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Kukri with scabbard and 2
small knives. £75
End if blade is slightly bent and rounded.
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The current
kukri used by the Gurkhas
with scabbard and 2 small
knives. £60
Blade 31 cm
long. A new style of blade, as seen above.
Kukri
with scabbard and 2
small knives. £85
Blade
30 cm
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A mystery solved!
Collectors have
been debating the origins of kukris stamped "TEMPERED
STEEL MADE IN INDIA ALLIED"
Recently we purchased items from a
family who were able to answer the question of who
produced these and when were they made: "my father,
a machine tool engineer, was commissioned by General
Slim to manufacture at great speed many thousands of
these weapons."
 
James Hodkinson was
apprenticed to Sir W.C. Armstrong Whitworth & Co
Ltd, Manchester in 1927. In 1932 he joined Craven
Bros. Ltd and in 1934 was appointed Manager of Craven
Bros (India) Ltd, Calcutta.
In 1938 he transferred to Associated British Machine
Tool Makers Ltd (India) and in December 1939 was
appointed Director of Manufacturing for the Government
of India and then Deputy Director General Munitions
Production from January 1940 to December 1945. This
included the production of kukris and machettes for
the army in India.
After the war he remained in India until the late
1950s.
Machette SOLD
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Kukri with 1904-dated
scabbard. SOLD
Blade 34 cm. Blade number stamped 1809.
MKI Scabbard stamped CHF (war dept arrow) 1904.
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  Rhodesian Army Bush
Kukri with scabbard. £150
Blade 32 cms. Back of scabbard inscribed: RFN K.
JONES. 4/3/1990. 4/3/1981 DRR LLEWELIN BARRACKS.
(Depot, Rhodesia Regiment)
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Kukri with scabbard and 2
knives. £95
Blade 28 cms. Stamps on blade.
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