help needed to identify knife
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marthandan
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help needed to identify knife
picked up this blade from a village weekly market in jharkhand. the blade is about 12" long. can someone identify the knife and post a picture of a complete knife. though it looks similar to a kukri, i think it is not. it even has a 4" swedge .
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Re: help needed to identify knife
Given the proximity to the rigion must be a tribal/adviasi version with the notch at the base of the blade missing. The Khukri itself is thought to be a descendant of the Greek Kopis and Machaira with the forward recurve blade, remanant of Alexanders invasion of northwest india in 326 BC.marthandan wrote: picked up this blade from a village weekly market in jharkhand. the blade is about 12" long. can someone identify the knife and post a picture of a complete knife. though it looks similar to a kukri, i think it is not. it even has a 4" swedge .
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Re: help needed to identify knife
its looks like a copy of khukri, they come in different sizes but similar shape, different region produce a copy with some variation to size and shape.
put a good handle and chop away
put a good handle and chop away
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Re: help needed to identify knife
The Locals call it a BHUJAALI, tell me if they never mentioned this name.
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Re: help needed to identify knife
Thanks much discovershashank, is this is sickle/utility knife of sorts specific to Jharkhand. Unlike any other seen before.discovershashank wrote:The Locals call it a BHUJAALI, tell me if they never mentioned this name.
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Re: help needed to identify knife
shashank
thank you. will let you know whether it is a bhujaali.
thank you. will let you know whether it is a bhujaali.
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