Stamp of "Made in Nepal" & Serial Numbering.

mohd

mohd

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Pakcik Bill in answering the comments made by Douglas in thread [Oh, Yeah! My 18" AK arrived today!] mentioned that:

After 11 years of selling Nepali khukuris US Customs informed me a few weeks back that we must stamp every blade "Nepal" or "made in Nepal" or they would not allow entry into the US.
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Personally I love HI Khukuri with HI logo (in Devanagari) ONLY. Why? By that way it looks genuine and unique. I think additinal stamping especially written in Romanise Characters break the sense of genuineness and uniqueness of any HI Khukuri!

However if that is the requirement of US Govt then it is something that can not be avoided. It reminded to what my Peer told me and which is about the same as what Pakcik Bill's Guru told him - that is [IF YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING, DO IT WITH LOVE!].

The questions are:
1) At which part of a Khukuri that "Made in Nepal" logo should be beautifully stamped?
2) At which part of a Khukuri the serial number should be properly stamped?
3) What is the proper size of characters to be used for stamping?

My personnal answers are:
1) "Made in Nepal" logo is better to be stamped right under the existing HI logo which is in Devanagari.
2) Any serial number is better to be stamped just right under The sword of Siva @ blood groove and above the Cho in parallel format with the blade length.
3) The characters used in those stamping will look beautiful with size 8 to 12 and not bigger or smaller than that sizes.

So Pala, Pakcik Bill, other forumites! any comments or other suggestions?
 
I agree with Mohd and would prefer that only the HI logo (in Devanagari) appear on the blades. Is there a reason why a simple adhesive label could not satisfy Customs' requirement for marking country of origin?

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Cheers,

--+Brian+--


 
I agree with Mike. I'd gladly pay a bit more. Although it would add some cost, I can't believe it would be significant at all.

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Cheers,

--+Brian+--


 
Forward Curving #1 has NEPAL on the spine, just a little above the handle. It only takes up 1/2 the width of the spine. I don't mind it a bit.


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Namaste,
Jeff Paulsen

"Oh, a magic khukuri. Why didn't you say so?"
 
One problem with stickers or labels is our khukuris take a beating not only in the field but in shipping. Just yesterday I received a shipment which had been so beat up in transit the original caontainer had been put into a heavy duty reinforced plastic bag and relabled. Nepal adhesives are poor quality and the chances of the stickers ending up where they were put are not good. If the knives arrive without proper country of origin ID on each and every knife the shipment is returned so we get to pay a three way shipping at somewhere near 11 USD per KG.

Althought I do not care for the stamping especially and consider having to do it an unneeded governmental imposition it is the safest and surest way to go. Those who hate it I urge to write to your "there to serve you" governmental agencies who control such matters -- and lots of luck.

Uncle Bill



[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 15 September 1999).]
 
All are fairly good suggestions.
I'm wondering how much it would cost to have a nice "Made in Nepal" (a nice cursive font?) stamp made which could then be sent over to shops 1 and 2. Perhaps something slightly stylized for each shop. Then all the blades could be stamped with Custom's required information, but the blades wouldn't look worse for it.

Of course, I have no idea how much something like that would cost.

Are the Banspati khukuris going to have the garish Made in Napal stamp on them? Sure hope not.

D.
 
I know I just said it a little while ago, but if it has to be on there, the spine is an excellent place for it.

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Namaste,
Jeff Paulsen

"Oh, a magic khukuri. Why didn't you say so?"
 
I doubt that a bribe would work. At least not consistently enough to count on.
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No, I suspect that a nice neat and discreet stamp is probably the way to go. We certainly don't want to go the way of the infamous electric pencil. I'd think that it would best be applied either to the spine or the ricasso, right at the bolster/ferrule. I'd suggest that it say nothing more than "Nepal" so it takes up minimum space. But then, what do I know?


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Paul Neubauer
prn@bsu.edu

 
This is a new requirement and it is presenting a problem for the kamis who cannot read or write. I think Jeff's idea of stamping simply "Nepal" on the spine is a good one and we may try this next and see how it works.

The kamis are a bit confused about all this and don't understand why they should mark the blades with Nepal since we know exactly where they are made. They have a point. What is worse they are getting the HI marking and Nepal marking confused, thinking that one or the other should be all that is needed.

It is tough for them. They are workers of steel and not bureaucracts.

 
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Tintedo Dave!!
( means I agree,emphasis added.
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I have to agree with Jeff.
If it is on the spine it would be more easily removed and polished out if a person wanted to do that.
You wouldn't even need power tools to do it.Just a Good file and then emory paper and elbow grease.

Being on the blade it would be nearly impossible to remove without damaage.

I sure hope the Banspati Royal Khukuris are stamped on the spine.
Damn!

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>>>>---¥vsa---->®

Cornbrea ain't s'possed to be sweet!....Dagnabit!

[This message has been edited by Yvsa (edited 15 September 1999).]
 
I don't know about easy to remove Yvsa. On Forward Curving they are DEEP in there (I will measure tonight - maybe I am remembering wrong). If I wanted it less obvious I would probably fill it with silver or something so as not to change the profile of the knife.

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Namaste,
Jeff Paulsen

"Oh, a magic khukuri. Why didn't you say so?"


[This message has been edited by JeffPaulsen (edited 15 September 1999).]
 
Guys,
All that is required is that the knives be marked.... Make a stamp here and stamp the brass butt cap. It would be much easier to rub out or fill in the brass, because there is no requirement that the p.o.o. remain.
Gilbu or the Foreman could do all the stamping and let the Kamis do their thing.
The stamp is the same kind I used to use to stamp my welds with on high pressure pipe.
It would be a one time expense to have one made up. Until it was made, Gilbu or other could just use the individual letter stamps from a stamp set available at michine too supply houses. The staming doesn't have to be neat to qualify.
Dan
 
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Jeff I hadn't thought of that.I am sure you are right.It is easier for the stamp to penetrate that area of the khuk.
The new stamps that K.G.R.uses are pretty large too.I don't find them offensive on my 18"AK,but on the 20" Sirupati they look sort of crappy.

I don't know what the stamps would cost,but I would be willing to pay a bit more to have some sort of logo stamp like some of the bladecrafters
use.
Some of those stamps shout "Quality" in and of themselves.
I don't think they would be that unreasonable or many of the fledgeling knife makers wouldn't be able to afford them.

Loos like we was saying the same thing at the same time Dan.
I wonder how that happens.hehehe.
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>>>>---¥vsa---->®
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[This message has been edited by Yvsa (edited 15 September 1999).]
 
By a box of Avery labels for 20 bucks: http://www.compuforms.com/inkjet.htm
5167 Address - 4 Up 1/2 X 1-3/4 80/ sheet $16.28/ 100 sheets http://www.compuforms.com/laser.htm
5267 Address - white 1/2 X 1-3/4 80/sheet 11.95/100

800 labels for ~15 bucks

fire up MS word, format the label via the label command, select avery 5167

type in Made in Nepal

hit print

ship 800 labels to nepal
put 2 on each blade for insurance

problem solved for a 100 dollar investment
(shipping included)

doc Zox
 
Bill,
I've got some of the Avery 5267 labels that doc Zox mentioned. If you'd like to try the idea out, I'd be happy to print 400 or so & send them to you. Please let me know.

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Cheers,

--+Brian+--


 
If the khukuris have to be stamped "Made in Nepal", does it have to be in English? Maybe Devanagari will work.
 
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