Himalayan Prince

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Bigbore577

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Great job. I can tell you put a lot of effort into it.


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Actually raj = rule. (As in ruling a kingdom), raja = king, rajkumar = prince.

And I agree, that's a very unique looking blade.
 
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Thanks for the clarifications Chandra, it's good to know. As for the Khukri, I won't rest until it appears in all it's glory as it did when leaving Rajkumar's most talented hands. As stated, only a small portion of the brass inlay is missing. It took a good portion of this morning measuring, defining materials, O.D. to gauge conversion, comparing cross sectional densities to determine which wire to order the first and hopefully only time. I think I got it. I believe if I put my mind to it I can recreate the missing inlay where needed. I don't believe it's going to be a cake walk but, nothing good ever is. The material arrives Friday. Hopefully I'll have some completed photos over the week end.
 
Chandra.
Can you interpret? If so and you don't mind, I have a few more. This is off the Rajkumar Himalayan Prince.



PS: I can get a better picture if needed.
 
BTW, like the usual HI razor. Bled while polishing leaving my guard down. Not bad but, just looking seems to do it!
 
Bigbore577 said:
Chandra.
Can you interpret? If so and you don't mind, I have a few more. This is off the Rajkumar Himalayan Prince.



PS: I can get a better picture if needed.
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Of course, the inscription is a name of non-Nepali origin, "Terisa" maybe it was meant to be "Teresa". And please feel free to ask me for translations, gives me a chance to get a glimpse of your collection. :)
 
Thanks Chandra, it makes perfect sense. This Khukri was designed by Yandu's niece "Terisa". This must be a tribute to her. Rightfully so, she was only fourteen at the time.
 
Great pix and post, thank you for sharing
 
That's really interesting and I have to say her design looks fantastic. I have only discovered H.I. recently so I know almost nothing about previous blades. Thanks for explaining.
 
Well, I got the brass wire today. Good thing I measured and did some calculations. I ordered 24 gauge, if I'd done it by guess I would've chosen 18 gauge. When I first opened the package I thought it was way to small and would never work. However, it turned out perfect in size for the job. I replaced the whole portion of the top section pictured. It matches darn perfect. It's a good thing the handle has a rustic finish otherwise it would have been an abysmal failure. Inlay is certainly not my forte. For my first time it came out fine, again mostly because of the original rustic finish. Rajkumar I'm not.

 
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Im running for congress ya know! That way I dont have to do a dang thing but raise money for Khuks! ...er is that kooks:D
 
Chandra said:
Of course, the inscription is a name of non-Nepali origin, "Terisa" maybe it was meant to be "Teresa". And please feel free to ask me for translations, gives me a chance to get a glimpse of your collection. :)
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That Looks like Devanagari, meaning city of Gods or some say language of Gods. I do not know how to determine whether Hindi or Sanskrit , they would have different meanings, for the same word. Sanskrit comes from Vedic Sanskrit:
alphabet. The most commonly used system is the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST), which was been the standard for academic work since 1912.

Devanāgarī alphabet for Sanskrit
Vowels and vowel diacritics (घोष / ghoṣa)
Sanskrit vowels and vowel diacritics

Consonants (व्यञ्जन / vyajjana)
Sanskrit consonants

Conjunct consonants (संयोग / saṅyoga)
There are about a thousand conjunct consonants, most of which combine two or three consonants. There are also some with four-consonant conjuncts and at least one well-known conjunct with five consonants.
 
Thanks Ome108! However, I'll take Chandra's translations any time. She's been spot on to the tee thus far, I have no need to look any further for the favor.
As for the Himalayan Prince, it's now completely finished. I'm usually a hand rubbed oil finish aficionado. However, this is quite a different beast. After finishing with all the inlay corrections, filing, sanding, polishing...... I decided to go with a very atypical finish for me but seemed most appropriate for this particular piece. I masked it of and gave it several coats of clear gloss acrylic lacquer. I couldn't be more pleased with the results. Too me it's the perfect meld. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I'm happy which I guess counts the most.
 
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