Officer’s Kukri

Description

Since 1943 these Kukris have been made by one government contractor; Windlass Steelcrafts. This piece is original, official military issue! Hand forged from high carbon steel. A must for outdoor activities that require chopping and cutting, from gardening to camping.

Used with devastating effectiveness by the famous Nepalese Gurkhas in the Siege of Delhi in 1857, in the trenches of WWI France, throughout the New Guinea jungle in WWII, and with distinction in the Falkland Islands. Takes a good, sharp edge. Scale tang. The contoured handle is made of authentic buffalo horn. Brass knob and reinforcement. Genuine military issue to the officers in the Gurkha Regiments in India. This officer’s Kukri is slightly smaller than the regimental version. The Gurkha officers kukri comes with the official sheath and two accessory knives. There might be slight variation in the size and blade shape of these small accessory knives. The other accessory knife has traditionally been left blunt, to be used for example as a fire steel, and the other one is sharper, to be used for example in skinning, eating or other small tasks.

• Made by Windlass Steelcrafts
• Overall length 35 cm
• Blade Length 24 cm
• Blade Thickness 4.8 mm
• Weight 440 g
• Blade material: High Carbon Steel
• Sharpness: Unsharpened