Old India Shikar

[8 x 60]

My elderly Mother is in the process of clearing and sorting a lot of stuff out. When I visited her a week or so ago I came across this old book which had some interesting photos . I thought I should share them here.

 

[8 x 60]

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[farmer_john]

I need a hat like that

 

[Russ16]

Very cool. Did the book have any description of the photos? What year etc?

 

[Red Leg]

Shortly after his coronation in 1911, King George V took a famous hunting expedition to Nepal and India, which he of course also ruled as sovereign. The picture of him firing from the howdah was the most famous taken and was published widely. I assume the book is the one published about that adventure? Over just ten days they took almost forty tigers and numerous rhinos and bears.

 

[8 x 60]

Very cool. Did the book have any description of the photos? What year etc?

Hi I think it was 1911 in Nepal (according to the caption)
The fellow in the Howdah aiming the double rifle is King George V. I can't tell you anymore as I am currently in the Middle East and the book is in England.

 

[8 x 60]

Shortly after his coronation in 1911, King George V took a famous hunting expedition to Nepal and India, which he of course also ruled as sovereign. The picture of him firing from the howdah was the most famous taken and was published widely. I assume the book is the one published about that adventure? Over just ten days they took almost forty tigers and numerous rhinos and bears.

The cover of the book is attached in post # 1. The Book was produced to celebrate the Jubilee and is 91 years old.
The shoot is covered in just a few pages

 

[PCC600]

Shortly after his coronation in 1911, King George V took a famous hunting expedition to Nepal and India, which he of course also ruled as sovereign. The picture of him firing from the howdah was the most famous taken and was published widely. I assume the book is the one published about that adventure? Over just ten days they took almost forty tigers and numerous rhinos and bears.

Yes as Emperor of India , in 1911 George V attended the great Durbar in Delhi where all the Indian Princes paid homage . How times have changed .

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Hi I think it was 1911 in Nepal (according to the caption)
The fellow in the Howdah aiming the double rifle is King George V. I can't tell you anymore as I am currently in the Middle East and the book is in England.

Take care of yourself over there. What a mess. Just so you know, I am an American citizen and voter who did his best to avoid this. Hopefully you can come home soon.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Of course the Maharaja’ traveled to Northern Europe to hunt as well.

Pics from my book of Westley Richards.

King George V is seen here shooting from the Howdah in Nepal

 

[8 x 60]

Hi Ontario Hunter. Thanks for your message and concern. I am in Oman. For reasons I can't go into we are fine here in Muscat. I flew back here on 10th March and am here for another couple of weeks before I have a break, and then will head back here.

All good apart from we are just in the middle of the Mother of all storms. First rain for 17 months so it is most welcome in~spite of the power getting knocked out! No biggie in the scale of things!

 

[bakerb]

That poor mahout may have never been able to hear again

 

[pilar]

That poor mahout may have never been able to hear again

I noticed that too . Ouch !

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Yeah, that’s King George the V with his Charles Lancaster Wrist Breaker sidelock ejector in .280 Flanged.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Look at how many elephants are used on this hunt. The amount of wealth the Maharaja’s had is mind boggling.

 

[leslie hetrick]

Look at how many elephants are used on this hunt. The amount of wealth the Maharaja’s had is mind boggling.

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yes, they all rode well on the backs of the so called lower class., england was one of the worst amoung many.

 

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Thread 'His Imperial Majesty's Shoot'

May 22, 2010

His Imperial Majesty's Shoot, Nepal 1911

The Album
The album consists of 16 pages and 50 photographs. It appears incomplete with the back cover missing. The front cover bears the company name Herzog & Higgins, Mhow (Central India) and the words "Bound at the Caxton Works, Bombay" inside the front cover. The album was discovered in a rural Indian home in Madhya Pradesh by the donor, Dr U.N. Bhati, Visiting Fellow, Economics and Marketing, School of Resources, Environment and Society at...

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Thread 'Tiger Cars'

Feb 27, 2013

Tiger Cars

The ex-Maharaja of Kotah "Tiger Car"

1925 Rolls-Royce New Phantom Torpedo Sports Tourer
Coachwork by Barker
Chassis no. 23 RC
Engine no. CT 15

Equipped for hunting Bengal tigers and other wild game, this especially opulent and intriguing 1925 Rolls-Royce Torpedo...

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[8 x 60]

yes, they all rode well on the backs of the so called lower class., england was one of the worst amoung many.

Pity you felt it necessary to make a political point here. Given current events I would have thought coming from where you do you would be better keeping your trap shut.

 

[leslie hetrick]

Pity you felt it necessary to make a political point here. Given current events I would have thought coming from where you do you would be better keeping your trap shut.

it was not a political point, it,s history. you may not like it, but its there. given currents events why would i keep my mouth shut, and i would let the irainens close the straight we do not need the oil as much as other countries do. ps nato countries just joined the current state of affairs.