Are there other nepali knives?

O

Outdoors

Joined
May 24, 2001
Messages
609
Besides khukuries? I've wondered if there are other styles of knives that are commonly used. Do folks use anything like a karda for everyday use? Is there a Nepali version of the pocketknife? Is there a Nepali style tableknife? Do they even use table knives in Nepal, or is food served already cut into bite sized pieces as in other Asian countries? Hmm. What about other tableware, spoons, forks, chopsticks? Just curious,

Pat
 
Don't know about today's times, but there were once upon a time some beaoootifuuulll blades called Khanjarlis>:D
For the longest time Rusty and me tried to get Bill to have some more made, but he wouldn't, said "The first batch didn't sell well. I would still love to have one. I think I hae pix of them if anyone is interested I can shoot them an e-mail with the pic attached.:D
 
Like Yvsa, I have no info on current Nepali knife use. But for historical purposes you might be interested in Plate IX. Nepalese Arms from An Illustrated Handbook of Indian Arms (1880) by Lord Edgerton of Tatton.
Besides the obvious kukris, koras, katars and ram daos, there are illustrations of:
335 katar bank
338 chilanum
345 jamdar katari
 
The hasiya (sp?) or women's knfe - sickle shaped.

For what it's worth, Bura once made a small run of 4&1/2" bladed slipjoints handled with elk slabs.
 
The kamis make all kinds of blades and also stuff like hinges and locks and even guns, including pistols.

I think there would be a healthy market for handcrafted guns but think I'd have to import the pieces and get them assembled here to avoid a lot if customs hassle. I'm too old to take this on but still like the idea.
 
I was at a gunshow last weekend and one dealer was selling beautiful Yugo M-24/47 8 mm Mausers, out the door, for $128.39. Naturally i looked over about a dozen and bought one that appeared unissued. The bore was mirror pristine with sharp rifling. I test fired it and sure enough I got a winner. No sight adjustment was necessary and at my favorite zero range of 20 yards it put 5 rounds, for all practical purposes, through the same hole. Sometimes you really do "get the bear."

Also picked up a Spyderco Military folder Model CPM S30V. There were some Linder German machetes with convex grinds going for $35.00 per.

New Glocks were selling for $100.00 below retail gun store prices.:)
 
Yvsa, I'd love to see those pix!

As for kamis making guns - that would be cool, but the imports would be a bear. I wonder about having them engrave something, though. Hmm. Commercial mauser, or perhaps a nice double, with engraving by the royal kami ... That would be sweet! :D

Pat
 
Originally posted by Outdoors
Yvsa, I'd love to see those pix!

Pat
Click to expand...

Pat shoot me an e-mail so all I have to do is hit reply and I will send the pic of the two I have.:D

My link is active, always has been.:)
 
In addition to the kora and tarwars they have daggers like these shown. Many of the weapons originally from northern India found there way into Nepal and were copied. There is also a very effective and distinctive sickle made for harvesting. I have seen some very high-end versions of something that is supposed to be purely agricultural.
nepali daggers.jpg
 
Cool. Thanks to all!
Interesting that most of these are martial weapons (except the sickles, of course). So, are khukuries and kardas the only utility knives in common use in Nepal?

Pat
 
Here's a pic of the blade of my Hasiya. This Hasiya was not made by HI but by Khukuri House. It definitely was made to harvest crops but I could also see it being used as a pretty potent weapon.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top