The gurkhas return to Iraq

Interesting, but the author repeats some Bozoesque modern mythology in his previous article cited in the linked piece:

"...These knife-wielding warriors are members of the Royal Gurkha Rifles. And they're not British--they're Nepalese. Their signature blade is called the kukri. Gurkhas have been known to decapitate their enemies with it (it can also double as a deadly boomerang)...."

I saw a bent carrot at the grocery store--is that a boomerang?
 
boomerang?

A khukuri is about the last thing I want to see flying in my direction (unless it is wrapped in a cardboard box :D )

n2s
 
well, there is a long history of thrown sticks for hunting, some with a slight curve, but I don't think I'd call those boomerangs. See Sir Richard Burton's Book of the Sword for typology and cultural info.

Keith
 
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