Stamp of "Made in Nepal" & Serial Numbering.

I personally do not care which kami made any particular khukuri. If there is a name on it fine, if not fine. If it matters who made it (like the Royal Kami or Ganga Ram or any of the other 'characters' from the Shop) then Bill will say something and I will know and that's good enough for me. The kamis know who made it, and I bet that's good enough for them.

Besides, a Sanu Bishwakarma Signature Khukuri is great without the signature. That's not always true of a Gil Hibben Signature Survival Rambo Alien Push-Dagger (no offense Gil
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Namaste,
Jeff Paulsen

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

Thanks, Bill. That may be the first time anybody ever called ME sensible.

As a collector, I would like to have a better provenance on the knives just like I would a desk or bookcase, but the quality of these khukuris speaks for itself. Forward Curving #1 does not have an HI logo, but when I showed it to a local flea-market-type dealer in cheap Pakistani knives, his eyes got big, and he said, "This is about 3 times the quality of knife I could ever import" (and I think he was flattering himself a bit there). If I tell somebody that it's a magic khukuri from HI Shop 2 in Kathmandu, they can hold it themselves and know it's true.

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Namaste,
Jeff Paulsen

"Oh, a magic khukuri. Why didn't you say so?"
 
Jeff, there is no doubt. You would be a favorite with the kamis.

Very interestingly, Mohd, who lives in Malaysia got the same statement from a pal of his from the Kashmir. When Mohd showed him an HI khukuri (Mohd has several and I can't recall which one) the Indian fellow said, "Friend, this is a REAL khukuri!"

Quality always speaks for itself no matter what the markings say.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
http://members.aol.com/himimp/index.html
 
Jeff.
Pakcik Bill told you a true story! Ali my Kashmiri friend told me that while inspecting & showing me method of unsheating Dhaju my 1st Khukuri (15" AK ).

Pakcik Bill.
Ali was the one imported HI Khukuri for me. After that he imported a 20" Sirupati & 15" BAS for me. THEN ... he told me that Custom People interogated him on his imported Khukuris - he told me "Friend - please import that Khukuris yourself directly! Custom people asked me to get liscence if I want to import more Khukuris for you because they said that Khukuris are real weapon for professinal - so,good luck & take great care on your Khukuris - at Kathmandu in one Hindu ceremony I saw a Nepalese cut the head of a cow with long Khukuri about the size of your 20" Sirupati in 1 stroke and FINISH! - OK".
 
If marking the blades Nepal were normal,that would be one thing.As it is,it screams out,made for the US market.

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If marking the blades Nepal were normal,that would be one thing.As it is,it screams out,made for the US market.Which wouldn`t bother a pure user,but now some are really collecting.

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I think the stickers may take care of everything.

Mohd, the ceremony you saw is the "kali puja" which is part of the Hindu religious festival of Dasein (Dashera in India) and the khukuri used for taking off the head of the buff is generally in the 20 inch range. Longer and bigger khukuris are made and are called "janawar katnes", animal cutters, but these are usually made for sale to tourists or for export. Once in a great while we will make a run of 38 inch janawar katnes but I have never seen or even heard of such a large khukuri being used in Nepal or India for kali puja.



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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
http://members.aol.com/himimp/index.html
 
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