What's a kukri? I didn't know the answer to that question until recently. What I did know is that my grandfather was given a really cool knife-sword (hey, that's how I described it as a kid!) as a gift during a business trip to Hong Kong many years ago and somehow it came to be in my possession. It was one of those cool little treasures tucked away in the upstairs of his house that fascinated my childhood curiosity. I often took a peek in the faded purple velvet box when I went to visit. So, this object has a lot of sentimental nostalgic value to me. I don't know much of the story behind it (need to ask him about it and write it down) and I'm not sure how I ended up with it, but I'm glad I did.
My boxing coach is very knowledgeable about the martial arts and various weapons so a few weeks ago I asked for his help identifying it. When I brought it to the gym to show him he very promptly answered, "Oh! That's a kukri." To me, it will always be "Papa's cool knife-sword", but it's nice to have the correct name for it too. :-) Thanks Bob.
Our recent little
photo project had me looking for "Old" things to shoot this week and I thought it would be fun to get some shots of it. (Stop over and take a look at the other old stuff we've shot this week!)
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I love the decorative etchings in the blade! The little notch at the base of the blade almost looks like a bottle opener, but somehow I doubt they came across many bottles of Bud or Yuengling that needed opening. ;)
It's an interesting choice of decorations on the scabbard and the weapon itself. Very flowery, but beautiful. I thought the same thing about the bottle opener! Not sure what the purpose of those notches are...maybe for cutting cord or something without dulling the blade?! I should ask Bob...
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