The Missing Pages in the HI Catalog

All right, fellas, I'm a-diggin' this old thread up from the grave, not merely to keep it visible for new customers, but to ADD to it. For having just gotten a Khuk from a kami who's not mentioned on the site, I figure it's time to add a "Missing page" on some of the unlisted smiths: Sgt. Khadka, Vim, Get, "Little" Sher, and so on.

Someone posted some info in Vim just a little while ago; I'll have to dig it up. Meanwhile, anything on the others? I also presume that there's some whom I've overlooked.......

 

I'll look, too, but if i didn't put it in, I must have thought that they had it already...or something. I'll see if I can dig it up.

 

Yeah, the Manjushree's definitely missing. But, there's plenty of room in that post, so let's just dig up some pics & info, and we can stick it right in!

 

Aaaaaallllrighty then:

Thanks to everyone for the info. The "Super AK" can go into the first page of "Special Runs." Interesting piece!

I'll incorporate the Manjushree info to its entry, ASAP. If I'm lucky, I may even be able to add something to it. (Good thing I've bookmarked Wikipedia.)

I'm pretty sure that I got the Churi, but that's a VERY nice pair of pictures!

The Falcata is on the main website.

I have to head out to a job fair right now, but I'll get cracking on this, as soon as I can.

 

The manjushree sword has just been added. Other khuks (Amar, Batase, Bhaktapure Ceremonial, etc.) are coming soon.

I am seriously considering whether to re-organize the items already listed, here AND on the site, along the following lines:

"WORKHORSE" KHUKURIS (Ang Khola, Bonecutter, etc.)
MARTIAL ARTS/LIGHT KHUKURIS (Sirupati, Kumar Kobra, etc.)
MILITARY MODELS (BAS, WW2, M43)
PRESENTATION-GRADE (Kothimoda, Dhankuta, Hanuman, etc.)
ETHNIC/LOCAL (Batase, Bhaktapure, Katunje, Tamang, etc.)
COMMEMORATIVE/HISTORICAL (Amar Singh Tapa, Bhimsen Tapa, Kancha Kami[?], Shree Ten Chandra Shamsher, UBE, etc.)

KNIVES: BOWIES
KNIVES: R-SERIES
KNIVES: OTHER
SWORDS
OTHER TOOLS
SPECIAL RUNS
DISCONTINUED MODELS

Would that about cover everything?

 

"RB masterpieces"? I'm not familiar with the term, I'm afraid. But if there's something to document, I guess it goes in.

I'm not really "pushing" for anything; a site rebuild is far, far more than HI can manage right now. But as I add in more long-lost items to this thread, it gets harder and harder to know where to put them in. So, I just might start a NEW thread, this time organizing everything differently. But first, I have to get all this stuff together, so that HI can use it later.

(This whole thing started as just my attempting to be useful, but it's "rolled downhill" into a huge, long-term project.)

The site layout isn't something I've been thinking about; I only hope to improve the amount and the organization of the information. But, if you want to contribute something, or try something new, I'm happy to have the help!
So, I figure that I'll work, in the long run, first on adding these last items to this thread, and then starting a new one for the full re-organization. This will take a LONG time, so don't feel rushed.

 

Thanks, Corporal. It's a beautiful piece, and with its brethren, should make an interesting write-up.

 

Thanks again; this explains a lot.