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Old 07-30-2020, 07:51 PM
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Default Government Issue Kukri

This is one of two Kukris I currently own. One, I've had since my dad brought it back to India (we were living in New Delhi at the time) from Nepal in 1970. The other one, I inherited after my father's death in 2014. By the way, my dad negotiated with the Nepalese government and received permission to fly his U.S. Army U-8 into Kathmandu, Nepal in 1970. He subsequently made monthly trips in and out over the next two years. When he touched down on that first trip into Kathmandu, it was the first U.S. military aircraft that had been allowed into the country since WWII ended.

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These are the real deal, made for Nepalese Government issue to their Gurkhas.

They are as sharp as can be and you have to apply force to the back of the blade when you draw it from the scabbard. If you don't, you will cut right through the inner curve of the scabbard, and could cut fingers or a thumb off, depending on how you're holding it.

Genune Kukris are available.
British Issue Kukris (2012 Military Standard) | Gurkha Official Khukuri Set

Interesting thread.
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Last edited by D Brown; 07-30-2020 at 09:16 PM. Reason: Corrected Typo.
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