Nepal, Kingdom. A Gurkha Kukri Archive Footnote: Emile Tessier was born

Footnote: Emile Tessier was born in Montreal

Marsh Esq / Longmoor Camp / Liss / Hants"

Special Category III"

the reverse featuring an engraved Spanish soldier walking beside a lion beneath the Latin inscription CIVES

Nepal, Kingdom. A Gurkha Kukri Archive Footnote: Emile Tessier was bornKukri with a magnetic steel blade, characteristic of blades manufactured from removed British railway rails, with a very sharp blade (dhaar) and a semi 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)