This is current issue Kukri for Gurkhas who are in Afghan war therefore the name derived from the Afghanistan. The Gurkhas are deployed since the war started for Enduring Operation Freedom in Afghanistan (AEOF). The Regiment is assigned to carry new kukri fit to the Afghan desert environment therefore the Afghan Kukri is issued to Gurkhas serving in Afghanistan. It is about 17" overall length (tip to pommel). Blade is 11" double layers or Fullers (Chirra) semi-polished made of highly graded carbon Steel (Steel 5160 or Car Spring) with balanced water temper on the edge made it very strong blade. As it is made of carbon steel you can also sharpen as you wish. Thickness of the blade is about 3/8 inch at the thickest part of spine. It is full tang blade running through the handle making it super strong. An extended tang with a lanyard hole is also made to facilitate a wrist cord. The handle consist of Gripper and Blocker which makes knife a lot safer and easier to use. The handle is about 5.5" long from guard to pommel with gripper and blocker. The scabbard is made out of cotton-wood wrapped with natural water brown colored buffalo leather. The scabbard has a leather loop with fasten-up style in the front with two frogs. Lanyard loop or leather string is also attached at tip of the scabbard. Besides carrying this kukri in combat and training, it can be used to chop wood or bone and cleaning bushes. Two small knives comes along within the scabbard named as "karda" and "chakmak". Karda which can be used to skinning animal skins, cutting papers and for small purposes. Chakmak is used for sharpening the blades of the khukuri/kukri blade.
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