chiruwa sirupati pics...

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does anyone have any? I recently ordered one, but would like to see some good pics. thanks all...

charels
 
oh yes, one moe thing. i was just wondering if anyone wanted to sell their 12" or 15" chiruwa sirupati. thanks all.
 
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Berk,

What makes this a Chirwa Sirupati? I own a horn handled Sirupati, and it doesn't look significantly different.

Thanks.
 
Rene,
The term chiruwa (also known as panna butta) refers to any style of khukuri whose handle is made of two scales joined to both sides of a full-width tang by pins, as opposed to the more common style in which a one-piece handle surrounds a thinner tang.
Berk
 
hey Uncle, when my special is finished and gets to you in Reno, you think you could take some pics and post them here? thanks.
 
hey uncle, i know this is an old thread, but you told me to remind you to put up some pics of my "special" when it came to you. I recently got word from you that it was finished, so would it be possible to post some pics of it? thanks for your time.

charels
 
you thought right Uncle!! i would MUCH rather have the knife as soon as possible rather than for you to hold on to it longer than neccessary. thank you for your time.

charels
 
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Bro I know from what you've said in the past that most village made khukuris in Nepal are made with short tangs, so....

Are there ever any Chiruwa style khukuris made for use by the village people?

And what got the kamis to making the Chiruwa style khukuris in the 1st place?

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Berkley,

I particularly like the blade profile of the siru in the bottom pic you posted. Can you tell us which kami made that one?

If I had to guess, I'd say Kumar, or possibly Murali or Durba, since I'm not familiar with very much of their work... yet.
 
Bro, I'm not sure about the origin of the chiruwa style handle. I do know they are much more popular in India than Nepal.

You will see all sorts of styles and sizes in villages but not many chiruwas. The chirwa handle takes considerably more effort (and steel!) to make. Down and dirty method is most often used by village kamis -- partial tang, red hot, burn the hole in the handle and bingo.

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hey uncle, i'm not sure if you can recall exactly from memory, but how close to my specs did the kami make my special? and do you remember which kami made the blade? thank you for your time.

charels
 
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