Steve H
.40 S&W
...this is a knife. Nothing to do this evening, so I took a pic of some military kukris. Got interested in them through collecting Lee-Enfield rifles and reading about the Gurkhas in the British and Indian armies.
That's not a knife...
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BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
Truly one of the all time great "storied units." I love the reports of the Argentines surrendering to the Brits in advance of the Gurkhas advancing in the Falklands.
Curmudgeon
.308 Win
Damn! Nice collection!
livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
repete
.338 Win Mag
Nice, why do they all have a notch near the handle?
I know a bit about these and have a few myself.
Weird thing about the notch, nobody knows for sure anymore. It's traditional, but ideas range from practical purposes to a variety of religious and/or cultural symbolism.
This page is more interesting than me explaining it.
What is the notch for in a kukri?
Answer (1 of 15): Drawings of the kukri as far back as 600 AD show the distinctive “cho” or numeral 3-shaped notch. But the real meaning of it has been lost over the ages. Bill Martino was the owner and manager of Himalayan Imports, the primary distributor of kukris outside of Nepal. “Uncle Bill...
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
My money is on bottle opener.
That is a nice collection. My "That's not a knife" episode was when I opened the delivery box containing a couple of Cold Steel folders I bought. The Vaquero was listed as "extra large", and well, it was. Pencil for reference... The other one I carry every day since it actually fits in my pocket.
meketrefe
.450/400 Nitro Ex
