Genuine Gurkha Kukri Knife

by Bud K

Product Description

This new collector's item is the king of edged weapons!! This knife is the national symbol and constant companion of the great Gurkha Warriors who fought many mighty battles with this weapon leading the way. The cut out of this knife is an example of the religious symbol of the Gurkha Goddess of Might. The rust proof handle is constructed of traditional hardwood. The carved steel 12" blade is an amazing 1/4" thick. Includes high-quality leather sheath and two accessory fixed blade knives each measuring 4" overall.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000UUBFDQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,889 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

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51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, November 12, 2009

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Big Jon (U.S. Army) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Genuine Gurkha Kukri Knife (Misc.)

This Kukri is a serious piece of gear. The accessories are not very high quality, but he knife itself is a great value. It is a mass produced knife engraved with the word "India". It's not a master work by any means, but it's a very functional knife.

I tested the alloy and it appears to be about .5% carbon. It may be 1050 to 1060 or could even be one of the more complex alloys like 5160. Any of these alloys are appropriate metals for this type of blade. Depending on the temper, they can all take a lot of abuse.

This knife is a full tang (exposed tang). It has been machine forged and final shaped using a belt grinder. In fact the handle is a block of wood, riveted onto the blade and ground to shape along with the metal. Not a bad job, either. The butt plate on mine is very well fitted and well polished. The blade is very well polished for a cheap blade too. I was surprised. There were no machine marks at all outside of the furrile groove. The end plate is held tightly by riveting the end of the tang. Simple, strong construction.

The blade edge is ground to a very conservative angle...in other words, it's not very sharp compared to what it could be (and will be when I get around to it). Still, right out of the box, it would probably serve as a wood chopper without further sharpening. This metal, tempered this way should be able to hold a razor edge.

So what about the sheath? It appears to be made of very light wood covered in thin leather. Not a great job, but it may serve with a little work.

The two "eating knives" that come with it are simply junk. They are very cursory. Poorly formed of heavy sheet metal glued to a block of wood and roughed out on a grinder. Now, here's the weird part. The metal in the small knives tested as high-carbon. (I think they are 1080 or something like that). If they were properly tempered and sharpened, they could be real knives. I might even give it a try.

In all, this Kukri is a great value for the price.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some minor issues, August 20, 2008

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J. Wright - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Genuine Gurkha Kukri Knife (Misc.)

Over all the quality of the blade appears to be pretty good. Its a full tang blade, not particularly sharp but that can be remedied.

The issues mainly stem from the sheath, first off, there is a cardboard insert inside of the sheath which 30% of the time would prevent the blade from going all the way in. If you remove the insert then the knife is only being held in place by gravity and could easily be knocked out. This could theoretically cause issues if one were to fall down with it on.

As well there is a brass cap on the tip of the sheath, this fell off due to poor gluing. It looks like a little hot glue could do the trick, but its a little annoying.

Otherwise the knife is great and for 26 bucks I can't really complain.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars worth the price, February 3, 2008

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Hunter Coffey - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Genuine Gurkha Kukri Knife (Misc.)

the whole thing was much bigger than i expected. im not complaning but i just expected smaller. the blade wasnt that sharp and it was a little dirty but it was easy to clean and sharpen. the sheath also holds two smaller knives which im not sure wat exsactly they are for but they couldnt cut butter when i first got it. after a few sharpenings they are very sharp.