Thread: Combat Knives?

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Aren't you supposed to blood a khukri, when it has been drawn? Seem to remember being told that 20 odd years ago, but could be wrong.

Yeah, I heard the same story about the same amount of time ago..

Originally Posted by Grizzley1

Yeah, I heard the same story about the same amount of time ago..

You werent in the air cadets in Gloucestershjre were you? :-)

Originally Posted by edhewitt

You werent in the air cadets in Gloucestershjre were you? :-)

No, just heard the same story from a friend

Originally Posted by Grizzley1

No, just heard the same story from a friend

Didn't think you were really, was just messin'
:-)

Vicious rumour that did the trick (and still does) to put off the enemy (or any new bloke) and highlights just how tough the little buggers are, because they would cut themselves to prove the point when new blokes were around. However if any enemy were around they would save themselves the pain. The Khukuri was the back up weapon if the rifle failed. It comes in a few varieties and is used from farming to fighting.


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

Vicious rumour that did the trick (and still does) to put off the enemy (or any new bloke) and highlights just how tough the little buggers are, because they would cut themselves to prove the point when new blokes were around. However if any enemy were around they would save themselves the pain. The Khukuri was the back up weapon if the rifle failed. It comes in a few varieties and is used from farming to fighting.



Mick

Sort of a nepalese machette really

The ones used by the Ghurka's of WW1 era are monsters of knives (I own one) quite capable of taking off heads, so yes you could use them to clear a path if pressed, but they have a bit more weight than your average BOLO and would prove tiring after a while.

Mick

http://www.himalayan-imports.com/khuk1.html

Being such a weight forward design they also hold their own in a chopping role. Give a Khukuri a.nice convex grind and you could easily lop off medium to large branches.

Originally Posted by jchad20

Being such a weight forward design they also hold their own in a chopping role. Give a Khukuri a.nice convex grind and you could easily lop off medium to large branches.

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