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Kukri
with scabbard.
£195
Brought in by a serving Gurkha Officer who
had this made by a local maker while in
Nepal after the earthquake. A heavy
solid kukri, but prefectly balanced.
14 1/2 inch blade
Made to use for heavy-duty work.
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Military
Kukri
with
scabbard and 2 knives. £75
Blade 27 cm long.
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The current
kukri used by the Gurkhas
with scabbard and 2 small
knives. £70
Blade 31 cm
long. A new style of blade, as seen above.
NEW DELIVERY DUE
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Small
Kukri with scabbard. £38
With the 2 small knives
Blade
16 cm. No markings.
Kukri with scabbard and
2 knives. £95
Blade 40 cm long.
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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.
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