yes i know the lion head helps to hold the handle to the tang it dose the same job as the diamond shaped gizmo
on the brass butcap on your presentation piece
mick
hi geordie
heres a couple i got this morning the khukuri is from khukuri house or khukuri palace not sure which
lenght 450mm
blade is 310mm
handle is 140mm made from ebony
thickness of spine is 10mm
scabard is indian rosewood with brass edging
with the amount of steel in the blade at a rough guese it weighs close to 2 pounds and scary sharp too
the top one is a sher attitude large bowie?
blade lenght of 330mm
handle is 155mm
spine thickness is 8mm
but is lighter than the khukuri but not by much tho
so thats two more for my kuk collection
mick
