kukri, kukri
Accession Number
NAM.1986-10-3-1
Description
Kukri, nd. Made in Jodphur, India. Associated with the Gurka Rifles and the Jodphur State Forces, World War One (1914-1918). Grip has three moulded bands at the centre and is made of white metal. Method of carriage is through a leather belt loop. With sheath and scabbard. Black leather and wood scabbard, with steel chape. The back of the scabbard has been cut off so that the kukri can be drawn out more easily. Believed to have been made at the instruction of the Maharajah of Jodphur for the Gurkhas of his regiment, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918).
Campaigns
World War One (1914-1918)
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