Nepal, Kingdom. A Gurkha Kukri Auction 15 - Pepperbox Shoulder Guns

15 - Pepperbox Shoulder Guns

The reverse bears a maker’s mark of “THOMAS WIELPÜTZ

light yellow and dark yellow enamels

the ring covered with a wide light brown leather headband that houses a drawstring fed through multiple die-cut slots and is loosely tied together at the rear

Nepal, Kingdom. A Gurkha Kukri Auction 15 - Pepperbox Shoulder GunsKukri with a magnetic steel blade, with a very sharp edge (dhaar) and a very sharp tip (tuppa), designed with a bevelled edge (patti) that runs from the tip to the notch (kaudi) and incorporates a wide spine (bitheu beet). The blade is designed with a flat chest (ang) and without fullers (chirra), with dual grooves (khol) running from the peak (juro) through the belly (ghanti) to the bolster (kanzo), the ricasso (ghari) unmarked on both sides. The