Field grade Hanuman. Best of two worlds. Pix and deal.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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A fellow from Malasia special ordered one of these and the kamis liked the idea so much they made two. This is the "extra."

18" and 21 oz. of fine workmanship by Kumar. 10/10 overall. Interesting thing about this model is the comfort of the grip. Hanuman makes a very nice handle and easy to hang onto because his chin affords a very nice purchase on the handle. Surprisingly quick and easy to handle. I like this rig but the dust bunnies said they didn't want it so here it is.

Yours at UBBB price of $100 delivered.

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Fixed. (the images were in the main directory rather than the 'uncle' subfolder)
 
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Dang. :(

I assume that "field grade" means that it comes without the 6-tool accessory pack, in a normal sheath.

The regular Hannuman comes with 6 tools - tweezers, awl, saw, and button hook in addition to the karda and chamka. To accomodate the extra tool pockets, the sheath doesn't have a superfrog. It's intended to be carried the traditional way, tucked into a sash.

The blade also appears different - more like a Gelbu Special, but I'm haven't seen the regular blade enough to know.
 
That is a Gelbu Special blade with Hanuman handle. Yes, field grade means you can carry it into the field without wearing a sash and having to worry about losing the 6 tools.
 
Do the Hanumans all have a monkey for the carved handle?:confused: Karen informed me that a Hanuman was an Asian monkey. Learn something new every day.:D
 
I'll sing that to my wife when I get home. Then tell her it's coming. BTW,My singing only is impressive to my dog and is a sure-fire cure for my cat's hairball problem.:barf: :barf: :barf:

Stand back Dean Martin
 
Is the Hanuman god a monkey figure?

Looked it up on the search and found indeed it is. There was recently born a male in India who has a 4" tail and they believe he is the reincarnation of Lord Hanuman.
 
Mamav, they forgot to tell you how it came to be.

You always see the Lion headed khuks, made for tourists. The lion is a British symbol. HI, wanting to acknowlege the Nepali's steadfastnest rather than Perfidious Albion's treachery, looked around and chose the Hanuman, a Hindu Monkey God to replace the mangy and maneless declawed and defanged hairball producer known as England ( even the Scots have their own parliament back nowadays ).

In some ways it's the retired Gurkha giving his former boss a single finger salute. Just my opinion, though.
 
We do see some high-grade khukuris with lion-heads. The lion is a British symbol, to be sure, but since lions inhabit the subcontinent, it would be surprising if we didn't find lion-images in indigenous artwork (including khukuris).

But, as Rusty says, there is a particular style of lion-head which appears on the pommel of tourist-targeted kukris. And usually the moulding of this lion is fairly poor quality so that it is difficult even to distinguish it as a lion. (As I recall, I think Uncle Bill said Yangdu mistook this 'lion-head pommel' for a pig-head!) But I think this lion-head is ultimately based on one on some high-grade British-officer-commissioned khukuris. But this is a guess. JP may know more.

I'm not sure about the single-fingered salute - I thought Gurkhas on the whole remained fairly positive towards the UK.

(and devolution in the UK is a bit odd, as England is left without true regional representation....and thus now Scotland and Wales end up with more support for education and such things..)
 
You see what happens when I get only two hours sleep?;)
 
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