18 inch sirupati

[effenoam]

what kind of tang does it have?

 

[Bawanna]

A hidden rat tail? handle. Not a full exposed tang.

 

[Karda]

A hidden rat tail? handle. Not a full exposed tang.

Yes, hidden tang. Full length, peened at the buttcap. HI makes the toughest hidden tangs in the Industry.

 

[Steve Tall]

They can be special ordered with full (chiruwa) tangs, and I recall some chiruwa sirupatis coming up as DOTDs on rare occasions.

I had a custom set of Sirupates made with Chiruwa styled handles:

These were everything a Sirupate should be. Thinner spines, very fast, comfortable grips, superb balance. Rajkumar just did everything right on these.

 

[Bawanna]

Does Chiruwa automatically make it a full tang or is it just a full tanged chiruwa?

I'm still trying to grasp the terminology. I'm so envious of you guys that can look at a knife and know right off that's a BAS or a Siru. A good friend and much smarter guy than I saw a picture of my Trisuli Gaule and he called it right off. What stands out so obviously that he would know that instantly from a picture?
Another question since we're asking questions here, that same Triusli Gaule does not have the U B Uncle Bill. Did the just miss it or do they not stamp certain models. I got it in the last year right here on the DOD as I recall. Pretty thing.

 

[Gehazi]

the one I got has UB in devanghari , just above H I , I think its a raj ( the trisuli is still one of the finer knives I own , and I too got it on a dod)

 

[davidf99]

Does Chiruwa automatically make it a full tang or is it just a full tanged chiruwa?

I'm still trying to grasp the terminology. I'm so envious of you guys that can look at a knife and know right off that's a BAS or a Siru. A good friend and much smarter guy than I saw a picture of my Trisuli Gaule and he called it right off. What stands out so obviously that he would know that instantly from a picture?
Another question since we're asking questions here, that same Triusli Gaule does not have the U B Uncle Bill. Did the just miss it or do they not stamp certain models. I got it in the last year right here on the DOD as I recall. Pretty thing.

HI terminology is a little different from what might be common in other areas of Bladeforums. For example, "length" means overall length, not blade length. It makes some sense when you realize that the length of a bent blade can be ambiguous or even misleading.

In HI terminology, "full tang" means that the tang goes all the way through the handle and is peened over at the end. The term "chiruwa" is used for a flat tang that extends the full width of the handle as well as the full length, and is visible at both edges. The two slabs are fastened to the tang by laha and rivets. Most areas of Bladeforums use "full tang" for what HI would call a "chiruwa" handle.

If a blade does not have the U.B., it might mean that it was made before Uncle Bill passed away. Or it could be the occasional oversight by a kami. Sometimes the U.B. is inscribed in Devangari, so it might not be recognizable as such. I've noticed that on certain models, such as the ASTK, the U.B. is always done in Devangari. Perhaps that's because the particular model honors the Nepali General, Amir Singh Thapa.

As for recognizing models from their pictures, it's just a matter of seeing enough of them on the forum, or in person if you're lucky (and you have been pretty lucky, my friend). Where it gets tricky is that kamis sometimes produce variations and hybrid models, For example, most of the Chitlangis have two fullers running the length of the blade, but there are one-fuller Chitlangis as well.

-- Dave