Item No: #SIR10
Gurkha Sirupate Khukuri Khukri Kukrri Kukri Knife 10.5 inch Full Tang Wood Handle
This is 10.inch hand forged full tang 3 Sirupate kukri that has a semi-polished blade. This is a sharp knife with unique craftsmanship and beautiful rosewood handle and a buffalo leather scabbard. This kukri can be used in cutting wood, meat, clear the branches and bushes. Thi s is a slim Kukri blade and handy.
The Khukuri is a traditional knife from Nepal. It is used as a tool and as a weapon in Nepal and some neighboring countries of South Asia. Traditionally it was, and in many cases still is, the basic utility knife of the Nepalese people. Khukuri is the pride of the Gurkhas and a symbol of bravery in Nepal. It is also the weapon of the Nepalese Army, the Royal Gurkha Rifles, the Assam Rifles, the Assam Regiment of the Indian Army, and of all Gurkha regiments throughout the world. The Kukhuri often appears in Nepalese heraldry and is used in many traditional rituals as well as in wedding ceremonies. The home of the Kukhuri is the small hilly district of Bhojpur located in Eastern Nepal. The district is the home of a large number of blacksmiths who have been making the Kukhuris from immemorial times.
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Blade Material |
Highly Graded Carbon Steel, Semi/unpolished blade |
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Steel Category |
A grade leaf spring steel (from car or jeep 5160) |
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Hardness of Steel |
Spine 22 & 25 Rc, Midpoint of the belly 45 & 46 Rc, and the edge 54 & 55 Rc. |
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Handle Made Of |
Rose Wood |
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Length of Handle |
5 inch |
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Scabbard Made Of |
Water Buffalo Hide/Leather (Outside) and Pinewood (Inside) |
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Manufacturing type |
Handmade with fix blade |
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Thickness of Spine |
1 cm |
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Length of Blade |
10 Inch |
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Overall Length |
15 Inch |
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Weight of Blade |
550-600 Grams |
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Overall Weight |
750 Grams |
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Shipping Weight |
1000 Grams |
*As Khukuris are handmade they may have slight variations in measurements. The Khukuri comes with in a leather case and with two smaller knives: the Karda and the Chakmak
The Karda is used as an auxiliary knife and The Chakmak is used for sharpening the blade of the Kukhuri.
The Khukuri can be a useful working tool as well as an excellent present for decoration.
CAUTION
Khukuri can be dangerous. There are some ways to use it in order to avoid accident.
DO NOT HIT THE KUKHURI AGAINST ANY METAL, STONES OR ANY OTHER HARD MATERIALS. Make sure your blade is always dry after use and apply some lubricants on the blade to protect it from rust.
IMPORT REGULATIONS:
We request you to check import regulation and custom duties before ordering the item. Import duties, taxes and other charges ( if any) at destination countries are of buyer ’s responsibility and hence we shall not take any responsibilities on these.
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