Rupees Talk

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Rupees Talk; Guard Walks

When I was in Katmandu with my sister and brother, it was raining pretty steadily. I waited in the car while they did some banking.

I noticed a guard walking back and forth in front of the bank, and carrying an umbrella to keep the rain off him. What attracted me was the Khukuri knife he was wearing on his belt. It looked a lot like the Khukuri knife we sell.

I asked permission to take his picture and he refused, saying, "No! No!" I decided to try another method to get permission and showed him 100 Rupees and asked again.

This time, he got a big smile on his face
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and agreed to pose for me while I took a picture. You can see how hard it was raining by the rain drops on my camera lens.

The Khukuri knife is hanging on his belt and it is obvious that he is very proud of his job and his uniform.

Our Khukuri knife continues to sell very well and I was pleased to see a real example of how that knife has become part of the everyday life of a proud man.
 
hm, interesting carry rig- through the epaulet.

Mike :thumbup:

EDIT: Oh, yeahhhh.... hm. nevermind
 
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hm, interesting carry rig- through the epaulet.

Mike :thumbup:

Nah,look closer.......LOL.
the epaulet carry is for his lil' whistle.
The Khuk is on his belt.

I don't think it's a Salyan, looks more like a 12'' sirupate to me.
could be a small AK.
 
Proud men, ordinary men, humble men and laughing men all like Himalayan Imports Khukuris. Some of them don't like rain.



munk
 
Let' see...100 rupees equals $2.10 us.

But I wonder how much he makes in a week.

Still, pretty nice to see.
 
It looks like he rounded off the back pommel point like I did on my WW II:)
Sure makes chopping more comfortable.:thumbup:
Or maybe it was made that way?
:D
Mark
 
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