Now here's a kothimoda! Pix.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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Here is a kothimoda from my pal's collection. This is what I think a kothimoda ought to be. Ivory hand on an excellent blade. Ivory handled karda and chakma. Maybe 4 or 5 oz. of silver and perhaps 1 oz. of gold on the scabbard.

There is definitely room under the bed for this one.

John Powell, evaluation please. I have no provenance.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ

 
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Absolutely Beautiful!!!
I would settle for just the khukuri Itself!!
If I didn't have a bank vault in my house I would most certainly rent a safety deposit box to put that one in!

Uncle isn't that blade similar to the original Hanuman Style??
That blade is sorta similar to what I want to have custom made some day.

PS Any idea of the age on this one?
I think that is as important as the worth,at least to me.
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[This message has been edited by Yvsa (edited 15 December 1999).]
 
¥vsa, this looks more like a Tin Chirra(Ang Khola type blade) rather than a Dui Chirra(Hanuman type blade)

Also, I agree with you, a very nice khukuri to have under the bed. Any chance this could be Jim March's secret project?

Harry
 
The blade is similar to the Hanuman. I think I'd be inclined to call it a dui chirra (two groove).

We cannot disclose our secret projects or they would not be secret. If we succeed in them, however, we will be offering some new and very desireable items in 2000.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ

 
An absolutely beautiful knife and an interesting dui chirra blade for a kothimora.
I am sure the owner would have much more information as to provenance.

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JP
 
I'm somewhat confused between the dui chirra and the tin chirra. Does the final drop to the blade edge constitute a groove? If this khukuri were a dui chirra would not the one I have labeled in the FAQ as a tin chirra actually be a dui chirra also? (FAQ reference at http://www.tx3.net/~howardw/Khukuris/Styles2.htm )

If Kami Sherpa can give his opinion of the classification of the blade in the FAQ, and his definitions of dui and tin chirras, I will be much obliged.
 
You are right, Howard. What you have pictured is called a tin chirra. The kothimoda above which you may want to stick in the pix file is a dui chirra.

The names given by the kamis can be a bit arbitrary but I stick with them for ease of communication.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ

 
Uncle, please do. In my earlier comment, I was thinking of Howard's FAQ, but figured I may have missed something.

I was going more by the shallow areas on the blade rather than the shape of the blade which may have lead to the confusion.

Harry

[This message has been edited by Kozak (edited 17 December 1999).]
 
I'm still confused. It looks as if the one in the FAQ (labeled tin chirra) and the one above (labeled dui chirra ) have the same characteristics. What differentiates them?

PS - I've already put that picture in the FAQ. It was added on the 15th.
 
The kothimoda has a single spine that runs the length of the chopping area, giving it the two grooves -- dui chirra. The one you define in FAQ as tin chirra has two spines in chopping area giving "roughly" three groves.

As I said, the kamis vernacular can be a bit arbitrary but it keeps us communicating on the same wavelength.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ

 
Ahhhh....I see now....lightbulb goes on

Thank you, Uncle Bill.

Harry

[This message has been edited by Kozak (edited 17 December 1999).]
 
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