12″ Balanced World War I Historic British Army Khukuri | Kukri

This Balanced World War I Historic British Army Khukuri (also called “kukri”) has been supplied to the military personnel on active duty till today. The handmade 12-inch blade is made from highly graded carbon steel (5160 ) metal. The khukuri is a semi-polished blade with a sharp edge. It is broad and more curved than Standard Khukuris thus making it balanced and very perfect while using. The thickness of the blade is about 10mm at the spine. The handle is a 5-inch long flat full tang handle made of Indian rosewood. Unlike another handle, the handle and Blade are one single piece and visible all around the handle (See pictures). Two Rosewood pieces joint (Attached) strongly to the metal part of the handle with three metal rivets. The khukuri comes with a special Brown Sheath made of Genuine Buffalo Leather. The overall length of this khukuri is about 17.5 inches OR 45cm from the tip to the pommel and weighs around 950gm along with the sheath. The shipping weight is around 1.5kg.

EGKH has reproduced the same World War I Khukuri. The Balanced World War I Historic British Army Khukuri is a tactical khukuri, great for heavy-duty outdoor works. This khukuri is very famous among Military Knife collectors because of the fact that the very design of this Khukuri was carried/used by the Army in hand-to-hand battles in the Jungle of Burma during World War 1st. This Khukuri was also great to use for any kind of heavy work. It can be used to chop wood, fire wood, bone, clear bushes, etc. 

Two small knives come along within the scabbard named “karda” and “chakmak“. Karda can be used to skin animal skins, cut papers, and for small purposes. Chakmak is used for sharpening the blades of the khukuri’s blade. 

The wooden display stand can be purchased with additional Charges. This product is handmade by EGKH: therefore please note that each one might have slight variations in measurement. 

Origin: EGKH factory Angkhola Village in Eastern Nepal.