Nepal Trip 2009 report

migueldiaz · 3rd October 2009, 01:00 AM

Nice pics and good info ... thanks!

Battara · 3rd October 2009, 02:45 AM

Very helpful thank you!

Warren McQ · 3rd October 2009, 05:32 AM

Outstanding report,
Thanks very much Simon !

Warren in Arizona

Atlantia · 3rd October 2009, 12:01 PM

Excellent thread, highly enjoyable and informative reading. Thanks for sharing.
Regards
Gene

Martin Lubojacky · 3rd October 2009, 03:15 PM

Very interesting information, Thanks

drdavid · 4th October 2009, 06:52 AM

Great thread wonderful photos and valuable information, thanks
drd

sirupate · 5th October 2009, 12:01 PM

Thanks guys,

Hello DhaDha, I didn't realy look into the katar aspect of things, as I was mainly intersted in obviously khukuri, but also the Khunda/Kora, due to some other threads on here, and I wanted to see what the top Nepalese historians had to say on the matter, rather than third or fourth hand accounts from old English collectors, of whom all but one had never even been to Nepal.

Hello Ted, Certainley the kukri that were carried as side arms and for general use in the old days had functional handles rather than ornate, except fot the sword hilted ones.
In the paintings of the Shah's and Rana's the kukri handles are a lot more elaborate, which suggests that the ones for show were more ornately made.
Indeed the village/town kami still make rough handled and bladed kukri as per the pic.

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migueldiaz Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manila, Phils. Posts: 1,042	Nice pics and good info ... thanks!

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Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,270	Very helpful thank you!

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Warren McQ Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 40	Outstanding report, Thanks very much Simon ! Warren in Arizona

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Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Excellent thread, highly enjoyable and informative reading. Thanks for sharing. Regards Gene

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Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 843	Very interesting information, Thanks

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drdavid Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 372	Great thread wonderful photos and valuable information, thanks drd

5th October 2009, 12:01 PM	#7
sirupate Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 373	Thanks guys, Hello DhaDha, I didn't realy look into the katar aspect of things, as I was mainly intersted in obviously khukuri, but also the Khunda/Kora, due to some other threads on here, and I wanted to see what the top Nepalese historians had to say on the matter, rather than third or fourth hand accounts from old English collectors, of whom all but one had never even been to Nepal. Hello Ted, Certainley the kukri that were carried as side arms and for general use in the old days had functional handles rather than ornate, except fot the sword hilted ones. In the paintings of the Shah's and Rana's the kukri handles are a lot more elaborate, which suggests that the ones for show were more ornately made. Indeed the village/town kami still make rough handled and bladed kukri as per the pic.