Whacked with a khukri

No. I find the question a little disturbing. If you want people whacking others with khukris, read some history books.
 
Actually, I have whacked my wife with my silver-mounted AK. Her shoulders were stiff and I used the spine of the knife as a massage tool.
 
I agree with Guyon, a Khukuri is a tool pure and simple. It's like owning a firearm (another tool) just because I have one doesn't mean I have to prove it works by killing someone with it.
 
My grandfather who was in the Army Air Corp in WW2 told my dad and I about how the Ghurkas(spelling?) would sneak into an enemy camp and use only the khukris. They would eliminate all except one soldier. That way the one soldier could tell who was here and what happened.
 
aliloff said:
I agree with Guyon, a Khukuri is a tool pure and simple. It's like owning a firearm (another tool) just because I have one doesn't mean I have to prove it works by killing someone with it.
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Almost any tool can be a weapon. It's just disturbing to think about someone getting hacked with a khuk, in particular. They weren't used by the Gurkhas for nothing.

If you need more info about khukuris as weapons, however, try this link: http://www.nepalesekhukuri.com/khukuri.html
 
A couple years ago we had a report from one used in the field in Afganistan. After the firefight, the soldier wanted the remaining bad guy to stay alive for interagation. If I remember correctly he opened the guy's leg to the bone with a light blow, and broke his collar bone with a spine forward strike. The bad guy barely made it because of blood loss.

I don't think anyone here would be interested in the kind of person who wanted to tell us he, 'whacked someone with a kukri' and please pass the mustard, would you?

There was a guy who bragged he took care of a doggie with one but we didn't believe him and it was hell to pay to get him out of here. He was banned as a troll.

munk
 
Munk: "If I remember correctly he opened the guy's leg to the bone with a light blow..."

MY RESPONSE: Holy cow, I didn't think a khukri had that much devastation potential.

I realize a khukri is used over 99.9% of the time as a useful tool. Sorry if I made people uneasy with bringing up it's weapon potential.
 
IMO, that's why the Ghurkas were that efficient in cutting arms/legs (vs the Brits Nepal I mean). They were so used to cut wood with their khuks that they had a great control on their blows.

Seems logical to me.
 
Yes , they all work as weapons, Meat is softer than wood after all. Just ask the Nepali Police!

Old officers quality ones are usualy pure weapon not tool. {They had others cut thier firewood & paths.}

Spiral
 
spiraltwista said:
Yes , they all work as weapons, Meat is softer than wood after all. Just ask the Nepali Police!

Old officers quality ones are usualy pure weapon not tool. {They had others cut thier firewood & paths.}

Spiral
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I recall reading (but I don't know where, maybe here) that Ghurkas in WWII were using the khuks provided by the army as tools, and kept the ones made by their local kamis for when their lives depended on it.
 
Munk,
It was used after all ammo was gone in a firefight,guy drew his knife,troop pulled his HI,knives met ,BAD GUY'S broke,tried to run, troop broke his collarbone ,reversed & cut his calf.Officer,read him the riot act (KUKS were nonissued &too much PC press around)told him to get out of his sight ....
then said,"Ah....Sgt.where can I get one of those"??
THE DUCK:cool:
 
cybrok said:
I recall reading (but I don't know where, maybe here) that Ghurkas in WWII were using the khuks provided by the army as tools, and kept the ones made by their local kamis for when their lives depended on it.
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Sounds like a missquote of me perhaps?

Many proffesional soldiers carried there own or family blades & those who did so often kept them as weapons, & used issue ones as beaters. Not becausee they were better, {they often werent. unless Angh khoala in style.} but just for family & spirit meaning when slaying a foe.

Its often harder to find tougher pieces than the old army issue when it reaches 25/30 years of abuse at the same weights.

Spiral
 
The DUCK remembers it right.

JohnnyRockets; I didn't want to see your question being used against you, because I didnt think you meant it the wrong way, so I posted what I did to clarify the good guy path around here. Feel free to lay a few bricks on that path whenever it's your turn or your time to share the work.
We got some lazy- ass folks around here using filler instead of good solid red brick. And they took all the sun unbrellas too.


munk
 
I know a couple of people that whacked themselves (on accident, of course). One little mishap springs to mind.

Dr. Heber. Paging Dr. Heber. Dr. Heber, Khuk injury call on line one. Dr. Heber:D

Jake
 
which reminds me ... Dave's also whacked a few inanimate objects, and has the proof up on YouTube. Just the other day I was marvelling at a siru (I think) taking nice clean slices off what looked like a rather huge diameter piece of bamboo.

... then there's Munk, who attacks unsuspecting woodstoves...
 
Whacked with a khukuri,
Heads on a spike,
Drawn and quartered,
Hike! Hike! Hike!

;)

Eric
 
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