khukuri's most famous victim

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Tatsuo

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I kind of hesitated posting this because I thought it was old news, but since I didn't see it anywhere else...here's some nice trivia:

The most (in)famous victim of the khukuri must definitely be...Count Dracula!
In Bram Stoker's Dracula, our poor Count has the misfortune of meeting a khukuri. First he is almost impaled by it (in downtown London, no less), and then he gets his head lobbed off by it, right in front of his castle in Transylvania.
Bram Stoker mentions the Khukuri a total of three times in the novel. I think it is rather interesting that he chooses it, rather than a sword or Bowie knife....HIKV???

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"He who laughs at himself laughs best" :D
 
This has been posted here before
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but any chance to talk about khuks is very welcomed.

Ive always wondered what his inspiration for using a khuk in his book was.I guess he met up with some Ghorkas in his travels and was impressed.

BTW dracula was killed with a combination bowie/khukuri wasnt he?
 
yes, but the khukuri got there first
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"He who laughs at himself laughs best" :D
 
For you,and all the newer members,be sure to read the archives.Im new myself,well kinda
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There are tons of knife pics,useful information and great stories there.Be sure to read all the pages on the HI website too.And prepare to become addicted
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I'll gladly pay you Tuesday,for a khukuri today.
 
As we all know, khuks were very popular in vampire-invested countries because the sheaths, being made of hide-covered wood, could be substituted for wooden stakes in an emergency, and, as Gorkha warriors have well proven, khuks make easy work of beheading, whether it be man or beast.
 
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