Hello my friends could use some help with another old weapon!

[koolaidsmile]

Ok I found another old weapon analyze and I could really use everyone's opinion on it! Not sure how old it is but I believe its at least vintage! No markings,the handle looks to be pewter but its not soft like pewter! Measures 15 inches x 2 inches at thickest part of blade! It looks like the end of the handle used to be a carving of a lions head but someone used it as a hammer! Any thought? Thanks everyone!!

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

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[koolaidsmile]

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[surf]

Kukri

 

[Lafitte Deux]

Looks like a made-for-touists Turkish Khukuri. Not old.

 

[trikikiwi]

Looks like a made-for-touists Turkish Khukuri. Not old.

It is a Nepalese (from Nepal) weapon as used by the Ghurkas ,nothing to do with Turkey.

It appears to be made for ceremonial purposes rather than practical use, but still, I wouldn't want to get in its way!

Kukri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mike

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

junk steel made for the tourist trade....
this blade is in no fashion a ceremonial knife...or a working knife...or a decent wall hanger..

 

[yaxthri]

Trikikiwi is correct on the ID of an imitation, that's where secretcanyon is right :-)
The poorly engraved "INDIA" on the blade is a giveaway for a souvenir.

I would hang it on my walll though even so :-)...

 

[koolaidsmile]

junk steel made for the tourist trade....
this blade is in no fashion a ceremonial knife...or a working knife...or a decent wall hanger..

Oh yeah you wouldn't say it wasn't a working knife if I had it up to your throat! It's very sharp!!

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[koolaidsmile]

junk steel made for the tourist trade....
this blade is in no fashion a ceremonial knife...or a working knife...or a decent wall hanger..

Oh and it is very heavy too! Very far from a piece of junk!

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[cw0909]

hi kool, could you get close ups where the handle meets the blade,both sides
i use to have one and thought it junk to, turned out to be early 1900s

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

Khukuri Gallery

 

[boris]

Turkish troops in UNC [United Nations Command] South Korea used these to carve bananas? HH Boris

 

[koolaidsmile]

Turkish troops in UNC [United Nations Command] South Korea used these to carve bananas? HH Boris<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=805040"/><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=805041"/>

Haha very funny!!

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[koolaidsmile]

hi kool, could you get close ups where the handle meets the blade,both sides
i use to have one and thought it junk to, turned out to be early 1900s

Here ya go Hun! Let me know what u think!















Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[yaxthri]

Is that a lionhead on the handle's end?

 

[koolaidsmile]

Is that a lionhead on the handle's end?

It looks like it was a lions head but someone used it as a hammer!

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[koolaidsmile]

You know what I just noticed! Part of the carving on the knife says India!



Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

 

[gunsil]

Sorry Kathy, secretcanyon is correct. It is a modern tourist piece, and among the world of knife collecting it is regarded as junk. The style is correct for a knife that was used by Indian troops for years, but the one you have isn't a military one.

 

[boris]

That was in 1970-1971It kept them busy in the honor guard? HH Boris otherwise they fought each other with smaller ones.