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I updated the 'Khuk history' page a bit more ( http://www.himalayan-imports.com/khukuri-history.html ), with a quote from Col. Kirkpatrick's Account of Nepal from 1792:
and added a nice drawing of a Nepali woman:
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a couple of other nice illustrations from the book I'm posting here:
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<b>Kathmandau</b>
<b>Khookheri & Khora</b></center>
The full reference for the book, if anyone is interested, is:
Kirkpatrick, Col. William. <i>An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul, being the Substance of Observations made During a Mission to that Country, in the Year 1793.</i> London: William Miller, 1811. reprinted, New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1996.
available from Vedamsbooks: http://www.vedamsbooks.com/33997.htm
'It is in felling small trees or shrubs, and lopping the branches of others for this purpose, that the dagger, or knife worn by every Nepaulian, and called Khookheri [sic], is chiefly employed; it is also of very great use, as I repeatedly experienced, in clearing away the road when obstructed by the low hanging boughs of trees, and other similar impediments'
and added a nice drawing of a Nepali woman:
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a couple of other nice illustrations from the book I'm posting here:
<center>

<b>Kathmandau</b>

<b>Khookheri & Khora</b></center>
The full reference for the book, if anyone is interested, is:
Kirkpatrick, Col. William. <i>An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul, being the Substance of Observations made During a Mission to that Country, in the Year 1793.</i> London: William Miller, 1811. reprinted, New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1996.
available from Vedamsbooks: http://www.vedamsbooks.com/33997.htm