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Lot 63Y

A Silver-Mounted Nepalese Kukri
Late 19th Century

Amended
30 April 2014, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Silver-Mounted Nepalese Kukri
Late 19th Century

With characteristic single-edged leaf-shaped blade cut with two narrow fullers along the back on each side, and ivory grip (old splits) of ovoidal section with flared pommel and carved with a medial band of meandering foliage, in original wood-lined black leather scabbard with silver locket and chape, the former embossed, pierced and chased with foliage on one side inhabited by a tiger attacking a male figure brandishing a sword, the latter with a crane amid foliage on each side, the back at the locket with black leather sheath secured by a leather strap and retaining two small by-knives en suite with the kukri and a brown leather pouch
28 cm. blade

Saleroom notices

This lot contains or is made of ivory and in February 2014 the United States Government announced the intention to ban the import of any ivory into the USA.

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