| Genuine Gurkha Kukri Knife - British Gurkha Army Issue, Authentic Khukuri or Khukris | 
| Brand: GK&CO.KUKRI
Category: Sports
List Price: $89.99
Buy New: $59.99
as of 5/23/2012 08:43 CDT details
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Seller: GK&CO. Kukri House
Sales Rank: 5,279
Media: Misc.
Clothing Size: One size
Size: Standard issue, approx 10.5" blade, 5" handle
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 16 x 2.5 x 0
Model: Service No. 1
UPC: 793573961129
EAN: 0793573961129
ASIN: B005IR4OD4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Authentic Kukri directly from Official Supplier to the Gurkhas in Nepal | | • | Razor Sharp blade, Currently Issue to the British Gurkha Regiment | | • | 10.5" Blade with 5.5" Buffalo Horn handle, Overall length 16 Inches, Thickness about 3/8" at Spine | | • | Highly Graded Carbon Steel (Steel 5160, Car Spring), Highly Polished, Comes with two small Knives (Karda & Chakmak) | | • | Full tang rat-tail Blade, Hand forge by the blacksmith or Kaami in Eastern Nepal |
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Product Description
Among all the Khukuris or Kukris, Service No. 1 is the most famous all over the world as it is issued to the Gurkhas when they enlist and carry throughout their military career. This is a Official Issue. This Kukri is very important and most popular among the Gurkhas and they keep it as their valuable procession all of their life. This is also called Standard Issued in Gurkha Units as they have few other military kukris issued in special occasion or during training. The blade is made of Highly Graded Carbon ( 5160 Steel, Car spring) with balanced water temper on the edge of the blade therefore its very strong, It has very sharp edge (As it is made of carbon steel you can also sharpen as you wish). Besides carrying the knife in war time, this blade can be used to chop wood or bone cleaning bushes. Blade is 10.5" from guard to tip made of Highly Grade Carbon Steel ( Steel 5160, Car spring), Thickness of the blade is about 3/8 inch at the thickest part of spine. Handle is 5.25" (from pommel to Guard) Made of Water Buffalo Horn. Overall length is about 16 inches ( tip to pommel). The scabbard is made of Cotton Covered in buffalo leather. The scabbard has double frogs which are leather loops used to attach to the belt.
Weight: 1.5 lbs or 700 grams (Kukri & Sheath). Karda & Chakmak: These are the two small knives that come with all traditional Kukris. When you buy this item you will also get these two unique knives. The Chakmak is the thick piece of metal without an edge. It is used in a way similar to a strop to hone the edge of the kukri while in the field. The Karda is the sharpened one that is used for general purposes and for more detailed work. The dimensions of Karda & Chakmak are: 2.2" blade (Appox) with a 2 inch handle (Appox)
****** THIS IS BRAND NEW ITEM --- This is handcrafted knife therefore please note that each one might have slight variations in measurement *****
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