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It is said that every time a Gurkha draws his kukri he is required to draw blood before re-sheathing it.
There is also the idea that the forward bend of a kukri’s blade means it can be used as a kind of deadly boomerang, and flung into the air where it will spin and come back to the thrower.
Then there is the story of a Gurkha who came across an enemy soldier and who made the first strike with his kukri, a blow to decapitate his enemy.
“Yah missed!” said the enemy. “Try shaking your head”, said the Gurkha.
These are of course all myths. What follows instead are the facts, or if you will, all the gen, on the kukri, the famous Nepalese machete carried by Britain’s Gurkha troops.
A kukri is a kind of machete with a distinctive forward curve in its blade.
It is known for its association with Nepal and its Gurkha soldiers, who serve in the British Army as well as in some other military and police organisations outside of Nepal.
Although it is a fearsome weapon, combat is not its only function. Gurkhas and Nepalese people also…
The words Gurkha and kukri (Khukuri) go together – one cannot be said without the other. Their story is incomplete without each other.
The Gurkhas and the kukri achieved fame during WWI and WWII. The kukri has been better known since those days as “The Gurkha Knife.”
The kukri is not only the national weapon of Nepal, but also a utility knife for Nepalese people and it holds a unique as well as significant place in Nepalese culture. The kukri represents Nepalese traditions, history and to some extent, spiritual beliefs.
In some communities, it defines a social role as well as serves as a symbol of wealth, social status and prestige. The kukri has not only been the main weapon of war, but also a multi-purpose tool in peacetime and many men from various communities in Nepal love to carry one with them all the time.
Although the history of the kukri is long in Nepal, the knife was first seen by the British during the Anglo-Gorkha War of 1814-16. Wherever the Gurkhas fought, the kukri went with them and there wasn’t a single battle where the kukri was not used.
Gurkha fighters have a fearsome reputation, and the kukri…