Original Antique Hand Made Knife
"Fighting Ghurka Knife & Scabbard"
ORIGINAL ANTIQUE KNIFE - "CLOSE COMBAT MILITARY KUKRI GHURKA KNIFE" - This comes from my firend private collection in Europe. Magnificent old antique Khurki Ghurka Military Knife. Spectacular conditon for the years, circa 1880-1900. Knife was sharpened and some markings are gone. Scabbard is in great condition. Wooden scabbard covered with thiny leather has only majnor wear caused by all these years. It's near 10 inches long.
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The spelling of Khukri has been in dispute for some time. It has been documented as Khookree, Kookerie, Khukri, Khukuri, Kukery, Kukoori, Koukoori, and Kukri. These are mostly from early British accounts. The spoken word is actually 3 syllables: ( koo - ker - ee ). Today's accepted spellings are Kukri or Khukri.
From several historical versions, the present Khukri design found it's origins with the Ghurka tribes in or around the 7th century BC (about 2500 years ago). It may have been a derivative of some of the short swords of the day, either of early Greek design, or of those of the Macedonians who invaded Northwest India around the 4th century BC. The curved design as we know it today, however derived, was born in the hills of Nepal, and it was used for both farming and for battle. Several offshoot designs emerged ranging from smaller versions on the order of 8-10 inches in length, to massive two-handed broadsword versions several feet in length. The first well-documented (written) accounts of the knife and of the Ghurka tribes come from the British who had taken control of India in the 1800's. The British had been advancing Northward, but suddenly encountered fierce resistance as they advanced into what is modern day Nepal. The Ghurkas not only resisted the British troops, they drove them back. This is something that the British were not at all used to. They called in reinforcements, and then again moved forward. The accounts of what happened are gruesome. The Ghurkas seemed to materialize out of the jungle itself for long enough to cleanly lop a head or limb, and would then disappear before the guns came to bear.
Some of the famous knives of the world such as the Bowie Knife, the Stiletto, the Scimitar, the Roman Sword, the Machete and so on have all, at one time or the other , played great historical roles as formidable weapons with men have demonstrated raw power and courage during times of battle. The Khukri, however, outdoes them all! The great romance and the extraordinary accounts of bravery that this knife evokes are legendary.
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