15.5" 3 Fuller Traditional Sirupate Khukuri
This is 15.5" 3 Fuller Traditional Sirupate Khukuri with Rosewood Handle.This particular knife's name is come from the name of grass, 'siru'. The shape of this khukuri blade is very much alike to the leaf of the Siru. Hence it is called Sirupate khukuri.
This is 15.5" 3 Fuller Traditional Sirupate Khukuri with Rosewood Handle.This particular knife's name is come from the name of grass, 'siru'. The shape of this khukuri blade is very much alike to the leaf of the Siru. Hence it is called Sirupate khukuri. It has straight blade with 3 fuller and not as wide as other knives.This kind of blade very useful to light work,now day British Gurkha also use similar this kind of light blade for jungle training.
Material Used | Highly Graded Carbon Steel 5160, refine water Buffalo Leather for Scabbard(outside) and rosewood for the Handle, Pinewood for the Scabbard (inside), Brass, white metal and "Laha" ( Nepali Traditional Glue). |
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Belly | 1.9 Inch. |
Blade Size and Type | 15.5 inch (39.37 cm), Hand Forged Unpolished Blade. |
Handle Circumference | 4.5 Inch. |
Handle Size and Type | 5.5 inch (13.97 cm) full tang rosewood Handle. |
Hardness of steel | Spine=22-25 RC, Belly=45-46 RC, Edge=58-60 RC. |
Lower Spine | 3 mm. |
Upper Spine | 6 mm. |