my hometown is well-known for it. Ah nice! But I also have one of those in the american version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiaNist Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 They ship internationally according to shipping info on the Khukris These knives were built to last. The spine is very thick. About 4x thicker than a normal Machete, or big kitchen knife. And VERY heavy. I couldn't imagine using this knife all day as a tool to clear trees, chop wood, slaughter animals for food etc... This was the daily tool for everyone, and soldiers carried it also. I love it. I'm probably going to have to buy some for me also lol. Ah nice! But I also have one of those in the american version i believe the original version is from my place XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostaja Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Really cool knives! Nice to know there is a website selling these if I decide to get me one, and I think 100$ for an original fighting knife over 100 years old is a bargain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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