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The Kukri: Weapon, Tool, Zombie Killer
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Above Left: Regimental Ghurka Kukri
Above Center: Modern Ghurka
Above Right: Falcata/Kopis
A Time Tested Design
The recurve blade has appeared on battlefields for thousands of years and has manifested itself as the most striking feature of the modern kukri. One of the earliest forms of the recurve blade is shown in the khopesh. Most known a s a sword used by the ancient Egyptians, this sword has a sickle like blade which could utilize either side of the blade for diversified methods of attack. While the blade was not as hefty as some that followed it was an effective weapon of the bronze age. The next blade of note in the family of recurve blades is the kopis or falcata. This sword was used by the Greeks, the Celts, and by the Romans during the iron age. Infantry warfare during the time of the kopis was brutal hand to hand fighting even with organized units like the phalanx and Roman legionaries. Straight swords were often favored since most armor of the day could not stand up to a thrust, and a thrust was the most effective way to cause lethal wounds on a target. However, even the so called barbarian civilizations in Europe could produce a helmet that was relatively impervious to swords like the Roman gladius or the Greek hoplite sword. These ancient, but undeniably advanced, civilizations used the recurve bladed falcata to get around this problem. Not only was the falcata an effective all around weapon but it was said to be able to cleave right through the metal helmets of the day. With these facts in mind it is clear that the ancient western world saw many effective applications for the recurve blade.
Above: Bronze Khopesh
Below: Manifestations of the Recurve Blade
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| Pyry | Reply | 2 | Mar 10 2010, 11:12 PM EST by Freelancer47 | ||
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Thread started: Mar 10 2010, 12:24 PM EST
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You can craft a hand guard yourself. Besides, this isn't exactly for stabbing. Moreover, I really doubt it slices
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| REDBEARDtheWISE | Kukri: COMBAT Flaws (the down side of a traditional kukri design) | 14 | Mar 5 2010, 3:30 AM EST by Carnack | ||
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Thread started: Mar 1 2010, 12:43 PM EST
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I hope you will address the use of Kukri as a combat knife and the issue of having no hand guard and as a result your hand slipping when thrusting forward (slicing your fingers clean off)
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