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Drew the Infidel says:

October 5, 2013 at 1:55 pm

The curvature of the blade on a Gurkha knife is designed to accommodate a throat, human or otherwise. One of their favorite psychological ploys has been to slip into an enemy encampment, during the dead of night, and only slit one person’s throat thereby scaring the crap out of the rest of the platoon upon awakening.

For a good read on the history of their gallant contributions to the Allied efforts in WWII, read “Gurkhas at War” by Cross and Gurung.
Tex says:

October 5, 2013 at 3:33 pm

My dad talked about the Gurkhas in the British units and their legendary bravery and ferocity against the Japanese after his time fighting in the Pacific during WWII. And they continue the tradition still today in the British military.

Gurkhas 1; Taliban 0. All Gurkhas, and especially L/Cpl Gurung, rock!!!!
sniperpitbull says:

October 6, 2013 at 8:07 am

The traditions,culture and ethos of the Gurkha Warrior goes back for centuries long before the atrocity known as political correctness and the buffoonery of the can’t we all get along mentality.

The Gurkhas know that there are just plain bad and evil people in the world and that must be “sorted out and tended to.”

They don’t bother asking their enemy “are you comfortable? are your basic needs beig met?”

The legend of the Gurkha Warrior is such that when their kukri is drawn from its sheath, it can only be returned to its sheath when the blade has been bloodied.

For a British Army Infantry Officer to be assigned to a Gurkha Regiment is hughly desireable and is getting one’s ticket punched big time.

Plus they have a helluva Pipes and Drums Regimental Bagpipe Band.
Carlos says:

October 7, 2013 at 11:12 am

Too bad we don’t have a leader, ANY leader either party, that feels the same way about his country and the Constitution as this guy did about protecting his fellow soldiers…
Affenhauer says:

October 7, 2013 at 4:16 pm

I have a couple khukuris — an Angkhola for general utility and a military issue for, uh, home defense. Unbelievably awesome blades, but there *is* a learning curve (I have the scars to attest to it — all SI). Would NOT want to cross someone that’s actually been trained in their use… ;-)

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