30th Jun, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

Militaria & Ethnographica

 
Lot 118
 

118

An Early 20th Century Nepalese Kukri, the 38cm steel blade with Brahmic type script to the back...

An Early 20th Century Nepalese Kukri, the 38cm steel blade with Brahmic type script to the back edge, steel bolster and wood grip with flat pommel, lacks scabbard; a Similar Smaller Kukri, with 26cm steel blade, brass bolster and pommel plate, lacks scabbard; an Indian Army Ordnance Corps Oak Plaque, with painted and scumbled decoration and applied with white metal and brass badge, the reverse with an earlier paper shield signed by Personnel of the Ordnance Depot, Secundabad, circa 1947, 47cm by 41cm; a Fowler's Pocket Calculator, with instruction booklet and leather case (4) Provenance:- formerly the property of Lt. Col. Ken Anson

Sold for £480
Estimated at £100 - £200


 

. 1 - Grey patching and pitting to blade, wood grip with split and four chips of wood missing, lacks scabbard, overall length is 48.5cm. 2 - Grey patching and pitting to blade, lacks scabbard. 3 - Plaque made of three panels which have seperated slightly. 4 - Leather case with some loose stitching.

 


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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 30th Jun, 2021

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