Originally Posted by Dragstrip

Incidentally, anyone know how much a Kukri weighs?

Mine, brought back from India by my dad in 1945, weighs 0.56 kg minus its scabbard and two mini-kukris.

Originally Posted by Whiskybreath

Far more useful. I always cut myself, drip a little blood and speak the holy words before resheathing it.

But then, I'm a clumsy bugger.

I take it these are the ancient and famous holy words, uttered since the first flint scrapers:

"Fuck me ! I didn't know it was that sharp !"

Originally Posted by Whiskybreath

No, this is a yachtsman's knife; it includes a shackle key as well as a marline spike. The other one used to be issue (I got one in 1972 and my dozy son now has it as he's a sapper and needs all the help he can get.)

That's quite a neat & tidy bit of knot-work you're using to carry that para-cord with the knife. What's the knot called so I can google a "how-to-tie it" page, please?

I also have on that was given to me when I worked with Ghurkas. Its a damn useful working tool - but I keep in a machette sheath and in my Bergan rather than on my belt. I solved the sharp brass bit by removing it and by covering the handle in green para cord held on by aruldite.

Kukhri for Gurkhas is a tool which they find very useful in every walk of life. They are used to using them from their childhood. They come handy for many jobs when you are away from your comfort zone. It at least gives me some comfort to have a khukri around. I still have few khukris around the house. I keep one handy near my bed for any emergencies. I think it gives some sort of psychological comfort. I use my khurki in the garden too. I took my khukri inside my backpack when we went to walk Hadrian's Wall early this year. I made walking sticks for everyone on the first day of our walk and used every night when we camped to chop the vegetables and meat. Khukri is a third arm for a Gurkha.

I don't see why a non-gurkha cannot use a khukri as long as they find it useful. I am not sure about carrying khukri these days.

Have had a kukri since '82 JWI course in Brunei. As said here, sharp pointy bit on the handle easily dealt with and it was a fantastic bit of kit and can be used as a tool for almost any job. In jungle on belt kit (4 trips), elsewhere in Bergan. Still keep it next to my bed, and have waved it at a burglar once about 10 years ago!!! The expression on his face was brilliant to see and he dropped the weapon he had brought along. He actually injured himself getting out of the house!!

attach it to ue helmet GI style

Have to confess to owning 3

I have a cerimonial one in a blue velvet sheath with silver lattice work and engraving all over it. This was presented to me by the 10th Princess Marys Own Gurkha Rifles.....as a Darts prize! :P

I have a massive beast of a thing that was also cerimonial, and used to remove the head of a goat in one swoop! This was an excellent BBQ tool when building BBQs on the beach in Brunei

And I have an issue one in a nice DPM sheath that used to hang on my 58 webbing. When leaving the regs I joined the TA some years later and added it to my then brand new PLCE webing. I quite rightly got my arse booted around the square!

The last one now sits in my Landy as a work tool. I have even used it to replace an alternator..don't ask..lol

Very useful tools indeed.

The Leprechaun of death wore one in Iraq- he also toted two AK's and Hollywood Raybans

RGR carry it in Afg.