Knife

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OBJECT TYPE: KUKRI
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0069.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, BONE, LEATHER, WOOD, STRING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 41.0 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C.1940
Canada: Unknown
Function: THE KUKRI IS THE TRADITIONAL KNIFE OF THE GURKHAS IN NEPAL. ITS FUNCTION WAS BOTH CEREMONIAL & OFFENSIVE. THE KNIFE WAS USED AS AN ATTACK WEAPON & AS A MACHETE. THE UTILITY KNIVES HAVE A VARIETY OF FUNCTIONS INCLUDING SKINING AND CARVING UP GAME, REMOVAL OF FOREIGN OBJECT VIA THE TWEEZERS AND STITCHWORK WITH THE LACE HOOK
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: ONE UTILITY KNIFE From CA of 12/09/1998 by Sue Warren: No - Complete
Finish: .1 SMOOTH SILVER BLADE WITH A SMOOTH DARK BROWN BONE HANDLE/.2 THERE IS A PIECE OF SMOOTH DARK BROWN LEATHER LACED OVER THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SHEATH; THE REMAINDER HAS A SMOOTH REDDISH-BROWN LEATHER FINISH TO IT/.3-.5 &.7CORRODED METAL BLADE WITH A SMOOTH BROWN BONE HANDLE,.6 &.8-.9 CORRODED METAL
Decoration: ON THE TOP OF THE SHEATH THERE IS A PATTERN OF 4 DOUBLE LINES LAID OUT IN A 8 POINTED STAR PRESSED INTO THE LEATHER/ ON THE REVERSE SIDE THERE ARE TWO FLOWER PATTERNS ONE AT THE BOTTOM AND THE OTHER AT THE TOP

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Unknown Manufacturer, Knife, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1994.0069, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1994.0069.001/

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