Kukri Ghurka knife and sheath

Description
Usage, Military Ghurka Troops during WWII.
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Media/Materials
Scabbard: hog hide with bristles
Blade steel; flat, single edge double grooved near grip
Measurements
Knife: 455mm length
Hilt: 103mm
Blade: 352mm
Scabbard: 380mm
Production place
Nepal
Collection
Social History
Department collection type
Social History
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1967/77/1.1-2

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