Maker: Unknown
The steel blade is forward curved and slender, the flat back at the forte accompanied by two fullers, and with a double nick at the forte on the forward edge. The hilt is of red wood, with a short iron ferrule at the blade end, shaped with a central raised rib with two double grooves, and with a flaring pommel. The blade is bright with much staining and lamination, the edge damaged with a whole series of indentations from use or abuse. The hilt has numerous old chips around the pommel, and large cracks running up to the blade on the underside and right side
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 35 cm
Overall Length: 48.5 cm
Weight: 474 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
1879
CE
Taylor notes ‘161–3 Kookrie (Goorkha knife)’.
Blade composed of steel
Accession number: O.161-1879
Primary reference Number: 159940
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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