jdk1
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Well, since I will soon be the proud new owner of a Rajkumar Hanuman, I had to do some research. First off, the history of Hanuman was really interesting. I was an anthropology student in college. It was almost my minor. But, anthropology in general and spiritual studies in particlar have always captured my interest. That's part of what drew me to this Hanuman.
The Hanuman knife itself is rather large. It will be my longest by a couple of inches. I have no intention of using it for anything except fondling and showing off, but this begs the question: has ANYONE actually used this design of Hanuman for real work? I can't see how the tang is held within the handle, other than possibly laha. I'm not sure how secure that would be for such a large blade. I had Auntie on the phone this morning, but forgot to ask about this. I was too excited about getting the khuk
. I know there were several more of these sold this year and thought I'd see what others had discovered.
Again, this blade was made for demon slaying, as was Hanuman. I only ask about durability since it's an HI and it immediately reminded me of something I read. I believe it was Uncle Bill recounting a conversation with Bura (IIRC). Bura had built or was building some ornamental khuk and had overbuilt it in typical HI fashion. UB asked him why he did this with a khuk obviously made for looking at and not using. Bura responded that whomever bought this khuk might some day have to use it to protect his family, so it needed to be built as such. I'm a gun guy for the most part, but I think this will be the khuk I'll have ready "just in case". Also, Auntie cationed me about the tip, it seems it likes to poke. That's a good quality in a fighting khuk
. I just have to keep it away from my nine year old. That will not be easy! Take care and thanks everyone.
The Hanuman knife itself is rather large. It will be my longest by a couple of inches. I have no intention of using it for anything except fondling and showing off, but this begs the question: has ANYONE actually used this design of Hanuman for real work? I can't see how the tang is held within the handle, other than possibly laha. I'm not sure how secure that would be for such a large blade. I had Auntie on the phone this morning, but forgot to ask about this. I was too excited about getting the khuk
. I know there were several more of these sold this year and thought I'd see what others had discovered. Again, this blade was made for demon slaying, as was Hanuman. I only ask about durability since it's an HI and it immediately reminded me of something I read. I believe it was Uncle Bill recounting a conversation with Bura (IIRC). Bura had built or was building some ornamental khuk and had overbuilt it in typical HI fashion. UB asked him why he did this with a khuk obviously made for looking at and not using. Bura responded that whomever bought this khuk might some day have to use it to protect his family, so it needed to be built as such. I'm a gun guy for the most part, but I think this will be the khuk I'll have ready "just in case". Also, Auntie cationed me about the tip, it seems it likes to poke. That's a good quality in a fighting khuk
. I just have to keep it away from my nine year old. That will not be easy! Take care and thanks everyone.
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. I did some archive exploration and discovered a lot of info on the design. The old blade design was different, but it was still good info. The topic of handle durability came up a lot and the general feeling was best summed up by Yvsa. He said it would likely take a real beating before coming loose, but a brass pin near the bolster should make it rock solid. I like that idea and think it would look sharp also. Future project! BTW, the edge is very clean, even, and sharp. Take care everyone.
