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EGKH - Gangawala Himalayan Engraving Gorkha Kukri, Traditional khukuri, Nepalese Kukri
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About EGKH - Gangawala Himalayan Engraving Gorkha
"Gangawal Himalayan" Kukri is ancient model of kukri that suppose to be used in early 16th centuries by nepalese mangolian casts living in hilly reson like; sherpas, Limbu ,Guruang,Tamang,etc. It is a curve nepalese knife made from highly graded spring Steel comes in forward leaning leaf shaped blade ,which provide the user with leveraged striking power.The kukri has Rat-Tail-Tang handle that is the metal of the blade in the handle area is from inside the buffallo horn handle and and goes all the way through to the end.The buffallo horn are strong fixing with laha (a typical Nepali glue) and brass support at end like in typical early kukri that maximize force in the blade. For the scabbard two pine woods is cotton wrapped with local yak refined leather that comes with multipal pockets which holds accessories like ; "toothpeak" to clean the teeth ,"eartaker" to clean ear, "twiser" to take out thrown in barefoot,"sharpner" to sharp pencil ,"pencil" to draw the map, A small "learher pouch" to store dry fire making stuffs ,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 in the blade near the hilt serves as conduit for the blood to drip out, thus preventing it from soiling the hilt ,as well as a device for catching and neutralizing an enemy blade. Blade Size & Type :10 inch Hand forged Spring steel, Handle Size & Type : 5 inch rat-tail-tang in Horn, Hardness of Steel : Spine =22-25 RC,Belly=45-46 RC,Edge=58-60 RC, Overall Length : 15 Inch With Scabbard.
