8″ Full Tang Service No. 1 Remade Kukri Gurkha Army Issue Khukuri Knife Hand Forged Oil Tempered Blade-Ready for work

This is Full Tang Service No 1 Remade Kukri is most common and popular khukuri among the Gurkha soldiers. This khukuri (kukri) is the most popular army Kukri (Service No 1), very famous because of its close association with the Gurkha’s gets a remade and now becomes more stronger and steadier because of the flat tang blade invested and with two rivets bolting from both sides. All Khukuris have two pockets on the back of the scabbard which hold a blunt steel called “chakmak” for sharpening the blade or for striking spark from flint and a little knife known as “karda” used for skinning small animals such as rabbits. The notch (kaura or kaudi) in the blade near the hilt of most khukuris serves as conduit for the blood on the blade to drip out, thus preventing it from soiling the hilt, as well as a device for catching and neutralizing and enemy blade.
* Blade Size and Type : 8 inch (26 cm) and Polished blade .
* Handle Size and Type : 5 inch (12.7 cm) full tang handle.
* Upper Spine : 10 mm.
* Lower Spine : 4 mm.
* Belly : 4.8 cm.
* Handle Circumference : 3.9 Inch.
* Hardness of steel : spine=22-25 RC, belly=45-46 RC, edge=58-60 RC. Scabbard : Cotton Covered in buffalo leather. The scabbard has
single frogs which are leather loops used to attach to the belt.