Genuine Gurkha 10" Blade Panawal Ankhola kukri-Hand Made - Knives in Nepal

• About this item.
• Official Issued -Genuine Gurkha Kukri - 10" Blade World War II Highly Polished Kukri - by Handmade in Nepal..
• 10. Inches (25.4cm) Hand made, Highly Grade Carbon Steel, High- Polished Blade. 5 Inches (12.7cm) Rat Tail- tang handle made of Rose Wood. Cotton Covered in Buffalo Leather. 1200grams) Approx, Blade and Sheath..
• Very Sharp or easy to sharp as its made of carbon steel (car spring or railway track). It's comes with 2 small utilities knives (Karda & Chakmak)..
• Handforge by the Kami/Biswakarma castes who are the traditional inheritors of the art of kukri-making. It is handmade using the top quality materials in a very traditional way with predictable tools..

The Panawal Ankhola Khukuri (Kukri) is most commonly used any farm in the countryside of Nepal. As a woodcutting and general purpose tool, and is a very common agricultural and household implement in Nepal. Its use has varied from building, clearing, chopping firewood, clearing weeds, dividing perennials, slashing brush, and digging to cutting meat and vegetables, skinning animals, and opening tins. The Black Farmer or Village Panawal Angkhola Khukuri (kukri) is made to perform and work hard, and quality the value is excellent. The blade and handle is similar to Panawal Angkhola kukri. This Panawal Angkhola khukuri (kukri) is a very sturdy and strong. It has been built to withstand a lot of work and overwork. Also the BPanawal Angkhola Khukuri (kukri) blade is off shining and better for jungle use. The shape and size is similar to standard issue. The blade is made of Highly Graded Carbon with balanced water purring temper on the edge of the blade therefore its very strong. This blade can be used to chop wood or and cleaning bushes. Two Accessory Knives: The Karda; which has a sharp edge is used of skinning animal hairs & other one is called Chakmak (blunt) is used for sharpening blade. How to maintain your Kukri: 1. Apply machine oil, oil, or animal on the blade after every use 2. Its recommended that you don't leave any fingerprints on the blade. If its necessary to touch the blade, you should clean it by using petrol/oline or oil and wipe with soft cloths 3. Your Kukri blade is made of Carbon Steel and can rust easily. In case of rusting rub it with a fine sandpaper, clean the dirt using some oil or oline and wipe it with a clean soft cloth then apply oil. Check the blade frequently and apply oil regularly. 4. Use shoe polish for the leather sheaths. Use brass polish or silver polish (the type used for brass fittings or sliver sheaths) 5. Most of the Kukris come with two utility knives; the blunt (chakmak) is used