Subject: गोर्खा gurkha infantry warrior
Culture: Nepali
Setting: Gurkha empire, Nepal 1768-1816
Object: खुकुरी khukuri kukri knife and accessories
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National Museum of Ireland -- Decorative Arts and History > What's In Store? *
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Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Sword (kukri) Nepalese, early 20th century This kukri still has its complete set of accessories,
including a screwdriver, vent-pricker, spatula and four different knives, all housed in compartments in the scabbard." ...
* Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery
"Sword (kukri) Nepalese, early 19th century The cusped nock at the base of the blade is characteristic of the kukri. Earlier examples tend to be shallow, with a simple cusp, while later ones are deeper and more ornate." ...
"Sword (kukri) Nepalese, early 19th century The hilt is of horn with a pronounced falnge [SIC] at the mid point to improve the grip." ...
"Sword (kukri) Nepalese, 18th century The blade of this kukri has a sharp, forward angle, and networks of flaws can be seen in the blade. These features, together with the slender wooden hilt, suggest an early attribution." ...
"Sword (kukri) Nepalese, Gurkha, 19th century The kukri is well-known as the national sword of the Gurkhas of Nepal. It succeeded the kora in this rôle, and in the 18th and early 19th centuries both types were in use." ...
"Sword (kukri) and by-knife Nepalese, 18th century Earlier kukri blades are often made of pattern-welded steel, and the lamination on this example can clearly be seen. The forward angle of the blade is sharp, and this necessitates a scabbard with a slot cut at the rear." ...
Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Sword (kukri) and byknives Nepalese, mid 19th century The kukri was presented by Maharaja Jung Bahadur, Prime Minister of Nepal,
to Sir John Login, later Governor to Maharaja Dalip Singh or Lahore (1843-9). It has an unusual hilt of ivory carved with a lion pommel." ...
* Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery
"By-knife from a kukri Nepalese, early 19th century The hilt is of ivory, carved with a peacock at the pommel.
Sets of by-knives and other implements were carried in the scabbards of kukri." ...
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