Service No.1(MARK V Khukuri)- Current Standard Issue To Gurkha Army 2020

Description

Service No.1- Standard Issue To Gurkha Army 2020.
This is the Current standard
khukuri
knife issued to the Nepalese who has been recruited as Gurkhas after fierce selection.
This design  was introduced during 1980’s for the brigade of
Gurkha's
as
Mark-V
, (the last marked khukuris of the gurkhas),  and is still in the service of the Gurkhas with the same design but slight changes on their shape and design. Its slick and simple design makes it very comfortable for daily use, and comes in handy in gorilla warfare and acts as a basic utility tool.
These are hand-forged by local black smith of Nepal in a traditional way where the scrap part of spring steel or leaf of trucks, car or train leak are heated in the wood
charcoal
in the mud burner and then hammered to give a shape of a particular knife. After this these knives are
The classic issue khukuri of modern time has following dimensions and materials:
-Length: 16 inch (Overall length)
:10.5 inch (blade)
:5.5 inch (handle),
-Spine thickness :7-8mm(approx) with tapering towards the end
- Belly: 5.7 cm (Max)
-Weight: 550-580 gram (slight hollow grove Blade)
: 600-620 gram (Including scabbard and Karda, Chakmak)
-Rat tail tang attached with brass bolster, Water buffalo horn (handle) and brass butt cap and tapered with the
keeper
.
-water buffalo scabbard and frog.
-High carbon steel 5160.
The local black smith of Nepal (kami) hand forge these blade.