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, the ferrule at the blade end missing, shaped with a central raised rib with two double grooves, and with a flaring pommel. The blade is bright with some staining and lamination. The hilt has numerous old chips around the pommel
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 30.8 cm
Overall Length: 43 cm
Weight: 376 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.163-1879
Primary reference Number: 159943
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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