AH3456 - Khukri (Regimental), o'll 16.5" (w/Scabbard)

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The Kukri or Khukuri is a heavy, curved Nepalese knife used as both tool and weapon. It is also a part of the regimental weaponry and heraldry of Gurkha fighters. It is known to many people as simply the "Gurkha knife". The name is pronounced khu-khoo-ree. Although khukuri or khookree are more accurate transliterations, kukri is the most well-known and standard spelling of the name of this blade style. In early English writings there were many and diverse spellings of the name. Kukri is deflected at an angle of 20° though some examples have a very steep angle. This angle causes the end section of blade, when the blade is used to chop, to strike square on, greatly increasing the effectiveness of chopping. The blade is 3 to 10 centimetres high, the length is 30 cm onwards, tapering towards the edge from the broad upper margin. It almost always has a single edge and almost never has a "false edge". It usually has a very thick spine and in many ways is a hybrid between knife and axe. Kukris are often forged from leaf springs intended for the suspension of trucks. Traditional kukris usually have handles made from hardwood, water buffalo horn, or cast brass. With a wood or horn handle, the tang may be heated and burned into the handle to ensure a tight fit, since only the section of handle which touches the blade is burned away. Sometimes cast aluminum is used in modern specimens. The tang usually extends through to the end of the handle. Cast metal handles may be press fitted to the tang, since the hot metal shrinks as it hardens. Wood and horn handles are often fastened with a kind of tree sap called laha, also known as Himalayan epoxy, and a small portion of the tang that projects through the end of the handle is hammered flat to further secure the blade. Some kukris (such as the rough ones made by contractors for the modern Indian Army) have a very wide tang with handle slabs fastened on by two or more rivets, commonly called a full tang configuration. T …

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• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds
• ASIN: B002AUBUK2