Durba-made British Army Service 15inch Khukuri

[Himalayan Imports ]

                1. British Army Service [BAS] khukuri with chakma, karda & scabbard

khuk 1

         2. BAS sheathed (w/ Imperial Crown cricket ball for no specific reason [size ref?])

 nepal flag + imperial crown


             3. close-up of leather-tooling on scabbard

                                                    [upper part of design looks perhaps like the sun rising between Himalayan Peaks]

leatherwork

           4. BAS upright (with Kali murti [figure] in background)

BAS 1


       5. BAS close-up:  Durba's mark [stylised Nepal flag] + Sword of Shiva [groove]

                                         (notice the fine engraving of the Sword of Shiva complete with brass-inlay)


durba-mark+siva-sword

         6. BAS close-up:  cho

cho

                          

            7. close-up of HI logo in Devanagari script

nagari  


            8. BAS horn handle with brass fittings

handle

            9.  BAS handle, different angle (notice nice greyish grain-pattern in horn)

grain


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last modified 18-Dec-2001