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Henri Moss
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 Posted: Sun 21 Apr, 2013 5:44 am Post subject: Gurkha knives? |
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These pictures are what I think are Gurkha knives.
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Henri Moss
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| Posted: Sun 21 Apr, 2013 5:45 am Post subject: More Gurkha knives? |
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Henri Moss
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| Posted: Sun 21 Apr, 2013 5:50 am Post subject: |
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Gurkha knives? with scabbards
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Henri Moss
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| Posted: Sun 21 Apr, 2013 5:58 am Post subject: |
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Various others... they all seem to be in pretty good nick.
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Sa'ar Nudel
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| Posted: Tue 23 Apr, 2013 5:48 am Post subject: |
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It seems you have a bunch of decent Gurkha knives, a.k.a. kukri (kukuri, khukuri etc.), petty they don't have their sheaths.
1. Sudanese X hilt dagger.
2. Cuban or Mexican knife, typical pommel.
3. Indo-Persian Pesh-Kabz, old one.
4. Philippine?
5. Ram-Dao, old sacrificial implement from India.
Curator of Beit Ussishkin, regional nature & history museum, Upper Galilee.
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Henri Moss
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| Posted: Tue 23 Apr, 2013 6:49 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your help Sa'ar, it really is appreciated.
I can see this being my new hobby and costing an arm and a leg 
Thanks again for your help
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