I have a khukri gifted to me by an ex gurkha that works with my mothers boyfriend, really beautiful and rugged as hell. The handle is on the small side for anyone with big hands (nepalese aren't big people). It's definitely seen action, noticed some fine chips along the heaviest part of the curve. Knowing the ghurkas reputation I'm hoping it was due to some wood chopping as opposed to the other..

It's more a tool to them i guess, they grow up using them and a lot of british soldiers get them to replace the standard issue british ones. Used a lot like a parang apprently.

The whole "blade having to taste blood once drawn" thing is a myth. Ghurkas being the masters of psychological warfare that they are do absolutely nothing to dispell it lol