Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Some "pre-1898" Military Kurkis

derek · 9th April 2007, 05:07 PM

Good effort, Spiral.

Jim,

Here was Beoram's repsonse to the inscriptions on the 2nd and 3rd kukris in my post:

"I'm pretty sure now that the nicknames are in fact company names - or abbreviations thereof.

These would seem to match: Shree Naya Gorakh Battalion and
Shree Naya Shree Nath Battalion respectively.

na. go. = naya gorakh;
shrii: naa: = shrii naath"

Both begin with the "Shree 3 Chandra" nod to the Prime Minister, as Spiral noted above. The rest is a small leap in translation. Basically, if you view these characters as abbreviations they can be matched to existing battalions.

Again, it would be great to see a bigger sampling of these. If no one else can do it, I will make the trip no later than November. I'll try for sooner, but I keep hearing about the cost of fuel going up.....

9th April 2007, 05:07 PM	#10
derek Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 215	Good effort, Spiral. Jim, Here was Beoram's repsonse to the inscriptions on the 2nd and 3rd kukris in my post: "I'm pretty sure now that the nicknames are in fact company names - or abbreviations thereof. These would seem to match: Shree Naya Gorakh Battalion and Shree Naya Shree Nath Battalion respectively. na. go. = naya gorakh; shrii: naa: = shrii naath" Both begin with the "Shree 3 Chandra" nod to the Prime Minister, as Spiral noted above. The rest is a small leap in translation. Basically, if you view these characters as abbreviations they can be matched to existing battalions. Again, it would be great to see a bigger sampling of these. If no one else can do it, I will make the trip no later than November. I'll try for sooner, but I keep hearing about the cost of fuel going up.....