甘珠瓦尔 – Ganjuwal SWISS (Multi)

With the history and origin of the kukri dating back to the 18th century, Ganjuwal was and still is one of the famous and favored kukri knives..
廓尔喀弯刀的历史和起源可以追溯到 18 世纪。甘珠瓦尔是过去和现在都很有名的廓尔喀弯刀之一。

Ganjuwal SWISS (Multi) Khukuri 
甘祖瓦尔瑞士弯刀（多功能）

History of Ganjuwala Khukuri 
甘珠瓦廓尔喀弯刀的历史

With the history and origin of the kukri dating back to the 18th century, Gajuwal was and still is one of the famous and favored kukri knives within the villager’s and farmer’s community. The knife proved to be more useful, like a utility tool because of its exclusive construction/feature when villagers had to make long journey into woods away from home, thus the kukri was excessively used and selected for the very reason. The original “Ganjuwala” (what it was called then) actually used in history have been long gone in the midst of time and civilization therefore a replicated (authentic and usable) version of it, the “Ganjuwal Swiss” has been introduced (the word “Swiss” derived from Swiss Army knife to support Ganjuwal’s multi functional accompanying tools) by KHHI.
廓尔喀弯刀的历史和起源可以追溯到 18 世纪。Gajuwal 曾经是也是村民和农民群体中著名的廓尔喀弯刀之一。独特的结构/特点使其成为村民进行长途跋涉时的实用工具，因此廓尔喀弯刀被大量使用和选择。历史上实际使用的原始“Ganjuwala”（当时的叫法）已经随着时间的推移和文明的消失而消失了，因此 KHHI 引入了它的复制（真实和可使用）版本“Ganjuwal Swiss”（“Swiss”一词源自瑞士军刀，以支持 Ganjuwal 的多功能配套工具）。

The kukri blade has also been slightly modified to meet the demand and market of the modern era (blade shortened and polished, decorative pattern introduced). The Ganjuwal still holds its legacy as a perfect utility tool and also a precious possession of a farmer in the rural villages of Nepal. The blade of the Ganjuwal is a standard sized kukri knife but with three keepers in pommel to reinforced the handle fixture.
克尔喀弯刀也经过了微调，以适应现代市场的需求（刀刃缩短并抛光，并引入装饰图案）。甘卓瓦仍然保留着它作为尼泊尔农村地区农民的完美工具和珍贵财产的传统。甘卓瓦的刀刃是一把标准尺寸的克尔喀弯刀，但在刀柄的末端有三个夹子，以加强手柄的固定。

The scabbard of the Ganjuwal Swiss is where all the time, effort and money is invested. The making or preparation of this special kind of buffalo leather is a painstaking job that needs hard work and patience. It goes through a number of stages and requires numerous materials and supplies to complete the process, which, thus may not be possible to mention them all. Therefore briefly speaking, the buffalo hide is submersed in water mixed with salt and lime for almost a month and regularly rubbed by feet to soften the leather. Adding various natural herbs from roots of plants and barks of selected trees is also one of the steps in the process done to prolong the life span of the leather and to avoid decaying. Then the prepared leather is again continuously rubbed, twisted and folded for hours with “Tori ko Pina” (paste of mustard plant achieved after grinding) while making the scabbard to get the natural embossed pattern within the leather. The excessive rubbing of the leather results into tiny beads like mold all over the surface, which makes the scabbard distinctive, attractive, durable and decay free. Then traditional pattern and linings are overlaid in the scabbard to beautify its look. This simple yet attractive adornment of the Ganjuwal have been its trademark that distinguishes and recognizes the kukri from the rest.
甘珠瓦瑞士的剑鞘是所有时间、精力和金钱投入的地方。这种特殊水牛皮的制作过程需要花费大量的努力和耐心。它需要经过多个阶段，并需要大量的材料和用品才能完成整个过程，因此不可能在此一一列举。简而言之，水牛皮被浸泡在混合了盐和石灰的水中近一个月，并定期用脚揉搓以软化皮革。为了延长皮革的寿命和防止腐烂，制作过程中还会添加来自植物根部和精选树木树皮的各种天然草药。 然后，经过长时间的“托里科皮纳”反复揉搓、扭绞和折叠，皮革表面会出现天然的压花图案。“托里科皮纳”是研磨后的芥末植物制成的糊状物。由于过度揉搓，皮革表面上会形成像珠子一样的小模具，这使得刀鞘独特、美观、耐用，而且不易腐烂。然后，刀鞘上覆盖了传统的图案和衬里，使其更加美观。这种简单而具有吸引力的装饰是甘珠瓦尔的标志，它区分和识别了廓尔喀弯刀和其他弯刀。

Accompanying tools 随附的工具

Gajuwal’s number of accompanying tools along with the basics (Karda and Chakmak) also makes the kukri so different and special. Karda and Chakmak are made with special care and attention. A screwdriver, ear cleaner, tweezers and needle complete the utility set of the Ganjuwal. A small leather pouch is also secured at the back of the scabbard’s throat to store small but important objects like flint powder, traditional medicine dust etc. An extra empty hole or bag is also fitted, just incase an extra tool is needed.
加珠瓦尔随身携带的工具数量，以及基本工具（卡尔达和查克马克），也使廓尔喀弯刀如此与众不同和特别。卡尔达和查克马克都是经过精心和关注制造的。螺丝刀、耳勺、镊子 and 针完成了甘珠瓦尔的实用工具套装。 鞘口的后面还有一个小的皮袋，用来存放燧石粉、传统药粉等小而重要的物品。还安装了一个额外的空洞或袋子，以防需要额外的工具。

Included multi utitlty tools 
囊括多种实用工具

• 2 x small knives,
  两把小刀，
• 4 x small working tools,
  四种小型工作工具
• 1 x storing pouch,
  1 个用于存放的袋子。
• 1 x extra bag
  1 个额外的包

NOTE: Here we would like to caution that the multi tools mentioned above are mere replica of the original ones and do not function well as the main purpose is to exhibit the tools from the past. In today’s context much better and cheaper modern replacer are already avail in the market if it really has to be used.
请注意，上面提到的多功能工具只是原件的复制品，在实际使用中效果可能不佳。主要目的是展示过去人们使用的工具。如今，市场上已经有很多更先进、更便宜的工具可以替代它们。

Materials / Features: Water buffalo treated leather scabbard, rosewood handle
水牛皮经过处理制成的皮革鞘，红木手柄