Monstrous Khukuri Sword Dated 1917 - 12261


The Mother of all Khukuries. This monstrous piece is probably the largest we have seen. Heavy blade 30 inches long, 4 inches wide. The blade is inlaid with brass decoration on one side, with inscription in Hindi and dated to 1917. The other side is engraved with snakes, sun and moon symbols and a sword. The wood handle is inserted with bone pieces and set with turquoise stones. The box style wood scabbard is finely carved and also set with turquoise stones. This Khukuri comes with its original side knife and steel. Total length 39 inches. Weight 3550 Grams. Very good condition. Minor wood chip on the pommel and minor losses to the brass inlay. It is shown below next to a more common “large” 18 inches Khukuri.

 
 
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