Corbett was a true naturalist , great hunter and an exceptional writer . He could take his readers to the deep forest where the man eaters were lurking. We could experience the chirping of birds, roar of tigers through his wonderful writing skill.
My uncle gifted me with Maneaters of Kumaon in 1951, at 11 years old, I am still reading all Jim Corbetts books, I never tire of them. I would love to obtain Jungle Lore and My India. I have many happy memories of India.
@@bobbylaskar6489 I’m grandfather knew him years age in India he told lots of great stories but the way you talked as if you knew him personally yourself
Jim Corbett had a great respect for the native people and every single animal, plant or landscape. He loved them all and was very familiar with. Great respect Jim, you owned a great loving heart. RIP. I bow to you !
i was born when jimcorbett died in kenya, my father was a army officer and hunter in 1940 to 1965 he gave me all the jimcorbett's books what a hunter and good person he was, great story teller graphic details about his hunting of maneaters of kummon, a great legend indeed, i like him very much,
I moved to live with my family in Bangkok, 29 March 2018. I was very restricted on how much I could take with me - one suitcase weighing no more than twenty some Kg. I only had space for 3 books, A man called Mike (the story of Mike Hailwood), Man Eaters of Kumaon & The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag. Finding books to read in English is not easy in Bangkok. In the 18 months that I have been here I have read A man called Mike once, The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag twice plus once on the flight here and Man Eaters of Kumaon 3 times and I am reading it again for the fourth time at the moment. I have read them all before - Man Eaters of Kumaon was bought for me by my mother at a jumble sale in the 1970’s, I can’t remember how many times that I have read it but it is many times and never loses a thing because it is so well written and a welcome break from learning the Thai language.
Yes. I revert to his and to Anderson’s tales to bring back the old flavours of the subcontinent, lost now in urbanization and what we are pleased to call ‘progress.’ The big cats are losing out in the race, a terrible thing
Our greatest respect for this man Corbett..true naturalist to the core..!!wish there were more like him today..n his graphic and absolute sharing of the Maneater books ..loved reading them..again n again
@@peacemaker-du4hz I think there are two possibilities, either a vintage bookseller or on the famous E-bay, please let me know how you´re getting along !!! //Lars
Jim Corbett was a naturalist. He had tremendous respect for wildlife. He founded national park preserve in India. He was not just another "Great White Hunter". His writings are truly enthralling
He was most respected by old guys...in Kumaon region...most likely The Phantom...he was considered Saint in old days...and Maneaters a Evil Spirit... ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Neat film by a great historic company that makes art of steel and old wood. Antique rifles and the grand days of hunting before so much habitat destruction occurred...doesn't get any better
Jim Corbett had already killed many maneaters when he was given this rifle in appreciation for his efforts. They show a double rifle and a bolt action rifle in the traveling display in India. Being from a British officers family he probably used a sporterized 303 Enfield rifle for his bolt action rifle. The British had peculiar ways of describing their calibers. The .275 caliber was basically a 7mm. Was it 7x57? or a 303 case necked down to 7mm? A look through Cartridges of the World might shed some light on the subject. The 7x57 was very popular for all kinds of hunting. Karamojo Bell killed more than 50 elephants with a 7x57 rifle firing full metal jacket military surplus ammo. Those men were great shots with nerves of steel.
.275 was and is a 7x57 cut for lighter bullets 140 grain chamber . But some used it with different chamber for the standard 7x57 160 or best 173 grain bullet . The 173 was the one Bell used for many of his elephants , due to ammo worked and bullet did not misbehave . But more of it , he used German surplus military ammo and those bullets and case was much better than others similar he came across .
There has never been a hunter like Jim Corbett. He killed well over 30 maneating tigers and 2 maneater leopards. These animals were super dangerous and smart. He showed great respect to the natives and was the SUPERMAN of the jungle !
I have the book Maneaters of kumaon my dad got this book in the middle 50s in high school I got it in th mid 70s from my dad still have it. Great read.
I am huge fan of Jim corbette...and I need any contact info for joining corbette brotherhood ....I recently visited his summer home at kaladhungi and his village ...great man to roam in jungles of uttrakhand
I may be a spoil sport here but I have just finished reading The Man-eaters of Kumaon probably for nth time and I can safely say so for the The Man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag. Both tigers I believe as Jim Corbett has himself said were killed with his .450/400 DB. Of course the Chowgarh tigress was definitely killed with the famous .275 Rigby. Correct me if I am wrong. And if I am not the he must be turning in his grace each time someone play this video.
In a small gathering in Nainetal Carpet sahib was presented with .275 Rigby bought in Manton ,Calcutta. for killing of Champawat Maneater ,in 1907. the date when the gun was presented was not known as his book says few months after. Champawat maneater has killed 436 people. But the plate incorrectly inscribed as JG Corbett he is JECorbett or James Edward Corbett or later called Col.Corbett.
I am vry interesting in the stories of Jim corbett n Kenneth Anderson hunting the man eaters in the wild life..... Also I I am also eager to read the stories of JC n KA..
GOLDEN MOOON Byrandahalli : Good that you mention Keenneth Anderson also since, he is a lot less known by the general public yet also wrote incredible, extremely well told stories of his dealing with man eater cats in India. Jim Corbett operated in Northern India while Kenneth Anderson was in the south. I think that, overall, Jim Corbett is more known due to his military background and connections with British government officials in India at the time while Kenneth Anderson, although also from British descent, was more the average, common guy who, as you could sense in his books, had a little of despise for governmental rules and regulations Also, many of Anderson's stories, I have read somewhere else that had not been documented therefore had been placed in that border between reality and just pure fiction.
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I am one of the greatest fans of Sir James Edward Corbett, popularly known as Jim Corbett. One thing that I can't understand is that why is it written J G Corbett instead of J E Corbett. As i live near the old residence of Sir Jim Corbett, i just got curious🤔. And, the village where he lived is not Kadalungi but Kaladhungi. (Sorry if i've hurt you)
I am from champawat district where Jim Corbett killed that famous Champawat Man eating tigress..but there is not any exact known location where he killed that tigress..we know it some place between two village chaura and fungar but as his other kills have been marked and known..that place is not known..some thing has to be done abt this..
It's okay Sir! With due respect, we Indians have killed English words and pronunciations more brutally and in cold blood, than these English men could ever do to our Hindi.
I thought Corbett was known for using a 450/400 double rifle? My questioning that he use this as well, or maybe the double rifle story isn’t true. But I am curious.
I thought this rifle was on display in a village in India, where it had been donated a few years ago. Am I wrong? The video implies it only returned to India for a visit. It would be a shame if it returned to the UK where it didn't belong and wasn't appreciated.
He and his sister Maggie left India in 1947 at the partition of India not just for that reason but for others too - he was the joint owner of a coffee estate in Kenya. Taken from the introduction in 'Man-eaters of Kumaon'
Do you suppose that the families of the victims would agree with you? From time to time you will see some stupid comments and your's ranks up near the top of the stupid list.
In all, he shot twelve man-eating tigers and leopards and these had accounted for at least 1,500 deaths among the villagers of Kumaon. There is no guessing how many more would have died but for him. He was pressured by newspapers, the public and the authorities to rid them of those man-eaters. He wasn’t paid to lay his life on the line, his main reason was to remove the menace from the people of Kumaon who he regarded as his friends. “Jim Corbett said that a tiger that had turned man-eater had broken no law of the jungle only the law made by man.” If you think that he made the tiger extinct then you are sadly misinformed. The tiger is NOT extinct.
Corbett was a true naturalist , great hunter and an exceptional writer . He could take his readers to the deep forest where the man eaters were lurking. We could experience the chirping of birds, roar of tigers through his wonderful writing skill.
My uncle gifted me with Maneaters of Kumaon in 1951, at 11 years old, I am still reading all Jim Corbetts books, I never tire of them. I would love to obtain Jungle Lore and My India. I have many happy memories of India.
You can down load the Jim Corbett omnibus volume containing all his works in pdf format.
Corbett was not only an exceptionally great hunter but was a great human being . I love and respect him with my heart.may his soul rip
So you’ve meet him
@@killintime8431 no my dear, but if I m wrong pls let me know.. I think u hv met him.
@@bobbylaskar6489 I’m grandfather knew him years age in India he told lots of great stories but the way you talked as if you knew him personally yourself
@@killintime8431 yes I m great-grandfather know him since he was a kid...
@@bobbylaskar6489 are you on meth
I started reading his books I couldn’t be more honored for the hunting and people of India
Don’t remember how many times I have read Jim Corbet books, but still every time I feel thrilled 😁. Thank you sir, love you 🙏🏻
Jim Corbett had a great respect for the native people and every single animal, plant or landscape. He loved them all and was very familiar with. Great respect Jim, you owned a great loving heart. RIP. I bow to you !
All i can say , this documentary is just wonderful. Congratulations to John Rigby's for such an awesome performance. God bless
i was born when jimcorbett died in kenya, my father was a army officer and hunter in 1940 to 1965 he gave me all the jimcorbett's books what a hunter and good person he was, great story teller graphic details about his hunting of maneaters of kummon, a great legend indeed, i like him very much,
That leopard of Rudraprayag was so clever & unique. Thanks to Legend Corbett.
Have lots of respect for Mr Corbett, a great hunter and an absolute gentleman who loved his country India.
I moved to live with my family in Bangkok, 29 March 2018. I was very restricted on how much I could take with me - one suitcase weighing no more than twenty some Kg. I only had space for 3 books, A man called Mike (the story of Mike Hailwood), Man Eaters of Kumaon & The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag. Finding books to read in English is not easy in Bangkok. In the 18 months that I have been here I have read A man called Mike once, The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag twice plus once on the flight here and Man Eaters of Kumaon 3 times and I am reading it again for the fourth time at the moment. I have read them all before - Man Eaters of Kumaon was bought for me by my mother at a jumble sale in the 1970’s, I can’t remember how many times that I have read it but it is many times and never loses a thing because it is so well written and a welcome break from learning the Thai language.
Mike " the bike " Hailwood. Brilliant
Kenneth Anderson's are a great choice, also.
Yes. I revert to his and to Anderson’s tales to bring back the old flavours of the subcontinent, lost now in urbanization and what we are pleased to call ‘progress.’ The big cats are losing out in the race, a terrible thing
Our greatest respect for this man Corbett..true naturalist to the core..!!wish there were more like him today..n his graphic and absolute sharing of the Maneater books ..loved reading them..again n again
Rigby's you have done a great job. Lots of love, respect and gratitude.
Love from India for Jim Corbett 🤗
He is as Indian as any of us
Read almost all the books by Legend Jim corbett available in my school library during my schooling days.... Jim inspired me to love the animals more.
What great man was Mayor Jim Corbett i read all his books courtesy of mi father and i really admire his labor helping this people in India
I have read Corbetts books over and over again since I first "stumbled" over one in the mid 50´s, I own them all, including treetops, his last !
any idea where i can find those books?
@@peacemaker-du4hz I think there are two possibilities, either a vintage bookseller or on the famous E-bay, please let me know how you´re getting along !!!
//Lars
@@peacemaker-du4hz Do you live under a rock? 🤣🤣🤣
@@alexcruz7719 no i dont live under a rock,ive just had trouble finding them thats all
@@peacemaker-du4hz Didn't look hard, Did you? EBay or Amazon any day, all day.
Jim Corbett was a naturalist. He had tremendous respect for wildlife. He founded national park preserve in India. He was not just another "Great
White Hunter".
His writings are truly enthralling
I express my sincere gratitude to M/s. John Rigby & Co for arranging this ceremony. Corbett was a true Indian who loved the jungle and wildlife.
He was most respected by old guys...in Kumaon region...most likely The Phantom...he was considered Saint in old days...and Maneaters a Evil Spirit... ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Jim Corbett is my favorite Hunter in the world
Incredible story...incredible man
Neat film by a great historic company that makes art of steel and old wood. Antique rifles and the grand days of hunting before so much habitat destruction occurred...doesn't get any better
Love this video, Jim Corbett naturalist and great hunter and great human being.
probably the most informative video of Jim Corbett on RUclips . Great Video
Been reading Corbett for 50+ yrs.
Goosebumps!
A life well lived - Bless Corbett's soul .
Grate man Jim Corbett ,I love him very mutch and love also his story about wildlife.
Jim Corbett had already killed many maneaters when he was given this rifle in appreciation for his efforts.
They show a double rifle and a bolt action rifle in the traveling display in India.
Being from a British officers family he probably used a sporterized 303 Enfield rifle for his bolt action rifle.
The British had peculiar ways of describing their calibers. The
.275 caliber was basically a 7mm. Was it 7x57? or a 303 case necked down to 7mm?
A look through Cartridges of the World might shed some light on the subject.
The 7x57 was very popular for all kinds of hunting.
Karamojo Bell killed more than 50 elephants with a 7x57 rifle firing full metal jacket military surplus ammo.
Those men were great shots with nerves of steel.
.275 was and is a 7x57 cut for lighter bullets 140 grain chamber . But some used it with different chamber for the standard 7x57 160 or best 173 grain bullet .
The 173 was the one Bell used for many of his elephants , due to ammo worked and bullet did not misbehave . But more of it , he used German surplus military ammo and those bullets and case was much better than others similar he came across .
Reading Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag is no less spooky than reading the books of Stephen King, Bram Stroker or HP Lovecraft.
Spookier in a way because it's true..
There has never been a hunter like Jim Corbett. He killed well over 30 maneating tigers and 2 maneater leopards. These animals were super dangerous and smart. He showed great respect to the natives and was the SUPERMAN of the jungle !
Jom Corbett ko bharat ratan milna chahiye, Jim is real diamond 💎
I have the book Maneaters of kumaon my dad got this book in the middle 50s in high school I got it in th mid 70s from my dad still have it. Great read.
My hero Jim Corbett
Kudos. Great initiative...
I am huge fan of Jim corbette...and I need any contact info for joining corbette brotherhood ....I recently visited his summer home at kaladhungi and his village ...great man to roam in jungles of uttrakhand
I may be a spoil sport here but I have just finished reading The Man-eaters of Kumaon probably for nth time and I can safely say so for the The Man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag. Both tigers I believe as Jim Corbett has himself said were killed with his .450/400 DB. Of course the Chowgarh tigress was definitely killed with the famous .275 Rigby. Correct me if I am wrong. And if I am not the he must be turning in his grace each time someone play this video.
Having read several times Corbett’s books you are right: he was more often using his DR (450/400 and if I correctly remember also a 500NE sometimes).
An inspiration to all hunters , a true conservationist and gentleman, love his books and love that rifle.
Thanks ☺️
Young Rigby, hunters world over owe you a lot. Nainital will remember you forever, though i am from East Panjab
In a small gathering in Nainetal Carpet sahib was presented with .275 Rigby bought in Manton ,Calcutta. for killing of Champawat Maneater ,in 1907. the date when the gun was presented was not known as his book says few months after. Champawat maneater has killed 436 people. But the plate incorrectly inscribed as JG Corbett he is JECorbett or James Edward Corbett or later called Col.Corbett.
Actually his name was Edward James Corbett not James Edward
I am vry interesting in the stories of Jim corbett n Kenneth Anderson hunting the man eaters in the wild life..... Also I I am also eager to read the stories of JC n KA..
GOLDEN MOOON Byrandahalli : Good that you mention Keenneth Anderson also since, he is a lot less known by the general public yet also wrote incredible, extremely well told stories of his dealing with man eater cats in India. Jim Corbett operated in Northern India while Kenneth Anderson was in the south. I think that, overall, Jim Corbett is more known due to his military background and connections with British government officials in India at the time while Kenneth Anderson, although also from British descent, was more the average, common guy who, as you could sense in his books, had a little of despise for governmental rules and regulations Also, many of Anderson's stories, I have read somewhere else that had not been documented therefore had been placed in that border between reality and just pure fiction.
Jim was the man. No doubt about it. A true legend.
No doubt he was man of century
Jimcorbet is my favourite thanks to Jim Corbett.
That old Rigby is priceless ! Easily a Million Dollar Rifle !
Proud of jim
Spectacular!!!
What a Mighty Story.
He Must have been one Hell off a Man.
He was he hated killing tigers 🐅. He loved and respected them. He just loved helping humans more.
@@tedjr.sullivan1882 It's a Great Story.
Good man Hunter,👍👍👍
Very nice
That gun needs to be used in hunting trips, not locked away in a museum...
Superbbb
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Wish the rifles weren't so expensive
found a ruger no1 tonight,gunbroker
Great work Mr Mark Newton for helping INDIA to protect Tigers.
Jim Corbett 👍👍👍
I am one of the greatest fans of Sir James Edward Corbett, popularly known as Jim Corbett. One thing that I can't understand is that why is it written J G Corbett instead of J E Corbett. As i live near the old residence of Sir Jim Corbett, i just got curious🤔.
And, the village where he lived is not Kadalungi but Kaladhungi. (Sorry if i've hurt you)
Corbett's home was in KALADUNGI and NOT Kadalungi. Corbett's angling stories are legendary too ...
I guess hunting is in my blood from one Corbett to another see you on the other side
👍👍👍
I am from champawat district where Jim Corbett killed that famous Champawat Man eating tigress..but there is not any exact known location where he killed that tigress..we know it some place between two village chaura and fungar but as his other kills have been marked and known..that place is not known..some thing has to be done abt this..
How do I buy the 5 volume leather bound books?
Check out the Rigby website. Looks like it is listed at 199 pounds sterling.
India Is so Amazing 💘💘💘
The commentator kept mispronouncing the name of Corbett's village as "Kadalungi", It is actually "Kaaladhoongi".
It's okay Sir! With due respect, we Indians have killed English words and pronunciations more brutally and in cold blood, than these English men could ever do to our Hindi.
5:05 alright I’m getting a set of books!
Where? I just looked on Amazon & Ebay and they don't have them?
I thought Corbett was known for using a 450/400 double rifle? My questioning that he use this as well, or maybe the double rifle story isn’t true. But I am curious.
In my young Corbett was a hero and an inspiration but a .275?? That is so small, a deer cartridge, nothing I would want against a tiger.
Why don't you guys return rifles back to India where it belongs.
Could you please guide and share those locations where Jim hunted down the ill-famed beasts.
Jim corbett vs the tsavo lions
Jim Corbett would be disgusted with the likes of the NRA!
I thought this rifle was on display in a village in India, where it had been donated a few years ago. Am I wrong? The video implies it only returned to India for a visit. It would be a shame if it returned to the UK where it didn't belong and wasn't appreciated.
It has resided in UK since Corbett donated it to his publisher first,then Rigby got it from a bit later as they could take better care of it.
Why did Jim Corbett leave India in 1947?
That was the year of Independence from British colonialism.
He and his sister Maggie left India in 1947 at the partition of India not just for that reason but for others too - he was the joint owner of a coffee estate in Kenya. Taken from the introduction in 'Man-eaters of Kumaon'
The name is Jim Corbett !!!
To kill a tiger with a .275 is a remarkable feat. I always thought it would take at least a 30-06 or bigger caliber.
.30-06 really ain't much bigger than 275
Jim Corbett wasn’t a British subject, he was Indian, born in India,why do people call him British, he wasn’t .
Stori in hindi langwej
Pl stori hindi me dikhayo
To bad there nothing left to hunt ,to many humans
He made tiger extinct
How could he be called good soul?
he didn't kill any animal for the sake of killing ,he killed only those that were deemed man eaters. he didn't kill for sport or trophy
Do you suppose that the families of the victims would agree with you? From time to time you will see some stupid comments and your's ranks up near the top of the stupid list.
In all, he shot twelve man-eating tigers and leopards and these had accounted for at least 1,500 deaths among the villagers of Kumaon. There is no guessing how many more would have died but for him. He was pressured by newspapers, the public and the authorities to rid them of those man-eaters. He wasn’t paid to lay his life on the line, his main reason was to remove the menace from the people of Kumaon who he regarded as his friends.
“Jim Corbett said that a tiger that had turned man-eater had broken no law of the jungle only the law made by man.” If you think that he made the tiger extinct then you are sadly misinformed. The tiger is NOT extinct.
Goosebumps!
Goosebumps!