Gurkhas & their Khukuris in Afghanistan - Video

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faceofbear

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Stumbled across this British news piece on the 2nd Batallion, Royal Gurkha Rifles, from a few years back...gets good around the 2 minute mark, when the Khukuris come out! Don't look like standard issue BAS, do they? :cool:

[video=youtube;Uh6KOeD6Zf8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh6KOeD6Zf8[/video]
 
The gent on the left at the 2:14 mark is holding what appears to be something very similar to a chitlangi.
 
That video was a real treat faceofbear. I like the seeing real Khukuris in action and your point: "Don't look like standard issue BAS, do they?" is right on target. I heard from reliable sources that Gurkha's like to use their own Kukri from home when serving in the British Army.

This is because the Mark 5 or British Service Issue (BAS) is more of camp/utility tool than an actual battle knife. Your video confirms this in that it clearly shows in the interview and the three man demonstration a long Sirupate style blade and possibly longer than the 16" (OA) kukris that the news reporter stated earlier.

Loved it :thumbup:.
 
Ah, the smiling deathdealers... if I ever get rich enough to need and be able to afford bodyguards, I will get a few of those brave dudes and put all fears to rest. For one thing, I can already arm an army of them with H.I. khukuri :-)
 
Nils Georg said:
Look at the guy to the left at 2.18 - 2.23 in video and then check out the pictures in this review :
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/430016-Gelbu-Special-Review-with-Pictures
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Yes, the Khukuri there looks and I bet the dimensions are close to the Gelbu Special by Styler R. below.
Gelbu Special by Styler 2.jpg
Gelbu Special by Styler.jpg
L is for love and I love this Kukri!
What a wonderful knife in correct battle weight too. Like I have always said Himalayan Imports make some of the best and toughest knives available. Nice find Nils Georg.
 
Hmm... The round brass buttcap of the chitlangi is pretty distinctive.

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Berkley said:
Hmm... The round brass buttcap of the chitlangi is pretty distinctive.
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Your right Berkley! It's a Chitlangi style :o. Like I have always said texans are smart. But I do love the Gelbu Special introduced in this thread.
 
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Glad you all enjoyed the video as much as I...also thankful for the great screenshot work there, Berkley. I noticed the closed cho straight away but the shot was rather brief. to see 'em one on top of the other like that was awesome :thumbup:
 
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