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Originally Posted by DrGonzo11
Any Kukri experts out there??? I've got a really cool antique I'd like to get some info if possible. I'll post a pic if anyone can help.
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1st Rule: If you pull it, you
MUST draw blood. That means cutting yourself if no one else is around (it was a way for the Nepalese to keep folks from playing around with them; kind of like our rules about drawing a firearm - draw only to shoot, shoot only to kill).
2nd Rule: Use is primarily with an upward diagonal slash, with the option of a downward follow-through.
I'm
not an expert, but I own one. Given the nature of the item, most are probably made for tourists, not for actual use (they are still issued as by the Nepalese, similar to a bayonet).
Look for a Nepalese website (I'm sure there are one or two) and contact them with a picture. They may have markings distinct to regions or villages, indicating where it may have been made.
They would have been used by the
Khatri Chetri, the warrior caste/clan of the Nepalese. They may use the initials "KC" after one's name to indicate their clan membership.
Sherpa is another such clan; those who live in the high mountain valleys, mostly farmers and herders. They took on the jobs of aiding mountaineers at the beginning of the 20th century; there wasn't a tradition of climbing before that.
The most famous of the KC in recent times was
Col. Madan KC, the helicopter pilot who rescued Makalu Gau and
Beck Weathers from high off Everest in 1996 (much higher than most thought a helicopter could fly).
Have fun!
Kukri Experts??????
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