Posted by: shiva_linga July 26, 2016
Interesting Khukuri Facts
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yo kun ramesh thapa bhanne le jpt kura lai facts bhanera lekh diyo and we start believing him.i am trying to debunk his points:
even before fact 1, he claims thats the brits allowed the gurkhas to carry kukris, which is false .it was carried as hand-to hand combat weapon since at least 500 yrs(drabya shahs kukri is still there).
1.not every household in nepal has a kukri. at least not the houses in terai and himal (if the writer even considers them nepali)
2.kukris used in nepal and outside are same except for th handle. and nepali maar hanne kukris are even bigger .historically too kukris were bigger than today.
3.kukri is/was a primarily combat weapon despite claims of being multi purpose. it has been improvised well to do household works and is really good but the real house hold weapons are aanchi,bancharo,khurpa,chulesi etc. its only an urban legend that nepalis do all there houselhold chores with kukris. yes ,there maybe some,but not the vast majority.
4.fairly true.
5.not true. the maar hannd kukris are worshipped and all but u dont have to spill blood everytime u unsheath it.
6.true
7.nepalis dont consider kukris more powerful than guns. nepalis have known guns for at least 300 odd years.
8.true but its the braindead nepalis that make it dangerous,not the weapon itself.
9.the maar hanne kukri is not a slender one .it is pretty bulky with a broad fuller and is heavy too. sirupates are long and slender ones which are mainly for combat.
10.true, and it tastes good too
@ magorkhe, no the kukris of western nepal are considered the best since the kamis are mainly from western nepal.
its not m or w ,its called kauda and some believe its a symbol of shakti(yoni).it doesnt stop blood flowing over to your hada(it plays no role in it).no one knows the real reason of its existence.and no, no gurkha chopped an argentenian in falkland. in fact the gurkhas didnt even fight in falklands.
there was one indian gurkha(gorkha) who killed 4 robbers with kukri but he didnt peel off their skins. please dont beleive in such BS
and i am amazed that so many nepalis know shit abt kukhuri and still post articles on net.thats part of our hritage guys, at least know some basics.
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