I found what appears to be an authentic MK 2 at a flea market. It’s not marked, dimensions and weight feel right. Pretty good shape overall. It has a black horn handle and the frog is alittle different than normal that I have seen in pictures. Are horn handles common? I haven’t hear much about my 2 fakes, any advise? The are asking 200 if it was cheaper I wouldn’t be so worried.
Fake MK 2 ?
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If this were being sold at that big online auction site (whose name we're not supposed to mention here), and if knife and sheath are in good condition, then maybe $200 would be a reasonable price. However, a flea market reaches far fewer people, and most of the people who go to a flea market have no interest in a khukuri, let alone a MK 2 model. Therefore, the asking price of $200 seems way too high even if it is a good blade.
As ndog says, post some pictures here. Off-hand, given that this is a flea market, I would be thinking of offering maybe $100, assuming that the blade, handle and sheath are in decent condition. If the seller is insistent on getting more money, then he/she should post the sale online where a lot more people will see it.
As ndog says, post some pictures here. Off-hand, given that this is a flea market, I would be thinking of offering maybe $100, assuming that the blade, handle and sheath are in decent condition. If the seller is insistent on getting more money, then he/she should post the sale online where a lot more people will see it.
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Issue Mk. II did not have horn handles. It may be a private purchase\bazaar khukuri. I have a very nice one of these carried by a "Hump" pilot during WWII. Issue Mk. II are marked, but not all M43 were. But, again, M43 have wooden handles. At best, you are looking at a period private purchase piece, and the ones I've seen are marked with something like "best steel India" or some thing like that. The pics can tell us a lot, but aren't showing up. I wouldn't personally give $200 for a khuk unless it was verifiable or really special
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