Dagger
Dagger
Object name: Dagger
Date: 1900-1927
Dimensions:
440 x 85 x 50 mm
Medium: Steel, wood, leather
Object number: C13036
Description"Kukrie" or Gurkha knife. It has a curved steel blade, carved wooden handle and stitched leather cover. The kukrie was used as both a tool and a weapon by the Nepalese. It is often reffered to as a Gurkha knife due to the fact that the Gurkha regiments are all issued with this blade.