Nepalese bowie

Tim Simmons · 5th April 2006, 07:36 PM

Please excuse me I forgot to mention that the Dha is not mine and came from the archive.

not2sharp · 5th April 2006, 08:30 PM

Just googled "churi" and came up with this Pakistani weaver's knife.

Also turned up this definition:

“Churi” in Nepalese means “Knife”. It literally means a domestic or household cutting tool used to benefit a user.

Edited to add this link: Perhaps it is a Chugri?

http://www.yoniversum.nl/dakini/churi.html

n2s

spiral · 5th April 2006, 08:58 PM

Interesting N2S Seems it could be related? Hard to tell.

Seems I was correct in picking up the dealers uncertanty!

Me... "whats this knife called,wheres it from? whats it for?"

Him... " Well , Its am uuummmm knife, From a village up a mountain, for cutting"

Spiral

not2sharp · 5th April 2006, 09:30 PM

Here is another example:

It is described here:
http://www.antiques-arms.com/catalog...roducts_id=971

All signs point towards Nepal or the Gurkhas.

n2s

spiral · 5th April 2006, 09:59 PM

Heres another one with identical carving patterns to the classic shell carved wooden Nepali kukri scabbard.

Spiral,

5th April 2006, 08:30 PM	#2
not2sharp Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 210	Just googled "churi" and came up with this Pakistani weaver's knife. Also turned up this definition: “Churi” in Nepalese means “Knife”. It literally means a domestic or household cutting tool used to benefit a user. Edited to add this link: Perhaps it is a Chugri? http://www.yoniversum.nl/dakini/churi.html n2s Last edited by not2sharp; 5th April 2006 at 08:48 PM.

5th April 2006, 07:36 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	Please excuse me I forgot to mention that the Dha is not mine and came from the archive.

5th April 2006, 08:58 PM	#3
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Interesting N2S Seems it could be related? Hard to tell. Seems I was correct in picking up the dealers uncertanty! Me... "whats this knife called,wheres it from? whats it for?" Him... " Well , Its am uuummmm knife, From a village up a mountain, for cutting" Spiral

5th April 2006, 09:30 PM	#4
not2sharp Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 210	Here is another example: It is described here: http://www.antiques-arms.com/catalog...roducts_id=971 All signs point towards Nepal or the Gurkhas. n2s

5th April 2006, 09:59 PM	#5
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Heres another one with identical carving patterns to the classic shell carved wooden Nepali kukri scabbard. Spiral,