Re: [SGII] Ghurka Pipers - military trivia for the day

At 3:39 PM -0400 6/26/01, adrian.johnson@sympatico.ca wrote:
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>I own two Kukris, and they're fearsome weapons (well, at least to look
at -
>I certainly haven't actually *used* one...)

Not that I've studied knife fighting that much (more than your 
average civie though I guess) but looking at the subject some time 
back I came to a few revalations with regards to purpose made 
fighting weapons.

The extra mass and shape makes the very effective for a solid 
chopping motion. The way that the edge is shaped certainly makes them 
good at a slice/chop action on that down swing.

When you compare a short sword and a kukri to the traditional 
bayonet, the kukri and sword seem to have more close in utility due 
to the additional chopping power. Its not unlike a moderate sized 
machete with a much thicker blade.

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