@@donavantew8278 shit man that one wad like 4' long. Ceremony blade is what he said I think. They are all awesome. He seems very cool, now I know why you deal with him. Besides his killer work🇺🇸
Man, it's cool seeing Alan continuing to get so involved in the UA-cam community. He has so much more to offer besides just being a contestant / winner from "Alone." So much knowledge there!
But the thing he have portrayed about khukuri is wrong Firstly the written language is not hindi its Sanskrit language secondly the larger khukuri is not used for beheading cow because in Nepal 82% people are Hindu and cutting cow is illegal in Nepal and it’s a crime Thirdly the symbol on lower part it’s not Hindu symbol it’s like that because when you cut people in war then the blood will not drip on your hand or else you may loose the grip
My grandfather had a bunch of kukris he got when he was in ww2 unfortunately they got sold when he died and my uncle has the only one left and its hanging in his shop by my grandfather's ashes
According to my Grandpapa Those small cutouts in the beginning of the blade is for stopping the direct flow of the blood towards your hand so your will not lose the grip on your Khukari and there is many shape/design on that cutout because different people symbolize it with their tribal or region. I am not expert on Khukari but my Grandpapa lived long enough to tell me that. I am from Nepal and Khukari is our national weapon.
I came to know about Khukari when I started devoting Maa Kali, as some says it is a weapon of Goddess Kali. But I heard the same thing about cho thats its for the blood flow down instead of your hand.
So, you have to ask the question: for what reason would ALL fluids run to a single point? Then ask how likely that is considering all the other real-estate on that blade, gravity, and the fact that it's never only held one way. Then ask why, if it worked that way and was so effective, why is it that only khukuri have it? I know we like our myths but at some point people need to think and ask basic questions.
"On the New Year.." , actually on festival of Dussehra or Dassain we Hindus be it Indian and Nepalese, don't behead a Cow never! It's either Buffalo, yak, Goat-Ship, or Chickens Cows are Sacred animal for us. And Script on khukri is called Devnagri . Both languages Hindi and Nepali uses same fonts Devnagri. Cheers!🤘🤗✌🙏
love the term sharpened crowbar . Describes my kukri and that's why I bought the one I did. Nothing fancy just does the job. AND, I take it to 3D archery shoots to lend to compound shooters trying to get arrows out of trees.
At 1:46 looking between the two men in front is a man standing in a black t-shirt with his hands in his pockets. That is John Norwood III. Seated on his left is his father John Norwood II, who passed away in 2023. The younger John was in the flood of Hurricane Helene near Buck Creek in Marion, NC. He lost his home, his forge shop, all his tools, his vehicle and most importantly, his fiance'. So much loss. It is good to see him in a happier time in this video. His shop is Old Hickory Forge.
I wish we had knife conventions like this one in my country of New Zealand. Awesome. If I chose two blades for survival, it would be a Mora companion in 12c27. And a kukuri.
I bought a kukri from Frank a few years back. It is a wonderful knife/axe. Great fit and finish. Can't believe anything is unbreakable but this beast probably is as close as it gets. Keep it in my truck instead of a chainsaw for emergency use. I feel a kukri is safer than an axe. Cuts about as well and not as much danger of a skipping blade.
Very nice blades. I’ve never was much interested in kukuris but after seeing them used on survival shows and this video I’m now very interested. Time to start putting money aside. 😊
I once saw a video years ago that claimed that the notch in the blade was to stop blood from getting on to the handle . It drips off before the handle when holding horizontally after drawing blood. I tried some cooking oil on mine and it worked!
@@frankgonzalez3822 not suprising! I have not seen a bad review anywhere about your products. The Frank Bowie is one I want to own. Thank you for responding, and it was a treat being able to hear you explain your work in the video.
Trishul was placed there to prevent the blood drip on hand during the long fight blood driped on the hands used to lock the handle and fingers. So in order to prevent it By the blessings of Shiva It was placed there.
I traded my Kbar for a khukri when I worked with ghurkas in the Stan. I was gifted another after we did some fighting together. The one I traded is my field knife. I too got a Kydex holster and wrapped it he handle in hockey tape. The one that was gifted I put away with the rest of my military memorabilia.
At 0.50 Frank shows the chopping from the opposite angle. The reverse is usually true much more often. You start at the thinner part of the blade and let the thickness and weight perform the gruesome. Chopping with a Kukri is usually for wood, the thicker part of the blade, the tool side. Slicing was the specialty of the Kukri in combat vs people. Not many survived the loss of a leg or arm. It was too chaotic and Ghurkas didn't leave wounded. They always made sure you were dead. Heart, chest thrusts, and decapitation were their specialities. To answer Jason's (question, how do you practice?).... You practice on the dead. Once you kill a cow in a ceremony, you practice on the thick bones. It was not uncommon for them to try a cut from right shoulder to the left hip bone in one cut, not chop. It can also be practiced on enemies but Dr Gyi never "said" they did.
@@1tojoin - Neither. Ghurkas do not come from China or Japan. They come from Burma. I think the country is called Myanmar today. They don't have a Muslim problem there. The Muslims are fleeing as fast as they can.
@@1tojoin - Believe what you want. I have nothing to prove to you. I have half a dozen books signed by him all about Ghurkas written over 50 years ago. There are hundreds of UA-cam videos you can watch to get educated.
Nice Video. However, that symbol thing under the blade actually has a function. During the world war, the Gurkha army used it for killing their enemies. when chopping somebody the blood that would run through the blade would be dripping through that 'Symbol Thing' (not letting the Blood/lube reach handle) letting the handle slippery free. :)
the ghurka's were told to bring back a positive ID, they were given a camera to get positive ID on the taliban leader, the camera failed so they decided to bring back the body intact, they encountered severe enough fighting that it was pointless trying to bring back the whole body so they decided to bring back his head to confirm they'd got the guy they were after, if you give a ghurka an order you need to think it through properly beforehand, a ghurka will execute orders to the letter, during the falklands war they were set on the road to port stanley and were told not to get off the road till they got there, it caused quite a few problems initially because they wouldn't even get off the road to allow artillery through
0:30 its written Shree 3 Chandra Shamsher, he was one of the most respected Prime Minister of Nepal, 3:08 in Nepal Cow is a very sacred and national animal so its illegal to even hurt cow and killing it would lead you to jail, 4:57 i believe that the reason of small gap or cut near handle below the blade, so that during war the blood could not reach the handle and make it slippery.
4:39 I have a STRONG hypothesis as the utility of this "choil". : it's here to "disconnect" the harden edge from the soft body/tang. It allow the soft body to wiggle without affecting the hard edge at the narrowest point of the blade, because before that, it would most likely break at this very point during duress: the hardened edge would crack under torsion and the whole blade would then follow. It's like the hardened edge is in "suspension" while the rest of the knife is fully connected to the tang and will take all the impact/torsion. You got to remember than back in the days, their steel quality and heat treating wasn't that crazy so ..catastrophic breakage could happen very often You get what I'm saying? I'm convinced that it's the reason for this choil , then it is a embellished into this "symbol" of course, but the function is primary, the symbol is just opportunistic Once you heard this, you can not look at this blade and not see it, ever.
It's not kukuri it's khukuri . Thank you for showing our traditional weapons. Proud to be a Gorkha. If you need to know knowledge regarding different types of khukuri and names of the khukuri than I can help u.
I was trained by a real Ghurka out of Athens Ohio, Dr M Gyi. He is incredible. He was a professor at their college for many years. He is the Grandmaster of Bando, American Burmese martial arts. Anyone who says a Kukri is not a piercing weapon is not knowledgeable or is unpracticed in its use. You can easily place the tip between 2 ribs and with minimal effort push it past the back bone. But chopping thru several ribs is also an option. It pierces just as easily as any knife with the exception of maybe a stiletto. It "reaches" into flesh like a Tanto tip because of its design. And you always twist it out creating a 180° cut that won't stitch shut. It is the difference between bleeding out in 20 seconds (unconsciousness in usually 5 seconds) vs 2 to 3 minutes (with unconsciousness in 30 seconds, you can alert many people in that time, shoot, etc). And shock?!?.... My teacher was responsible for counting "parts". The head is enough but if you don't have the head, they had to make piles of ears, one pile left, one pile right (fingers, etc). You had to be sure you had an accurate count of the enemy. If one escaped, you had to change tactics. Usually 10 to 25 Ghurkas would go into a camp at night of 100 to 250. No one ever knew they were there. But they would count their dead every time. If there were 251 and only 250 bodies were counted then 1 escaped somehow and you had to adapt the plan. It was always silence. Next camp.... several in one night if possible. One of their favorite tactics was to grab the enemy from behind by the mouth, shove the Kukri into the the rectum all the way, twist it out (cutting the femora)l, and move to the next target. Totally disemboweling them by fire. Just listening to Dr Gyi telling his war stories could last hours. He knew 14 languages at one time, but remembered only 9 fluently. Great, great man. I love him. You didn't play games in his "clinics". I think he is still alive but moved. I would love to have one of those Bull Kukri. The notch function was a blood groove. It makes a difference. Argue about it if you want. Ask an old Ghurka and he'll tell you. It symbolized eternity, rebirth (reproductive organs of both sexual organs). It has more ceremony functions than that. They used it in meditation.
Dr. Gyi was probably the one whom Lynn Thomson worked with to make the original CS kukris. Also, I fully agree that the khukuri can be a fearsome stabbing weapon. When you hold the handle, it's shaped somewhat like a pistol grip and the tip of the blade naturally points forward. The handle also has a ridge around the middle which locks your hand in place. I've read historical accounts of this weapon in use, and the warriors would thrust the blade into the belly (or other fleshy parts) and rip out and to the side. The forward curved blade greatly enlarges the resulting wound and results in death, or impairment (ie. if it was used on the enemy's legs). The khukuris best suited to this were the hanshee style blades, as well as sirupate / chainpure / chitlange blade styles. Some of the examples shown in this video feature really thick spines and broad blades, and I can't help but think that they're mainly like that for the tourist market, as well as to make a bigger impact at that knife show. More authentic and better made examples had thinner blade stock (6mm or so) and were much lighter.
Anything Alan Keys supports, I gotta support too. Especially since the knife (Kukri) maker is out of East Texas. I good Kukri is next on my list. Do I really need 150 pieces of quality cutlery though ? Hell, 1 more won't hurt.
I was watching a UA-cam piece on a Napal Kukris knife dealer and he stated the symbol in the blade was a blood dripper. This, he explained kept the blood from finding its way or flowing to the handle. So another possible definition to the mystery.
The trident notch on a khukri is to break the flow of blood coming to your hand in a combat during a war ,other wise the handle becomes slippery and khukri becomes difficult to operate due to slippery grip.
I have what is called the Kukur Cowboy, from Khukuri House of Thermal, out of Nepal. Big mothering blade. But since I live in Wyoming and have lived the life of a "Cowboy" Thought it would be a good addition to my collection. Thank you for the explanation of the different colored metal up by the handle, mine had that too. I though it was just how the knife was ground/finished. And now I know. Good video by the way.
Thats little symbol curve as you said lord shiva weapon its made for the pass for blood so that the handle be dry so that blood doesn't come in handle after cutting head or something so that handle is rid of slippery
little corection ;" nepalese thats hindi " nepalese and hindi are different language ..but both written in Devanagiri script. so technically both group can read each other language.. understanding might be issue. so that he might have called its nepalese that devanagari... and tne word wittern in that khukhuri is "SRI*3 CHANDRA" means its was made during the time of sri 3 chandra shumsher a authorotrian rana prime minister and field marshal serve the post 1901-1929 during the time of ww1.
The first half of the inscription says Shri Chandra (The Moon God) then there is a cresent moon and the last bit I cannot read (probably the name of the Kami (maker))
Not cow,it's buffalo in festival from armies. It's not Kukri or Khukri,it's KHUKURI.It's Gorkha( Nepalese/ district of Nepal) originated from GORAKHNATH BABA( BIRTHPLACE)but it's not Gurka/ Gurkha.Some wise people doesn't even know the Gorkha regiment was founded by East India Company-British Empire with Rana rulers of Nepal after 1816 AD when they saw the bravery of Amar Singh Thapa @ Garhwal.
For us: Taking heads of an enemies is matter of honour to martyred fellow soldiers or Motherland, the moral and pride of Indian Army, a symbol of soldiers fought for good cause and fellow citizens. But in modern times our armed forces rarely practices " to bring enemy's heads "
Nepalese is not Hindi, both are different. Though both are written in Devanagari script. Male buffalo or goat, but never a cow, are offered as sacrifice, as most Gorkhas are Hindus (some may follow Buddhism). The grove is to stop blood getting in to the handle, making it slippery.
I was placed there to prevent the blood drip on hand during the long fight blood driped on the hands used to lock the handle and fingers. So in order to prevent it By the blessings of Shiva It was placed there.
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I have 17 blades from Frank and they are truly amazing and they are the best blade in my collection
Hey Brother, just came across this. This is Frank right? That was one big ass blade he showed🇺🇸🤙
@@jeffaschbacher3334 that's him, I have that kukri, I think the one he is holding is old, awesome blades
@@donavantew8278 shit man that one wad like 4' long. Ceremony blade is what he said I think. They are all awesome. He seems very cool, now I know why you deal with him. Besides his killer work🇺🇸
Man, it's cool seeing Alan continuing to get so involved in the UA-cam community. He has so much more to offer besides just being a contestant / winner from "Alone." So much knowledge there!
реально крутой парень!
I bought 3 today! Impressive! Talked to Frank on the phone. Super nice guy! I pray he makes his fortune 🇺🇸
Yeah, 'nice guy' all right. He will stand on his head if you pay him enough too.
"He was an overachiever" 🤣🤣🤣 7:55 - Alan is one of the funniest dudes I have ever seen.
As a gurkha I can tell you those khukuris are beautiful!
You serious
This was my favorite interview from the blade show
I purchased a a Kukuri from Frank in Texas in 2010, at a gun show. I've never regretted the purchase.
OMG. 2010. That was early in the beginning.
Very interesting stories. Thanks for your service Frank
Frank is a class act, his knives, in my opinion are second to none. I own several and they have stood up to the rigors of hard use.
But the thing he have portrayed about khukuri is wrong
Firstly the written language is not hindi its Sanskrit language secondly the larger khukuri is not used for beheading cow because in Nepal 82% people are Hindu and cutting cow is illegal in Nepal and it’s a crime
Thirdly the symbol on lower part it’s not Hindu symbol it’s like that because when you cut people in war then the blood will not drip on your hand or else you may loose the grip
5:38 The notch there so during combat blood drips down the notch instead of coming down to the handle making the handle slippery .
My grandfather had a bunch of kukris he got when he was in ww2 unfortunately they got sold when he died and my uncle has the only one left and its hanging in his shop by my grandfather's ashes
According to my Grandpapa
Those small cutouts in the beginning of the blade is for stopping the direct flow of the blood towards your hand so your will not lose the grip on your Khukari and there is many shape/design on that cutout because different people symbolize it with their tribal or region. I am not expert on Khukari but my Grandpapa lived long enough to tell me that.
I am from Nepal and Khukari is our national weapon.
Your grandpa is wrong.
I came to know about Khukari when I started devoting Maa Kali, as some says it is a weapon of Goddess Kali. But I heard the same thing about cho thats its for the blood flow down instead of your hand.
I heard its a cows hoof.
So, you have to ask the question: for what reason would ALL fluids run to a single point?
Then ask how likely that is considering all the other real-estate on that blade, gravity, and the fact that it's never only held one way. Then ask why, if it worked that way and was so effective, why is it that only khukuri have it?
I know we like our myths but at some point people need to think and ask basic questions.
Gorgeous knives!
Frank makes the most beautiful knives I've ever seen. And., they are built to work! It doesn't get better than that.
Couldn’t agree more.
I JUST discovered Frank, and according to his website, he's really dialing back his builds. That stinks!
"On the New Year.." , actually on festival of Dussehra or Dassain we Hindus be it Indian and Nepalese, don't behead a Cow never! It's either Buffalo, yak, Goat-Ship, or Chickens Cows are Sacred animal for us. And Script on khukri is called Devnagri . Both languages Hindi and Nepali uses same fonts Devnagri. Cheers!🤘🤗✌🙏
love the term sharpened crowbar . Describes my kukri and that's why I bought the one I did. Nothing fancy just does the job. AND, I take it to 3D archery shoots to lend to compound shooters trying to get arrows out of trees.
Amazing work. That sheath Alan have is perfect.
Nate
I would love to be able to meet Alan he seems like such a cool person to be around.
He is one cool cat!
I have many of Franks' knives, and they're beasts.
Good to finally see you frank
Now you know why I wear masks on my videos
@@frankgonzalez3822 Brother you should see me. You would tell me to where a mask 😷😜
At 1:46 looking between the two men in front is a man standing in a black t-shirt with his hands in his pockets. That is John Norwood III. Seated on his left is his father John Norwood II, who passed away in 2023. The younger John was in the flood of Hurricane Helene near Buck Creek in Marion, NC. He lost his home, his forge shop, all his tools, his vehicle and most importantly, his fiance'. So much loss. It is good to see him in a happier time in this video. His shop is Old Hickory Forge.
These are gorgeous and well priced. Thanks everyone
I am from Germany and I have 2 knives from Knives by Hand. Very good strong pieces of steel! I think it will not be the last ones!
That was an amazing presentation!
beautiful art work! thank you.
I love these knives.
He has great prices! What a sweet deal for hand made knives!
I wish we had knife conventions like this one in my country of New Zealand. Awesome.
If I chose two blades for survival, it would be a Mora companion in 12c27. And a kukuri.
The first time I tried a kukuri, I knew it was meant for me! Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for watching!
I bought a kukri from Frank a few years back. It is a wonderful knife/axe. Great fit and finish. Can't believe anything is unbreakable but this beast probably is as close as it gets. Keep it in my truck instead of a chainsaw for emergency use. I feel a kukri is safer than an axe. Cuts about as well and not as much danger of a skipping blade.
Very nice blades. I’ve never was much interested in kukuris but after seeing them used on survival shows and this video I’m now very interested. Time to start putting money aside. 😊
The experts say that a 12in kukri machete is the best one tool option for survival. Jack of all trades
I once saw a video years ago that claimed that the notch in the blade was to stop blood from getting on to the handle . It drips off before the handle when holding horizontally after drawing blood. I tried some cooking oil on mine and it worked!
Sure, if you only hold it one way and only put the oil along the edge.
Frank is a really good dude. Dealt with him a few times
Great video. I wish you had shown some of his beautiful bowie knives.
He wanted to do a video on Khukuri. I sold out of half my stuff on the first day
@@frankgonzalez3822 not suprising! I have not seen a bad review anywhere about your products. The Frank Bowie is one I want to own. Thank you for responding, and it was a treat being able to hear you explain your work in the video.
@@frankgonzalez3822 When there is some basic Khukuri available ?
Trishul was placed there to prevent the blood drip on hand during the long fight blood driped on the hands used to lock the handle and fingers.
So in order to prevent it By the blessings of Shiva It was placed there.
Alan’s such a good character! Love that guy! Great video btw
I traded my Kbar for a khukri when I worked with ghurkas in the Stan. I was gifted another after we did some fighting together. The one I traded is my field knife. I too got a Kydex holster and wrapped it he handle in hockey tape. The one that was gifted I put away with the rest of my military memorabilia.
*Gurkhas
Want one so bad. Love this blade.
At 0.50 Frank shows the chopping from the opposite angle. The reverse is usually true much more often. You start at the thinner part of the blade and let the thickness and weight perform the gruesome.
Chopping with a Kukri is usually for wood, the thicker part of the blade, the tool side. Slicing was the specialty of the Kukri in combat vs people. Not many survived the loss of a leg or arm. It was too chaotic and Ghurkas didn't leave wounded. They always made sure you were dead. Heart, chest thrusts, and decapitation were their specialities.
To answer Jason's (question, how do you practice?).... You practice on the dead. Once you kill a cow in a ceremony, you practice on the thick bones. It was not uncommon for them to try a cut from right shoulder to the left hip bone in one cut, not chop. It can also be practiced on enemies but Dr Gyi never "said" they did.
Yes, they would often cut through the collar bone.
Dr. Gyi is gorkha from which country. Japan or china because that name doesn't sound like gorkha or gurkha as you people call them.
@@1tojoin - Neither. Ghurkas do not come from China or Japan. They come from Burma. I think the country is called Myanmar today. They don't have a Muslim problem there. The Muslims are fleeing as fast as they can.
@@redfaux74 get your fact right. Burma..... what a waste. You bunked your history class mate. Get back to school.
@@1tojoin - Believe what you want. I have nothing to prove to you. I have half a dozen books signed by him all about Ghurkas written over 50 years ago. There are hundreds of UA-cam videos you can watch to get educated.
the gap is a blood gutter so when there is blood on the knife it drips down at the point where the gap is and dont get to the grip
Very humle guy and a fantastic craftsman
Nice Video. However, that symbol thing under the blade actually has a function. During the world war, the Gurkha army used it for killing their enemies. when chopping somebody the blood that would run through the blade would be dripping through that 'Symbol Thing' (not letting the Blood/lube reach handle) letting the handle slippery free. :)
Love'd your work
👌👍💜
I'm getting one for sure, if it works for Alan it sure works for me.
the ghurka's were told to bring back a positive ID, they were given a camera to get positive ID on the taliban leader, the camera failed so they decided to bring back the body intact, they encountered severe enough fighting that it was pointless trying to bring back the whole body so they decided to bring back his head to confirm they'd got the guy they were after, if you give a ghurka an order you need to think it through properly beforehand, a ghurka will execute orders to the letter, during the falklands war they were set on the road to port stanley and were told not to get off the road till they got there, it caused quite a few problems initially because they wouldn't even get off the road to allow artillery through
*Gurkhas
Damn walked pass his table and at and told myself I’d come back and damnit I forgot I will be ordering one
Complimenti
Bellissimo kukri originale
0:30 its written Shree 3 Chandra Shamsher, he was one of the most respected Prime Minister of Nepal, 3:08 in Nepal Cow is a very sacred and national animal so its illegal to even hurt cow and killing it would lead you to jail, 4:57 i believe that the reason of small gap or cut near handle below the blade, so that during war the blood could not reach the handle and make it slippery.
Jason, is the one Alan shows(his) at the end of this video made by Frank? That thick stock is incredible!
No. He purchased it from Frank. It is an authentic, made in Nepal Kukuri.
@@ONThree Thanks for the fast reply... I’ll have to look it up. Saw your post on IG - you got a BEAUTY👊🏻
Yes, I did design work and flew out to Nepal.
Nice knife!😁
I am working on three Kukris at the moment that I made. The KUKRI is one of my favorite farm tool. LOL.
4:39 I have a STRONG hypothesis as the utility of this "choil". : it's here to "disconnect" the harden edge from the soft body/tang. It allow the soft body to wiggle without affecting the hard edge at the narrowest point of the blade, because before that, it would most likely break at this very point during duress: the hardened edge would crack under torsion and the whole blade would then follow. It's like the hardened edge is in "suspension" while the rest of the knife is fully connected to the tang and will take all the impact/torsion. You got to remember than back in the days, their steel quality and heat treating wasn't that crazy so ..catastrophic breakage could happen very often
You get what I'm saying? I'm convinced that it's the reason for this choil , then it is a embellished into this "symbol" of course, but the function is primary, the symbol is just opportunistic
Once you heard this, you can not look at this blade and not see it, ever.
It's not kukuri it's khukuri . Thank you for showing our traditional weapons. Proud to be a Gorkha. If you need to know knowledge regarding different types of khukuri and names of the khukuri than I can help u.
Great video.
Where's the pup??
😉
I was trained by a real Ghurka out of Athens Ohio, Dr M Gyi. He is incredible. He was a professor at their college for many years. He is the Grandmaster of Bando, American Burmese martial arts.
Anyone who says a Kukri is not a piercing weapon is not knowledgeable or is unpracticed in its use. You can easily place the tip between 2 ribs and with minimal effort push it past the back bone. But chopping thru several ribs is also an option. It pierces just as easily as any knife with the exception of maybe a stiletto. It "reaches" into flesh like a Tanto tip because of its design. And you always twist it out creating a 180° cut that won't stitch shut. It is the difference between bleeding out in 20 seconds (unconsciousness in usually 5 seconds) vs 2 to 3 minutes (with unconsciousness in 30 seconds, you can alert many people in that time, shoot, etc). And shock?!?....
My teacher was responsible for counting "parts". The head is enough but if you don't have the head, they had to make piles of ears, one pile left, one pile right (fingers, etc). You had to be sure you had an accurate count of the enemy. If one escaped, you had to change tactics. Usually 10 to 25 Ghurkas would go into a camp at night of 100 to 250. No one ever knew they were there. But they would count their dead every time. If there were 251 and only 250 bodies were counted then 1 escaped somehow and you had to adapt the plan. It was always silence. Next camp.... several in one night if possible.
One of their favorite tactics was to grab the enemy from behind by the mouth, shove the Kukri into the the rectum all the way, twist it out (cutting the femora)l, and move to the next target. Totally disemboweling them by fire.
Just listening to Dr Gyi telling his war stories could last hours. He knew 14 languages at one time, but remembered only 9 fluently. Great, great man. I love him. You didn't play games in his "clinics". I think he is still alive but moved.
I would love to have one of those Bull Kukri. The notch function was a blood groove. It makes a difference. Argue about it if you want. Ask an old Ghurka and he'll tell you. It symbolized eternity, rebirth (reproductive organs of both sexual organs). It has more ceremony functions than that. They used it in meditation.
The notch (cho) is not a 'blood groove'. You kinda say as much yourself after you call it that - "symbolised eternity, rebirth..." etc.
Dr. Gyi was probably the one whom Lynn Thomson worked with to make the original CS kukris.
Also, I fully agree that the khukuri can be a fearsome stabbing weapon. When you hold the handle, it's shaped somewhat like a pistol grip and the tip of the blade naturally points forward. The handle also has a ridge around the middle which locks your hand in place. I've read historical accounts of this weapon in use, and the warriors would thrust the blade into the belly (or other fleshy parts) and rip out and to the side. The forward curved blade greatly enlarges the resulting wound and results in death, or impairment (ie. if it was used on the enemy's legs).
The khukuris best suited to this were the hanshee style blades, as well as sirupate / chainpure / chitlange blade styles. Some of the examples shown in this video feature really thick spines and broad blades, and I can't help but think that they're mainly like that for the tourist market, as well as to make a bigger impact at that knife show. More authentic and better made examples had thinner blade stock (6mm or so) and were much lighter.
*Gurkha
@@batteredwarrior - It is spelled many ways. Sometimes Ghorka, Gorkha.... that is the way with every language. Sometimes Ghurkha.... whatever.
That’s true talent!
Which is the one Allan was showing at the end?
Anything Alan Keys supports, I gotta support too. Especially since the knife (Kukri) maker is out of East Texas. I good Kukri is next on my list. Do I really need 150 pieces of quality cutlery though ? Hell, 1 more won't hurt.
I was watching a UA-cam piece on a Napal Kukris knife dealer and he stated the symbol in the blade was a blood dripper. This, he explained kept the blood from finding its way or flowing to the handle. So another possible definition to the mystery.
5:10 the notch is there to stop the blood flowing from the edge so that the handle and the hand don't get bloody.
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Thank U for the Info and the Link 👍
The trident notch on a khukri is to break the flow of blood coming to your hand in a combat during a war ,other wise the handle becomes slippery and khukri becomes difficult to operate due to slippery grip.
That's one of many hypotheses.
The little emblem cut on the back of the edge, might be a shiva Lingum.
I have what is called the Kukur Cowboy, from Khukuri House of Thermal, out of Nepal. Big mothering blade. But since I live in Wyoming and have lived the life of a "Cowboy" Thought it would be a good addition to my collection. Thank you for the explanation of the different colored metal up by the handle, mine had that too. I though it was just how the knife was ground/finished. And now I know. Good video by the way.
Not thermal, its thamel in kathmandu, nepal.
Kukur means dog though
Thank you very much bro
Man that one with the bodock/ Osage handled kukri looked awesome man I'd love to have one, what does something like that cost?
Not sure. Talk to Frank at Knives By Hand.
Buddy may be you can make a show here in winnipeg.
Beautiful blades. I was told that the cut out was to stop the blood from dripping down and wetting the handle.
Yep. That’s what I heard as well.
Excelente love kukris
Do you take custom orders for the big one? What’s it called?
I'm here because I was searching for Alan Kay the programming language designer and his system called 'Frank'.
This is way better.
Whats the name of the big thick kukri?
Thats little symbol curve as you said lord shiva weapon its made for the pass for blood so that the handle be dry so that blood doesn't come in handle after cutting head or something so that handle is rid of slippery
Awesome I was army as well 19 delta cav scout. 1999- 2003, eyes and ears of the battlefield.
little corection ;" nepalese thats hindi " nepalese and hindi are different language ..but both written in Devanagiri script. so technically both group can read each other language.. understanding might be issue. so that he might have called its nepalese that devanagari...
and tne word wittern in that khukhuri is "SRI*3 CHANDRA" means its was made during the time of sri 3 chandra shumsher a authorotrian rana prime minister and field marshal serve the post 1901-1929 during the time of ww1.
Great kukri !
Isn't the Shiva trident actually for blood to drip off and avoid bloody grip
That is the most common theory I have heard.
Never really liked the Kukuri until I watched the first season of Alone. I picked Alan to win during the third episode. He just clicked with me.
Hope Frank has lots of help because his sales are about to go thru the roof now 😁
Yeah I bought his Munity kukuri recently. I am pretty pleased. It sings when when I chop with it, wonderful.
Yes , they did. Ended up on the cover of American Outdoor Gear . January 2022 edition
Where can i buy something from frank?
He has a website. Knives by hand.
Great stuff love the story about the soldier haha
I looked at his prices and they are VERY GOOD comparable to actual Nepalese Khukuris I've purchased
I want one of his kukris bad but there always out of stock anyone knows something lmk
The first half of the inscription says Shri Chandra (The Moon God) then there is a cresent moon and the last bit I cannot read (probably the name of the Kami (maker))
Not cow,it's buffalo in festival from armies.
It's not Kukri or Khukri,it's KHUKURI.It's Gorkha( Nepalese/ district of Nepal) originated from GORAKHNATH BABA( BIRTHPLACE)but it's not Gurka/ Gurkha.Some wise people doesn't even know the Gorkha regiment was founded by East India Company-British Empire with Rana rulers of Nepal after 1816 AD when they saw the bravery of Amar Singh Thapa @ Garhwal.
Thanks for the clarity!
For us: Taking heads of an enemies is matter of honour to martyred fellow soldiers or Motherland, the moral and pride of Indian Army, a symbol of soldiers fought for good cause and fellow citizens. But in modern times our armed forces rarely practices " to bring enemy's heads "
This is about Nepal not india
"taking heads is a matter of pride for Indian army" what the f are you smoking lol
Chal phæku, kuch bhi.
How does the Condor version compare to the real thing?
Never owned a condor.
Lol not making the cut through the cow is like whiffing the game winning field goal in the super bowl
Very nice can I have one?
awesome
How can i order a kukrii from you?
Go to Knives by Hands. Frank Gonzalez in the owner. He does a superb job. Let him know Jason Salyer sent you. No affiliation. I just love his work!
that trident thingy is so the blood dosent go below and make it slippery to handle, said by gurkha in another video.
That edge in Khukuri, is for when you chop your enemy so the Blood doesn't flow through your Hand.
Nepalese is not Hindi, both are different. Though both are written in Devanagari script. Male buffalo or goat, but never a cow, are offered as sacrifice, as most Gorkhas are Hindus (some may follow Buddhism). The grove is to stop blood getting in to the handle, making it slippery.
The first khukuri he have, Name show Chandra Shamsher Rana was the Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty.
My 18" kukri is my most prized possession
How to order a kukri knife
Go to the knives by hands website
I was placed there to prevent the blood drip on hand during the long fight blood driped on the hands used to lock the handle and fingers.
So in order to prevent it By the blessings of Shiva It was placed there.
Hell yeah. Not much gets me excited anymore. Guns knives my kids my woman and my truck 😂
Are his blades on Amazon
No. You have to go directly to his website.