Kukri manufacturer ?

[ksg]

Anyone who know something about this manufacturer ? The knife well made but is unmarked.

Kjell

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[Daniel Murphy]

Most kukris (even older ones) are handmade by local craftsmen in Nepal. From the location where this is marked, I would say it is the owners name. It was not ususual for persons in far off areas to have stamps and stencils for marking their property. Much of it would have been hard, or impossible, to replace in the field. This looks like a nice older piece.

Dan

[ehrentitle]

When I served in Haiti with the UN the Nepal contingent was making kukris out of automobile leaf springs. I have two somewhere that were presented to me by the contingent commander. No marking whatsoever. So this is very much a cottage industry and cultural tradition. Kevin

[Ed_Haynes]

Real kukris were (and in the Indian and Nepali armies today still are) of local manufacture, unmarked. There are villages that specialise. (Gorkhas still in anachronistic British service get them through a Kathmandu-based wholesaler who gets them made, to a different set of patterns -- smaller and lighter -- in the same villages.) The sama makers and villages also provide them for local consumption, as everyday-use items (and I am told them have been supplying the now-victorious Maoists too).

I have never seen one named but, then, I have never seen one that had been used by a native (of the British Isles).

The name of the British officer -- if that is what it is -- might be traced in relevant Indian Army Lists?

[Laurence Strong]

Here's a quick scan of mine, I got it from Nepbat in Croatia in 1992 for a bottle of Johnny Walker Red, Made out of car springs.....Lord knows they had enough wrecked Landrovers for a lifetime of springs

[Laurence Strong]

Had many a good meal there, though you had to make sure you ate prior to looking in the kitchen to the trooper squatted in the middle of the floor "doing" dishes

And some Officer came up with the brainwave that we were going to teach them to drive 113's

Edited September 15, 2006 by Laurence Strong

[Chris Boonzaier]

I have a few of these.

2 are private purchase ones that were carried by US soldiers in the war.

One really used one was from a US army or marine medic, the other is (roughly) engraved on the pommel: Jack E Ward O-1648755 (which I am told is an officer rank... ergo, the knife was never used.. for work at least).

Both of these are well above average as far as quality goes, have a full tang in the width of the hadle instead of a narrow one.

Stamped into the blade is "Tempered steel Made in india" then "Allied" this last word on a cogwheel.

These were obviously made to sell to allied soldiers and are very nice indeed... and made to use, unlike many which seem to have the tourist in mind

[Hauptmann]

One really used one was from a US army or marine medic, the other is (roughly) engraved on the pommel: Jack E Ward O-1648755 (which I am told is an officer rank... ergo, the knife was never used.. for work at least).

Hi Chris,

Minor point... in the Army and Air Force it's Medic... in the Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard it's Corpsman.

Just wanted to say something before any USMC members jumped in. In my experience they tend to be pretty picky about such things.

Dan

[Hauptmann]

Hi all,

Here are my only contributions to this one. Sadly not in the best shape rust wise... but they were far worse looking when I got them.

This one I got for me:

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And this one for Kim as she loves them too:

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I try to keep them as clean and well oiled as I can but the rust had already taken it's toll before they came into my care.

Needless to say they pale by comparison to the other examples that have been posted. But I still like them.

Dan

[RRA227]

Here is mine.It is marked - Co I I(small) arrow G II

1916

43 nothing else. Rich A.

[Tom Y]

Here is another posting on the subject.

[Hauptmann]

Hi all,

I added this to the other posts (Thanks for posting that here Tom! ) so figured I'd plot it in over here too. Gives some good info on these great knives.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukri

Dan