{"product_id":"original-19th-century-nepalese-long-leaf-kukri-fighting-knife-grade-2","title":"Original 19th Century Nepalese Long Leaf Kukri Fighting Knife - Grade 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Items. Very Few Available. These are genuine 19th-century \u003cstrong\u003eNepalese Long Leaf Kukris\u003c\/strong\u003e in\u003cstrong\u003e Grade 2,\u003c\/strong\u003e representing the large early pattern associated with Nepalese military service during the Victorian era. The kukri is one of the most recognizable edged weapons of Nepal and served both as a practical utility tool and as a fighting knife among Nepalese soldiers and Gurkha troops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kukri’s distinctive forward-curving blade concentrates weight toward the cutting edge, giving it considerable chopping power despite its relatively compact overall form. Long before British influence in Nepal, the kukri was already firmly established as both an everyday working knife and military weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gorkha Kukri is possibly the most recognizable and famous fighting knife ever developed. Indigenous to the mountain Kingdom of Nepal, home of the Gorkha who were \"absorbed\" into the British sphere of influence with the Treaty of Seguli in 1816. These ferocious fighters were infamous for their valor and for using the kukri an amazing \"Tool of Death\". It is a forward leaning leaf shaped blade, which provided the user with leveraged striking power. The kukri was became an everyday tool as much as it was a deadly weapon. Introduced long before the British arrived in the early 19th century, the Kukri became standard equipment for Gorkha Regiments serving in the British Army. Ironically the earliest Kukris are the largest, which seems improbable as improvements in nutrition and health care has resulted in mankind in general being much larger today than in 1800, yet with Kukris it is the exact reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of IMA's Kukris originate from our 2003 purchase of the Royal Nepalese Arsenal, which was located at the palace of Lagan Silekhana in Katmandu, Nepal. The purchase included a considerable number of military issue Kukris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Victorian Era Long Leaf Kukri is the largest and oldest design of kukri we received out of Nepal, and were in use up until the late 1890s. We have very few of these left, and even fewer with markings. None of these examples are marked. These are \u003cstrong\u003eGrade 2\u003c\/strong\u003e examples, meaning they are in lower conditions with heavier wear to the blades and fittings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL KNIVES -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Arrive dirty packed in old original grease they are totally un-cleaned as found in Nepal after 100+ years in storage.\u003cbr\u003e- Vary in size, most approximately 18\" long, 2-1\/2\" wide, 3\/8\" thick.\u003cbr\u003e- Vary in condition but are Grade 2, so they are lower quality.\u003cbr\u003e- Vary in appearance.\u003cbr\u003e- Wood Grips have cracks and\/or \\missing bits of wood, with some of the metal fittings loose or broken off. \u003cbr\u003e- Are the real deal and are 100% genuine antique military issue knives, these are not tourist made reproductions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are\u003cstrong\u003e 100% genuine antique military-issue Grade II Nepalese kukris \u003c\/strong\u003efrom the Royal Nepalese Arsenal collection and are \u003cstrong\u003enot modern tourist-made reproductions\u003c\/strong\u003e. Their large Long Leaf profile, heavy hand-forged construction, and documented Nepalese arsenal provenance make them excellent original examples of 19th-century Nepalese military edged weapons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46026572660805,"sku":"NB1902G2","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/NB1902G2__06.jpg?v=1792167477","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-19th-century-nepalese-long-leaf-kukri-fighting-knife-grade-2","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}