£60
AN ORIGINAL WITH PROVENANCE 1940's NEPALESE GURKHA KUKRI KNIFE WITH HARDWOOD & STEEL HANDLE, INCLUDING THE TWO SMALLER KNIVES, CHAKMAK & KARDA. IN ORIGINAL LEATHER SCABBARD WITH BELT LOOPS- 40CM IN SCABBARD. THE LETTER OF PROVENANCE IS WRITTEN BY THE WIFE OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER. HE WAS GIVEN THE KNIFE IN 1968 WHILE WORKING AS A BANK MANAGER AT CALICUT IN KERALA INDIA. HE WAS GIVEN IT BY DOUGLAS COOK A RUBBER PLANTER WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN A BRITISH MILITARY OFFICER WITH THE GURKHAS.
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