Rajkumar's Dragon Sword

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Yangdu

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Today I have something very special for you forumites. Rajkumar
has created a beautiful Dragon Sword that is one of a kind.

The blade has square-shaped brass inlaid on the blade. The handle
looks like a gun handle and is very cool.

The sheath has five snaps that hold the sword safely in the sheath.
In order to get the sword out of the sheath, you have to release all
five snaps and then take the sword out of the sheath. It looks like a
bikini sheath to me.

I have had some problems with the knife and sword handles. The
Rajkumar Sword was perfect when it arrived here and two days of
sitting in a hot shed created a hairline crack in the satisal wood
handle. It can be fixed with five cents worth of epoxy and 5 minutes
of time for the lucky owner.

Recently I've had several beautiful knives and swords develop
cracked handles from the blistering hot Reno temperature. If the
weather here continues to crack handles, I will have to move
somewhere with milder weather.

This Rajkumar Sword is amazing and a spectacular sword to show off
in your collection. If you spend 5 cents and five minutes of repair
time, you will have a wonderful Dragon Sword to highlight your
collection.

DRAGON SWORD BY RAJKUMAR

Overall lenght --36.5''
WEight --78 oz
Spine thickness --1/4''
Steel guard
Satisal wood handle
Black leather sheath
Add to your ever-growing collection at $295 YBB *SOLD*

Email to himimp@aol.com to order
First come first served
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Simply stunning!:eek:

I would be all over that if I had the jingle in my pocket. I've never seen something so unique come out of the shop!
 
That is truly an amazing sword. I love the wavy flow. Stunning. Absolutely stunning.
:thumbup: :thumbup:

My wife saw the glint in my eye and politely shot the idea down before I could even finish thinking... Considering howl nice she was about my new Chitlangi showing up, I decided that she can win this time. :cool:
 
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Wow, what a design! Is it traditional, or is it all from Rajkumar's imagination?

I can definitely picture a Hindu god/dess brandishing it on one of many arms!
 
Wow, now that would be great for a fundraiser raffle.

I can imagine it could distract an enemy in combat. Like, what happened to your Tarwar?

Karda said:
...To fix this wouldnt be too hard if you have a little time and are a bit handy using this method...
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At first I thought Karda was joking about straightening it, and the link would show a kami pounding metal. :D
 
It's hard to tell with those graceful curves drawing my eye along them, but it looks like it may be balanced under the hole at the end and hang perfectly vertical. Another out of the box home run for Rajkumar. Congrats to whoever picked it up.

Thanks for the humor Steve!

...what happened to your tarwar indeed ROFL.
 
Just noticed the grommet (?) on the sheath that aligns with the eye of the dragon.
You could hang up this sword on a nail. ;)

I'm now convinced that Rajkumar could have a successful one-man show at some art gallery (not to mention a magazine article), with all the creative work he's produced in the past (and yet to come, for sure).
 
Steve Tall said:
I'm now convinced that Rajkumar could have a successful one-man show at some art gallery (not to mention a magazine article), with all the creative work he's produced in the past (and yet to come, for sure).
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Totally agreed.
 
Dragon Sword will fly to Norway today.
Thank you, Fabian
 
Yangdu said:
...I have had some problems with the knife and sword handles. The
Rajkumar Sword was perfect when it arrived here and two days of
sitting in a hot shed created a hairline crack in the satisal wood
handle. It can be fixed with five cents worth of epoxy and 5 minutes
of time for the lucky owner.

Recently I've had several beautiful knives and swords develop
cracked handles from the blistering hot Reno temperature. If the
weather here continues to crack handles, I will have to move
somewhere with milder weather.
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I wonder if it's heat or lack of humidity? A swamp cooler in the shed might help, or an air conditioner.
 
Howard Wallace said:
I wonder if it's heat or lack of humidity? A swamp cooler in the shed might help, or an air conditioner.
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Exactly this, the wood splits from the moisture leaving it, if you keep them in a more humid environment they would spit less. Cooler air is more humid for the same dewpoint, but adding moisture to the air where they are stored would go a long way towards keeping the handles from splitting.

(what am I doing?!? this means less blems! :rolleyes: )
 
Atemporal said:
Exactly this, the wood splits from the moisture leaving it, if you keep them in a more humid environment they would spit less. Cooler air is more humid for the same dewpoint, but adding moisture to the air where they are stored would go a long way towards keeping the handles from splitting.

(what am I doing?!? this means less blems! :rolleyes: )
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Howard Wallace said:
I wonder if it's heat or lack of humidity? A swamp cooler in the shed might help, or an air conditioner.
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Or maybe simpler, just sealing them in some sort of impermeable bag when they're not being photographed?
 
Nimick said:
Or maybe simpler, just sealing them in some sort of impermeable bag when they're not being photographed?
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The problem then becomes condensation on the inside of the bag, which could easily rust out the knife before it is sold. The best answer would be something like a giant humidor, but this can be hard to rig up in a size that can hold all the inventory.
 
MassMatt said:
Wow, what a design! Is it traditional, or is it all from Rajkumar's imagination?
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I believe the Dragon Sword is totally from Rajkumar's imagination. If I'm wrong could someone please point it out. I have no experience in Nepali sword design and on this forum is the first time I have heard of this type of sword.

I have owned a (1) piece made by Rajkumar and his craftsmanship is excellent. His style is artistic, a very interesting man :thumbup:.
 
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