Cold Steel Kukri Machete with Sheath

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Description

Cold Steel Kukri, Machete, 13" Machete, Machete, Plain Edge, 1055 Carbon/Black, Polypropylene/Black, Includes Cordura Sheath CS-97KMS

WarPast Direct

$32.28

3 available

Shipping restrictions apply in 8 states

CA — Dirks and daggers illegal to carry concealed; banned in many public buildings; shipping is legal but buyer must understand strict carry restrictions
CT — CT bans certain blade types; buyer should review CGS §53-206 before purchase
HI — Dirks and daggers are prohibited weapons under HRS §134-51; buyer must verify the specific blade type is lawful before ordering
MA — Dirks daggers and stilettos are prohibited (MGL c.269 §10); buyer must understand that these blade types cannot be carried or possessed in MA
NJ — Daggers stilettos and dirks are prohibited weapons (NJSA 2C:39-3); buyer must confirm the specific blade type is lawful in NJ before ordering
NY — NY Penal Law §265.01 broadly defines dangerous weapons; gravity knife definition has historically swept in many ordinary knives; buyer must understand NY knife laws
TX — TX Penal Code §46.05 designates blades >5.5 in. as location-restricted knives; illegal in schools places of worship bars amusement parks hospitals etc. Buyer must understand carry restrictions.
WA — Seattle Tacoma and Vancouver define any fixed-blade or folder >3.5 in. as a dangerous knife with carry restrictions; buyer should understand local ordinance restrictions

Modern production. This is a currently made piece in the tradition of the original; the history below is about the original.

The history

Kukri

The kukri is the forward-curved knife of Nepal: a broad, downward-angled blade that concentrates a blow like a hatchet while handling like a knife, equally at home splitting kindling and splitting helmets. It is the national blade of the Nepalese hill peoples, the universal tool of the Himalayan farmstead, and — as the issue sidearm of the Gurkha regiments for two centuries — one of the most famous and most instantly recognized fighting knives anywhere on earth.

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