Kukri Ghurka knife and sheath

Description
Place of origin: Nepal
Usage: Military during WWII.
The kukri is a curved Nepalese Knife used as both tool and weapon.
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Media/Materials
Leather, wood, steel
Measurements
Hilt: 103mm
Blade: 302mm
Total knife length: 397mm
Scabbard: 348mm
Production place
Nepal
Collection
Waikato Historical Society/Social History
Department collection type
Social History
Credit line
Waikato Historical Society Collection
Courtesy of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1964/24/1.1-2

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