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Red Eagle Trapping

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Here are the pics for marking ID. I just want to thank everyone again for all the help, this is by far the most positive forum experience I could ask for. Thanks for answering all my questions

Aaron

The Gopte was from 1st day of christmas and auntie said it was by dhan I just don't know what symbol is what.
The M43 was purchased off the HI site and same thing not sure on the makers or symbols
The cak was from the 19th day christmas and said 14.5 inch 27 Chiurwa Ang Khola by Ram Lal

I know the UB is for uncle bill but I don't know which marks are the kamis and which for the store.

I would love to be able to put a face to these blades, and know who we are supporting.

Thanks
Aaron

http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/mingeboy/library/unknown markings?sort=3&page=1

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Hi,
For the M43, the script says "Ku" and "Ma" above the star symbol, which likely means Kumar. The CAK says "Ra" and "Lo", which likely means Ram Lal - the symbol appears to be either a betel leaf or the tip of a thrusting spear. On the Gopte, all I see is dots, I am an unable to connect them to read the letters.

Hope this helps.
 
More info about Ram Lal

Yangdu said:
Those knives arrived here in recent shipment from Nepal. My father check those Knives made by Ram Lal and said he is a talented Kami!
His trade mark is Peepal's leaf. In Nepal and India the Peepal tree is a religious tree and every Saturday People will worship under the Pieepall tree with fruit and other offerings...
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Thats perfect i appreciate that. The dots are hard to read unfortunately im not sure how to describe them.

Do you know what the symbols under thw ub are ? Thanks again
 
Thanks for the insight Steve. I was wondering what the leaf was - it had the veins of one, so wasn't sure. It is very similar to a thrusting spear called the "Vel" in south india, whose tip also has the same shape and sometimes the veins. Never knew it was peepal leaf.
 
The symbols under the UB are "Hi" (pronounced with a short I, just like the first two letters of Himalayan) and "Ee". I believe it stands for Himalayan Imports.
 
Red Eagle Trapping said:
...I know the UB is for uncle bill but I don't know which marks are the kamis and which for the store.
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This marking from Kumar shows the "star" (a circle with rays) designating Himalayan Imports,
Kumar's symbol (a six-pointed star),
and two "letters" of script that write out Kumar's name (as far as I know).



Below is some more information from this thread, with more photos of the "Star mark designating Himalayan Imports".
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1208860-Kami-Marks


Anyway, looking through the stickies, I found this information from 2008:

Yangdu said:
There are four Devngari and one English marks on all of HI Khukuris and Swords.

I Knife maker's intinital.

2 Knife maker's personal sign. Each Knife maker has different sign.

3 Star is a mark designating Himalayan Imports Knife makers.
[Note: see photos below]

4 UB designates Uncle Bill. When Uncle Bill last visited with the Kami's he asked them to mark all the Knives with UB after he passed on.

5 HI logo is for Himalayan imports company.

KAMI SIGN AND MARKS

Bura - Crecent Moon
He is still working for us
Dil - Lotus flower
He is still wrking for us
Yuvraj - Light ( Deo batti in Nepali)
He is still working for us
Vim - Nepal flag
He works part time for us
Rajendra - OM in devengari
He is new kami in the shop he will continue to work for us
Kesar - Rising Sun ( pre 2002), Flag (Post)
He does not work for us
Kumar - Star of David
He does not work for us
Sanu - Cross
He does not work for us
Sher - Sun (pre 2002), Rising sun (Post 2002)
He went to India he does not work for us
Kami with No Name (KNN) - Butterlamp wiht or without flame
He does not work for us
Durba -Flag (pre 2002)
He does not work for us
Prakash - Small Khukuri
He does not work for us
Khadka - Fish
He does not work for us
Murali - Trisul (may have occasionally used a flag also)
He does not work for us
Shankar - KS
He does not work for us
RR (aka Amtrack) - Flyflot
He does not work for us
YB - Exclamation point! (Bang)
He does not work for us
Santosh does not work for us
All other new Kamis hired by my father took some advance money from father and left the shop and never return to work.
Now we have Bura, Dil, Yuvraj, Vim, Rajendra ,scabbard maker Sarki, Narayan and Arjun working in the shop. They are all great Kamis who does quality work for HI.
For now we will continue to work with our old and few new Kamis.
I sincerley hope this answers all your questions regarding Kami marks and sign.
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When Yangdu wrote "Star is a mark designating Himalayan Imports", I think she is referring to the circle with the lines radiating from it (like a simplified state flag for New Mexico), as pictured in the examples below:

Skyler R. said:
Here are a few pictures I have of mine at the moment.

Bura
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Sher
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Kumar
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Vim
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Dil (first one is his early mark)
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SGT does not have a mark and does not work for HI, sometimes HI buys his kukris to sell.
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Steve, thanks again. I saw this stickie before ill admit was was a bit confused as some look similar yet not quite and the dhan gopte had no reference i could see since it was made with what looks like a electro stylus. The star of david vs the hi star had me confused thanks for helping to clear this up.
Aaron
 
Star of David is definitely Kumar, and the Gopte is indeed Dahn (symbol is an eye, you can see it closest to the bolster, perpendicular to the blade). I have not seen Ram Lal's marking in picture or in person, but I do agree that the CAK is by him.
 
SingleGrind said:
Star of David is definitely Kumar, and the Gopte is indeed Dahn (symbol is an eye, you can see it closest to the bolster, perpendicular to the blade). I have not seen Ram Lal's marking in picture or in person, but I do agree that the CAK is by him.
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Awesome info i see the eye did not know thats what it was but now it looks just like it. His other marks are hard to describe i should try to draw them out but that might be worse. Lol
 
Dhan Kami's trade mark is eye
 
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