The kukri is designed primarily for chopping. The Karda and Chakmak are used as a utility knife and a sharpening tool respectively
Design Ī Kukri (Top) with the traditional Karda (middle) and Chakmak (bottom). A contemporaneous report in the Times of India, that includes an interview with Shrestha, indicates he was less successful. He was reported to have killed three of the bandits, wounded eight more, and forced the rest of the band to flee. On 2 September 2010, Bishnu Shrestha, a retired Indian Army Gurkha soldier, alone and armed only with a khukri, defeated 30 bandits who attacked a passenger train he was on in India. It reads: "Enemy losses: ten killed, our nil. Its acclaim was demonstrated in North Africa by one unit's situation report. The weapon gained fame in the Gurkha War and its continued use through both World War I and World War II enhanced its reputation among both Allied troops and enemy forces. Īll Gurkha troops are issued with two kukris, a Service No.1 (ceremonial) and a Service No.2 (exercise) in modern times members of the Brigade of Gurkhas receive training in its use. Despite the popular image of Dracula having a stake driven through his heart at the conclusion of a climactic battle between Dracula's bodyguards and the heroes, Mina's narrative describes his throat being sliced through by Jonathan Harker's kukri and his heart pierced by Quincey Morris's Bowie knife. It gained literary attention in the 1897 novel Dracula by Irish author Bram Stoker. The kukri came to be known to the Western world when the East India Company came into conflict with the growing Gorkha Kingdom, culminating in the Gurkha War of 1814–1816. Ī Rai- Kirati priest man wearing Kukri in his waist. The kukri, khukri, and kukkri spellings are of Indian English origin, with the original Nepalese English spelling being khukuri. Extraordinary stories of their use in combat by Gurkhas may contribute to this misconception. However, they are frequently used as regular utility tools. There have been, and still are many myths surrounding the kukri since its earliest recorded use in the 7th century-most notably that a traditional custom revolves around the blade in which it must draw blood, owing to its sole purpose as a fighting weapon, before being sheathed.
The kukri is the national weapon of Nepal, and consequently is a characteristic weapon of the Nepalese Army. The blade has traditionally served the role of a basic utility knife for the Gurkhas. It serves multiple purposes as a melee weapon and also as a regular cutting tool throughout most of South Asia. The knife has a distinct recurve in its blade. The kukri ( English: / ˈ k ʊ k r i/) or khukuri ( Nepali: खुकुरी, pronounced ) is a type of machete originating from the Indian subcontinent, and is traditionally associated with the Nepali-speaking Gurkhas of Nepal.
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