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    Nepalese Insignia and Khukuri's


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    After seeing Paul Murphy's post on Nepalese buttons I thought it might be fun to start a thread on Nepalese insignia an Khukuri's. To kick things off here is a pair of Major insignia given to me by our Nepalese Transportation Officer on the UN HQ staff in Haiti -

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    After seeing Paul Murphy's post on Nepalese buttons I thought it might be fun to start a thread on Nepalese insignia an Khukuri's. To kick things off here is a pair of Major insignia given to me by our Nepalese Transportation Officer on the UN HQ staff in Haiti -

    A few Nepalese badges shown below. Five only being identified. Can anyone tell me what No.4 is, please?

    All the badges (except No.4) are typical Indian-made cast brass items, but are finished with a coating of gloss black paint. No.4 is a die-struck badge with no fasteners. It looks to be a sew-on item.

    I would also be interested to hear if anyone has a cap badge of the Nepalese Air Force.

    1. Ka Ba Battalion

    2. Rajdal Battalion

    3. Mahendra Dal Battalion

    4. Unidentified

    5. Pashupati Battalion

    6. Sher Battalion

    I have a few more Nepalese badges, including a "set" of the officers' cap badges, if they are of interest.

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    No badges, but here's 19th Century Royal Nepalese Army kukri. Somewhat larger than later models. I've been told that the "change purse" that fits in a pocket in front of the belt loop is for a flint to use with the blunt edged small knife for starting fires.

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