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Nepali Markings
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:06 am
by Vikram
Friends,
I found this on the Nitroexpress forums. Seems this belongs to Nepal.Could any of you read this and tell us what they mean?
Thank you.
Best-
Vikram
Re: Nepali Markings
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:07 am
by sudesh
Vikram wrote:Friends,
I found this on the Nitroexpress forums. Seems this belongs to Nepal.Could any of you read this and tell us what they mean?
Hi Vikram,
It is written :
Shri 3 (teen) Chandra Shamsher Jung
Year 1967 (Is as per Vikram Sambat : Hindu calender. It is a popularly used calendar in India and the official calendar of Nepal)
No. 130
Shri 3 (teen) Chandra Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana was the fifth Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty.
He was born on 8 July 1863, and died on 26 November 1929.
The year marking 1967 (As per Vikram Sambat : Hindu calender ) means 1910 (As per Christian calender).
This is all I know .
Sudesh.........
Re: Nepali Markings
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:01 pm
by Vikram
sudesh wrote:
Vikram,
It is written :
Shri 3 (teen) Chandra Shamsher Jung
Year 1967 (Is as per Vikram Sambat : Hindu calender. It is a popularly used calendar in India and the official calendar of Nepal)
No. 130
Shri 3 (teen) Chandra Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana was the fifth Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty.
He was born on 8 July 1863, and died on 26 November 1929.
The year marking 1967 (As per Vikram Sambat : Hindu calender ) means 1910 (As per Christian calender).
This is all I know .
Sudesh.........
Sudeh,
You know what? You are a star! Thank you very much.
Best-
Vikram
Re: Nepali Markings
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:57 pm
by The Doc
Excellent work Sudesh, Thanks.
Rp.
Re: Nepali Markings
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:30 pm
by lazybones
Ramro cha Sudesh som
Ashok
Re: Nepali Markings
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:25 am
by timmy
Re: Nepali Markings
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:14 am
by BJL
Good find Timmy.
That second link brings to my mind that these rifles were owned by the same person, the prime minister, perhaps for a personal unit? Bodyguard or so?
Re: Nepali Markings
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:37 am
by sudesh
Vikram wrote:
Sudeh,
You know what? You are a star! Thank you very much.
Best-
Vikram
The Doc wrote:Excellent work Sudesh, Thanks.
Rp.
Sudesh..........
Good find Timmy.
There is a mistake in the 3rd para of this link >>>
http://www.militaryrifles.com/Nepal/NPScript.htm
It says
'' However, since the Nepalesse calendar is 57 years behind the Western Calendar'', which is incorrect , Vikram sambat / Hindu calendar / Nepalesse calendar is ahead by 57 years from the Western Calender or The Christan calendar. Current Vikram sambat year is 2066.
Plz Correct me if I am wrong .
S.......
Re: Nepali Markings
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:53 am
by Vikram
Timmy,
Thanks very much for the informative links. I never took interest in them.But, now that I stumbled upon them, went through and learnt a couple of things.
Best-
Vikram
Re: Nepali Markings
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:27 am
by timmy
Sudesh & Vikram:
Good find Timmy.
There is a mistake in the 3rd para of this link...
It says '' However, since the Nepalesse calendar is 57 years behind the Western Calendar'', which is incorrect , Vikram sambat / Hindu calendar / Nepalesse calendar is ahead by 57 years from the Western Calender...
I never took interest in them.But, now that I stumbled upon them, went through and learnt a couple of things.
You've got me, Sudesh! I'm totally ignorant and illiterate on this!!
Vikram, I'm a big admirer of the Martini Henry action. The long lever gives good extraction, compared to something like a Rolling Block and the nice striker gives a quick lock time without having a sledgehammer whacking the gun at the time of impact.
I at first thought the gun you linked was one of the long lever Martinis that we'd seen imported here -- evidently, Nepal is cleaning out its stocks. However, like you, I see they had their own production of a similar gun.
Thanks for posting, gentlemen!
Re: Nepali Markings
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:04 am
by sudesh
lazybones wrote:Ramro cha Sudesh som
Ashok
By the way what does it mean
S........
Re: Nepali Markings
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:54 am
by lazybones
Translation "You've done good Sudesh my friend"
Ashok