Yet another ID thread...

TheQuest

TheQuest

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...but I think this one will be more of a challenge.

Picked up a 18" WWII villager by "Latchu." Now, I already have a CAK by "Lachu," with the rayed sun.

But this WWII has what appears to be a Caterpillar next to a heart shaped fruit.

Kamis don't change their marks that drastically, do they? Or was Latchu an entirely different Kami?

Only other info, is I think this is one of the "early" lightweight WWII's, as it's missing the U.B. markings.

Any ideas?

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Thanks,

-Q
 
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I'm plumb cornswaggled till I see a pick and then I might still be utterly confused.
 
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Sorry guys, I knew better than that. Didn't expect you to be on the ball so late though. ^_^

E: Couple more in the OP
 
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And Bawanna, do you happen to have any links on the Katunje? Tall tales? At some point I'll try to make some OC, but there wasn't a whole lot to be found on here.
 
TheQuest:

The spellings of kami names vary a bit. For example, Latchu, Lachu and Lachhu might be the same person.

Kami marks also vary. Sometimes a mark will be sketchy and other times the same mark will be very detailed. Also, kamis have been known to change their marks.

What you call a "caterpillar next to a heart shaped fruit" looks to me like a line of devangari script next to a leaf. The leaf looks like a more elaborate version of the mark used by Lokendra kami. For example:

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I'm not saying that your WWII is by Lokendra, just that there is some similarity in the kami marks.
 
TheQuest said:
And Bawanna, do you happen to have any links on the Katunje? Tall tales? At some point I'll try to make some OC, but there wasn't a whole lot to be found on here.
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The Katunje is Yangdu's special knife. Bookie special ordered one with her name written in Davanagari on the back. Bless his little pea picking heart he asked for two allowing me to purchase one as well.
During the creation they had the big earthquake. The shop was reduced to ruble and everything was lost.
Later they apparently found these two knifes and being HI no earthquake and building collapse was enough to harm them so they went ahead and finished them. They are beautiful and special because of her name on them but also earthquake survivors.
I don't recall seeing them prior to Bookie ordering. Have seen a few since then.
Bookie's real good at thinking up special stuff that's meaningful.
I'll try to find the thread, seems like there was some good pictures. I'm sure I have some too, if not I'll take some.
 
I'm coming up empty on that kami mark. I have a list Bookie put together but I got to find it.
Somebody here will come through but sadly I guess it won't be me. I really wanted to nail this one but alas, not to be.

Steve Tall can find anything, maybe Auntie will come through, she knows everything, can't believe how much stuff she knows.
 
I am dumbfounded...I don't recognize that kami mark. Maybe a new Kami?
 
Looking at David's photo's I do believe its a Lokendra. The mark is very similar and we know that sometimes they are rather quick, down and dirty. At other times they are quite detailed as in TheGuest example.

I don't recall seeing that mark before. Guess we can continue to research but I think David nailed it on this one.

Extra spoon of Mac and Cheese in your supper tonight.
 
Thanks Bawanna, been trying to brush up on the blades so I know the basics when they make an appearance. Saw a Reti awhile back, didn't realize it was awesome in its lane until it had been scooped up. So I was starting to suffer from thread overload.

Auntie started me off with a Lachu CAK, maybe afraid I'd take it to an oak? ^_^ Awesome work, biggest prior was an RC-5 and a Terror Monkey. But this baby is an entirely different beast.

Still haven't gotten to put it through its paces, and I hate the "Status Update, got a knife, no report, will update status" posts. But I started researching the Kamis so I'd have a basic understanding of their characteristics. While looking up Lachu, Lachtu, ended up at the WWII FS listing (without weight), alongside lighter blades, and missing the U.B. marks. That, and knowing the early WWIIs were a bit lighter, I took a win win gamble. Once I got it in hand, noted the completely different kami mark, and it doesn't quite have the same "feel" as the CAK. Not balance/weight, just .... different.

It also gave me a love nip the very first time I sheathed it. So maybe that's why it's in a different mental cubbyhole.
 
David,

It was late, went for what (while a little sleep deprived) felt like a humorous description. Might've tripped people up a bit with the wrong image. The different name spellings is what actually led me to the FS post, was in the middle of researching kamis, their general characteristics, and their marks.

Just doing my best to learn about the blade and it's maker, the least I can do after the amount of work they put into the process.

Thanks!
 
Sorry for my late reply, The devanagari script besides the leaf says 'Murali'. The initials on the second picture says U.B. and the one near spine says 'Bi. Go.' which obviously stands for Bir Gorkha.

P.S. Murali means Recorder (a wind instrument)
 
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This knife made by an old Murali Kami. He left shop several years back.
 
I'm not sure if there was more than one Murali. If not, he used several marks. In addition a Trident and the Nepali flag, both verified my Auntie and Pala.
 
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