Fine Regimental Kothimora Khukuri

Kothimore is a Nepalese name given to Khukuri knives with highly decorated scabbard, usually with large gold or silver mounts. John Powell The ever master of Khukuri research define three types of Kothimora Khukuries: Palace Kothimora, the highest class for royalties and high rank people, Regimental Kothimora, usually highly decorated scabbards specially made to encase the knife of outstanding soldiers and officers and or specially made to commanders of Gurkha regiments, and box kothimora of box shaped scabbard.

The Regimental Kothimora is characterized by the highly decorated scabbard with large chased and/or pierced locket and chape, sometimes bound with a silver chain and silver medallion set with coloured stones.

The Regimental Kothimora offered here is early- mid 20C. presentation Khukuri with wellmade fullered blade with ridged spine. Whole chased silver handle. Original leather covered scabbard bound with a silver chain and with big chased silver locket and chape. Backside leather compartment for side knife and steel with water buffalo horn handles. All finely executed.

Blade11 1/2 inches (29 cm), total 17 inches (43 cm), very good condition. Minor losses to the silver bolster and to one end of the silver chape. Impressive wellmade Kothimora Khukuri