Gurkha Officer's Patch Knife

A beautiful piece of military history, surprisingly solid and aesthetically pleasing.
I carefully hard-sharpened the blade to a razor edge, polished the brass fittings with Brasso, and oiled the blade and horn handle. Please don't put this nice piece of history on a grinder or polishing wheel!

Didnt really no what to expect, this knife could have been made yesterday its that perfect. needs to be sharpened, looks like its never been issued

Excellent every day blade. It came  Very well preserved although it definitely needs a good cleaning it should look great when it's done. It is incredibly dull and it's gonna take some work to get it sharp. I just wish it had a sheath or they had a sheaf that would fit it other than that I like it a lot. A nice piece of history.

Just received my Gurkha Officer's Patch Knife today and am extremely pleased.  Coated in grease but in excellent condition.  Having a piece of history that looks this good was a real treat.  The grip and brass fittings are in great shape, the blade is stained but should clean up nicely.  Another win for Atlanta Cutlery.  Very happy with my purchase!

A small, well made knife. It does need to be sharpened, which I will do on a diamond hone. You will need a sheath or have to make one.

Ordered one of these and had in delivered in less than a week. Knife was completely coated in 100 years of nasty sticky grease. The grease had served its purpose well. The knife was in very good shape after a nice quick cleaning.

Just received this today and while I think it's a cool knife it is not an original antique. Mine had
a sticker on the blade stating " made in India" which I doubt was used in the 1800s. Not old but I will keep it nonetheless .

Just came ups fast delivery,love them.Will order from you all again.Thanks for being honest and scrupulous.

Great old knife, nice horn handle and brass bolster and butt. Shure you need to clean it up and degrease it, a bit of 0000 steel wool and the knife is ready of display or, sharpen and use.....these are not sharp and need an edge put on them, but the steel is great!

Great piece of history

The knives are as described and part of the history of the palace armory at a fair price.

Not even playing, I bought 2, and they are absolutely beautiful.  You can't go wrong, these things are worth every penny.

It  is better than I though it would be.    Holds a  good edge.. I still would like to know if it is wootz steel.

Nice design, surprisingly comfortable grip with brass at both ends. Nice looking, too. But there is no edge whatsoever on the blade.
After sharpening it, I realize the blade might need to be hardened... but not sure about trying take it apart, so we will see how it holds up before I start working on the second knife.

My experience is much like Dan's. Atlanta cutlery is a great outlet for antiques and odd items. They are also usually the cheapest and pack well. These knives and such when gone they are gone forever so buy what you can.

I'd ordered two of these back in June of last year, they'd been on backorder since. It was well worth the wait, these are in perfect condition! I have an original Bhojpure kukri and scabbard, and these are going to be as close to the original karda and chakmak as I'm going to get. Very pleased with them!

Very nice antique patch knife.  It came covered with a cosmoline type preservative and it was placed inside a small plastic bag.  Put it in mineral spirits for about 1/2 hour to take the cosmoline coating off the knife.  Took some steel wool to the brass bolster and end cap and wow!!  They both shined up like new.  The blade was a little more difficult to get to shine up.  It arrived very "grey" looking, but after some work with a wire brush and steel wool, it also shined up.  I sharpened the blade (the point was dull, so I took a fine file to touch it up) and this now looks like a brand new item!! Also, as a side note - I like the balance of this small knife (it balances about 1/4inch behind the bolster). I can put this antique knife on display, or I may actually use it as a letter opener sitting on my desk!!  Once again, I have to say it - thank you Atlanta Cutlery you do not disappoint!!  

I bought this along with the stag handle patch knife. they were both in great shape with near perfect blades.

Ordered one when they went on sale over the July 4th weekend. Arrived totally greased up, but on cleaning it's in like-new condition. Can't believe these are over 100 yrs old! Not sharpened, but think I'll leave it as is. Maybe order another if they go on sale again.

Great deal. Comes packed in grease.  Pretty cool.