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Heritage Knives
Heritage Knives hand forges Gurkha kukri knives at a family-owned workshop in the Himalayan foothills of Nepal, and no maker takes the history more seriously. The company maintains one of the largest kukri research archives anywhere, and every blade reproduces a documented military pattern: the M43 that Gurkha regiments carried through WW2's Far East campaigns, the Classical MK3, the WW1-era Papu and Geddes patterns, the Tank Crew M43, and traditional profiles like the Limbu Shaman Sirupate and Kotli. Heritage was the first Nepalese knife company to exhibit at Blade Show, and DLT Trading is its exclusive United States retailer.
Hand Forged 5160 and 52100 Gurkha Kukris
Where most kukri houses forge from recycled truck springs, Heritage works exclusively from new high carbon steel bars in 5160 and 52100, oil quenched and heat treated to around 58 HRC using a blend of traditional Himalayan technique and Western metallurgical standards. The result is a chopper with spring steel resilience and a repeatable heat treat, built to be trusted in the bushcraft role as readily as on a collector's wall. Our knife steel guide covers both alloys in depth.
Historically Accurate Military Kukri Patterns
Blade lengths run 8 to 16 inches across full tang and traditional stick tang construction, with handles in rosewood and natural micarta covered in our knife handle materials guide. Because every piece is forged by hand, minor variations between blades are part of the deal, the same way they were on the originals these patterns reproduce. Each purchase also supports the Gurkha Welfare Trust, which serves retired Gurkha soldiers in Nepal. For the broader category, these anchor the heavy chopping end of our fixed blade knives selection.