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The kukri, khukri, and kukkri spellings are of Indian English origin. [3] [better source needed] The kukri is the national weapon of Nepal, traditionally serving the role of a basic utility knife for the Nepali-speaking Gurkhas, [4] and consequently is a characteristic weapon of the Nepali Army. [4]
The katar was created in Southern India, [4] its earliest forms being closely associated with the 14th-century Vijayanagara Empire. [2] It may have originated with the mustika, a method of holding a dagger between the middle and index finger [5] still used in kalaripayattu and gatka today.
Gurkha kukri Knife: The traditional lethal Gurkha weapon. About Gurkhas and Gurkha Knives; Gurkha Museum; The Tripartite Agreement (TPA) 1947, British Ministry of Defence; Twenty-Six Victoria Crosses have been won by Gurkha Regiments; Land of Gurkhas, a video footage from 1957; British, Indian, France Army training
The kopis sword was a one-handed weapon. Early examples had a blade length of up to 65 cm (25.6 inches), making it almost equal in size to the spatha.Later examples of the kopis from Macedonia tended to be shorter with a blade length of about 48 cm (18.9 inches).
Swedish law has a ban on "street weapons" in public places that includes knives unless used for recreation (for instance fishing) or profession (for instance a carpenter). Carrying some smaller knives, typically folding pocket knives, is allowed, so that smaller kirpans may be within the law. [35] [36]
The English and Scandinavians introduced a combat knife known as the "bollock dagger" into military service around 1350, [7] while the French poignard and the Scottish dirk were daggers designed from the outset as military weapons. The rise in use of firearms led to a decline in the use of combat daggers and knives as military-issue weapons.
The kukri is a type of knife associated with the Gurkhas of Nepal. Kukri, Khukri, Khukuri, or Kukuri may also refer to: Kukri, Unnao, a village in India; Kukri Hills, a mountain range in Victoria Land; Kukri Peneplain, an unconformity in the Transantarctic Mountains; Oligodon, or kukri snake, a genus of snakes; Kukri Sports, a British sportwear ...
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