Royal Nepalese Gurkha Army Khukuri

This khukuri is an up-scaled version of the 12″ Old Army Khukuri. This was specially ordered by our customer from South Africa who wanted a longer blade with the old military design. Since then many other customers from South Africa and around the world have ordered this khukuri and their feedback so far has been 100% positive.

The kukri was and has been an everyday tool as much as it has been a deadly weapon. Introduced long before the British arrived in the early 19th century, the kukri became standard equipment for Gurkha Regiments serving in the British Army. Ironically the earliest kukris are the largest, which seems improbable as improvements in nutrition and health care have resulted in mankind, in general, being much healthier and stronger today than in the 1800s or 1900s. Yet this kukri is the exact reverse by GGK bladesmith considering traditional aspects of it to provide more grip. This Victorian-era long leaf kukri is the oldest design of kukri that was in use up until the late 1890s by the Royal Nepalese Army.