Re: [SGII] Ghurka Pipers - military trivia for the day
From: Ryan M Gill <rmgill@m...>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 18:38:01 -0400
Subject: Re: [SGII] Ghurka Pipers - military trivia for the day
At 3:39 PM -0400 6/26/01, adrian.johnson@sympatico.ca wrote:
>
>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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