Photos From Himalayan Imports or No?

[KBKA]

Found this kukri but cannot tell exactly if its a HI or not.

 

[davidf99]

For better input, please show a picture of the other side.

 

[ndoghouse]

I say YES! I think that is Devanagari for "BirGorkha" (shop name).

See pic #2
http://www.novarata.net/files/files/NewKamiKey2.pdf

Also (bottom of pic):
http://www.zknives.com/cpg14/displayimage.php?album=72&pos=14

 

[Berkley]

AFAIK, no one other than Himalayan Imports Shop 1 ever used that scrolled buttcap. "Shop 1 makes a two piece scrolled buttcap -- pretty and fairly strong but not strong enough and it is subject to dents if you bang it and it tends to loosen with heavy use. A flat plate is stronger and less likely to give problems and that's why we do it that way in shop 2 where Kami Sherpa is the boss. In shop 1 we are on a limited partnership basis and my Gurkha brother who owns the shop loves the scrolled buttcap we designed together and does not want to change to the flat plate." - Bill Martino, March 4, 1999.

 

[KBKA]

Awesome! Thanks for the replies. I tried looking it up myself but could not find much.

 

[KBKA]

Here are more pics:

 

[KBKA]

AFAIK, no one other than Himalayan Imports Shop 1 ever used that scrolled buttcap. "Shop 1 makes a two piece scrolled buttcap -- pretty and fairly strong but not strong enough and it is subject to dents if you bang it and it tends to loosen with heavy use. A flat plate is stronger and less likely to give problems and that's why we do it that way in shop 2 where Kami Sherpa is the boss. In shop 1 we are on a limited partnership basis and my Gurkha brother who owns the shop loves the scrolled buttcap we designed together and does not want to change to the flat plate." - Bill Martino, March 4, 1999.

Hey, thanks for the reply. What is this "flat plate" that they mentioned? Is it referring to the buttcap or tang?

 

[Berkley]

The "flat plate" is the standard buttplate consisting of a single sheet of metal, with a keeper and peened tang.

 

[Steely_Gunz]

Only a few HI models still come with the non-flat butt plate. They look pretty, but Uncle Bill was right 20 years ago, the flat plate is a stonger set up.

That said, my Pen Knife (before it was stolen) and a few others with the scrolled plate have held up just fine.

 

[davidf99]

The HI Salyan Special model also comes with the engraved non-flat butt plate. This is the model that has an odd-looking cho with a circular hole:

 

[ndoghouse]

Two Piece? So is the flat part soldered to the scrolled part? Im assuming theres wood all underneath that scrolled piece with a bunch of laha? I thought the whole thing was one piece. Two piece makes more sense. I wondered how they formed that piece without stretching it into oblivion?