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KUKRIS
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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.
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Kukri with scabbard and 2
knives. £85
Blade stamped THE ARMY TRADERS DEHRAN INDIA. |
Indian Army Kukri issued to Gurkha
Regiments in the Indian Army with scabbard and 2
knives.
Blade 29 cms.
£95
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Indian
Army Kukri issued to Gurkha regiments in the
Indian Army with scabbard and 2
knives.
Blade 29 cms. Stamps on blade.
Stamped Made in India and with WINDLASS logo.
£95
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Kukri with scabbard and 2
knives. £95
Blade 31 cm long. |
Kukri with scabbard and 2 knives.
£75
Blade 31 cm long. Small knives need cleaning.
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Kukri all metal and
scabbard SOLD
with no fittings for the smaller knives.
On end of handle is stamped the badge of the 7th
Gurkha Rifles.
Blade 30 cm long
Believed to be a regimental kukri for performing
the display.
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ARAB
KNIVES
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Knife with scabbard. SOLD
Blade
is 18 cm long |
 
Malay Kris with
36 cm blade. £90
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Malay Kris no scabbard. £60 |
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