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Beautifullly done 16.5 inch 20 ounce Bura Bashdol by Bura. Brass and white metal inlayed horn handle. Great buy at $125 YBB.

12 inch 13 ounce Uncle Bill memorial Salyan special by Bura. Chandan wood handle. Take this beauty home today for $115 YBB. *SOLD*

9 1/8 inch 7 ounce Grand baby Chitlangi by Vim Bhadur kami. Satisal wood handle. For good home at $40 YBB. *SOLD*

8 inch 6 ounce R-6 Sarge Knife by Dil Bhadur kami. Horn handle. Yours for $35 YBB. *SOLD*


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Per some old posts that I found by Yvsa, the brass inlay is the word Salyan in the Devangari language. Here's a post by Yangdu describing this model's significance: Memorial Knife.

I did a bit more searching, based on a quote posted by Berkley in A Kind Hand Stretching Forth from the Bardo, and found this posting by Uncle Bill on KnifeForums: What is it?

10-19-98 15:18.00 - Post#63652

Hi Bill,

I have visited your web site at least 5 times today. The Khukuri picture in the home page looks very impressive. Can you give us a run down on it?

Thanks
Julian
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10-19-98 16:01.00 - Post#63653
In response to Julian

Hi Julian:

Thanks for keeping that counter on the homepage working.

That khukuri was given to me by a young Nepali man from Gorkha in 1984. His name was Govinda Dhital and he was a Chetri, the warrior caste. He told me his uncle, a Gurkha, had carried the knife in Burma and other places in WWII. It is an officers' model, 12 inches, with deer horn handle (VERY hard to find these days) and was made in Salyan. If you look very closely at the picture you can see some markings near the back of the blade in the chopping area -- this says Salyan in Nepali. Because of its great sentimental value it is my favorite khukuri and our company logo.

Govinda had lost both father and mother and while I lived in Nepal I served as sort of a surrogate father for him and helped him get a "do good" project launched which blossomed and helped a lot of folks from his village of Gorkha and the surrounding area and helped him a lot, too.

Thanks for your good posts.

Bill
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The blade markings are not inlaid, they were "inscribed" or "engraved" - those terms have the same meaning in the context of metal work.
 
Actually, the word Salyan is inscribed/engraved, but per Yvsa's description, the inscription is also inlaid with brass -- not that a debate in semantics matters much. The point is that this knife was developed and produced as a tribute to the memory of Bill Martino.
 
canadadan said:
The blade markings are not inlaid, they were "inscribed" or "engraved" - those terms have the same meaning in the context of metal work.
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Welcome to the forum canadadan.:D

You're partly right in that the letters spelling out Salyan in Devanagari are inscribed or engraved, but they are also inlayed with brass as well and quite beautifully done I might add!
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I was one of the lucky ones that received one of the first three Uncle Bill Memorial Salyans.

Below are the posts I made in the threads that were linked too above....
Yvsa said:
Dayumed close Brian, Dayumed close. Mine and the others I've seen pix of have a similar wide butt cap, traditional bolster, and blade shape is the same although it looks better in hand.
The cho is the same and on the right side of the blade the word Salyan is inlayed in brass in the Devanagari language.
I'm not sure if all of them will have the brass inlay in Salyan though.
Beautiful little knives, about 13" oal.
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The only difference is that most I've seen have wood handles.
Did I say they were beautiful little knives?
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Yvsa said:
Thanks for the pix Howard. As far as I know there were three of these given from the heart according to Uncle Bill's wishes.
Howard, Munk, and I all received one of these beautiful examples of the Salyan.
I am both humbled and amazed at receiving such a beautiful display of love from the beyond but not surprised as this is just like Uncle Bill.
He was always one for the great surprise.

Mine is almost a mirror image of Howard's but I'm not sure mine is handled with Chandan as the wood has a beautiful curly grain and. although dark like Chandan, is multi-colored.
The wood on mine also has a deep inner glow that will make an old woodchuck weep.
The weight is exactly 11-1/2 ounces and the little khukuri has a perfectly formed cho exactly the mirror image of the original Salyan. Seldom are the chos so accurate and perfectly formed!
The word Salyan in Devanagari Script that is so "painstakingly inlayed with brass" as Howard says shines with the appearance of Gold. Absolutely stunning!

The scabbard also has the embossed chape and the leather like Howard's from the appearance is almost a type of patent leather and a fitting cover for such a beautiful and delightful example of the kami's art.
Bura truly outdid himself on these!

Like Howard I add my, "Thanks Bill" as well.

And also like Howard Yangdu has said she expects these to be available sometime in July, "She hopes."
I don't know what they will go for but everybody here that's a regular, has been a regular in the past, or hopes to be a regular in the future, owes it to themselves to get one of these. Not only as a beautiful and delightful example of the kami's art but as a Memorial to Uncle Bill, whether to use it or not is entirely up to the discretion of the one buying it.
Mine will probably go on a shield or plaque of some sort except for special occasions.
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Talk talk talk & no action on the Salyan ???
OK, guys, I'm glad you left it there for me.
 
So, it left on Friday, and got here on Monday. A quick trip!

The pictures above are very nice, but the knife is much more beautiful, including the sheath and karda and chakma. This really is a gem, even if it is bigger and tougher than most survival knives. :p

Thank you, Yangdu!
 
The U.B Memorial Salyan Special was the first Khuk i purchased from H.I ,in the DOTD's awhile back.
These are truly Amazingly Crafted and Finished. Uncle Bill And Kami Bura Must've had a great friendship because you can just feel the love, care and honor they are made with and Bura outdoes himself each time he crafts one.

They really are a "special" khukuri in every sense of the word and well worth the price.
 
I tried for the Salyan but missed it. With luck another will come up soon - preferably with a bone handle. Thanks to all for the explanation and warm welcome.
 
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