Authentic WWII Kukri of not?

[Sapper740]

There IS the long told story of the "British issue Kukri" with the wood handle and broad arrow. Thing is here...they weren't Gurkhas so to me that's a copy. I can make a Kukri from a truck spring. What do I have then...

Understood, and I'd love to have a true Gurkha issued and carried kukri but the question at hand is was the kukri I have in my possession issued by any legitimate military body. The picture I posted showed an Indian soldier holding a kukri in 1943 as stated in the caption. In my humble opinion there is a hierarchy of collectability which is WWII Gurkha kukri > WWII Indian kukri > tourist trade kukri but it begs the question, where did the Indian soldier in the picture in 1943 get his kukri and if he got it from stores how would it have been marked?

[Flying10uk]

how would it have been marked?

Quite a lot of the antique Nepalese Kukris were unmarked while some had Nepalese markings along the back edge.