What are the advantages of a kukri when compared to a regular

>>34593016

Double points for larping.

It's more useful for camp work.

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Generaly thicker blade. Curved so easier to choke up on the blade for smarter tasks i find. Chops better. And all around better inna woods knife. Where the Bowie was developed as a fighting knife then got use as a bush knife. The kukri was primarily a bush knife then employed as i highly effective combat knife. Pic related my kukri

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I'm in Nepal right now so I guess I'll pick up a nice one here. Is there anything to look for in them?

>>34593016
>What are the advantages of a kukri when compared to a regular western knife like a Bowie?

you can chop entire arms off

>>34593254
Look out for tourist kukris. These usually look the nicest but don't function to well after a free hard swings. If your going to use it allot like i do, Go full tang. If traditional get the ones with the 2 small knives but i see them as pretty pointless. If you can meet the kami thst made it and msybe even get him to make a custom one while you are there. Thinker blades are generally better and more authentic so shy away from anything under 3/16. That's about all i can think of

>>34593016
Khukuri*

Where can I get a good one in the states? What about a good sheath?

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>>34593453
Ok cool. I'm staying here with classmates who are locals so I can probably get around the white person price by having them make the purchase. Tomorrow is my day to get souvenirs so I'll give it a try.

>>34593016
More better for chopping skulls.

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Anyone who uses a khukri for camp/misc tool working is a fucking retard. It's not a utility knife, it's a weapon. It was specifically designed for decapitation strikes against humans. Unless you're a horse riding mongoloid, having a khukri as anything but a wall hanger makes you a yuge faggot.

>>34594260
are you okay, anon? you seem like you're upset by something. Sit down, let's talk.

>>34594422
The summer heat gets me ornery. I'm fine.

>>34593016
The kukri is better at chopping and cutting, the bowie is better in the thrust. Other than both being knives, they don't have a lot in common.

>>34594260
t. Someone who hasn't bushbashed with a khukuri


Ausfag here, khukuri does just fine cutting light wood and also finer work. Easer then carrying a light axe and a knife in the bush.

>>34594656
>what is a machete
you're right, because i'm not a retard who uses the wrong tool for the job. you're a larping faggot

>>34594260
>It was specifically designed for decapitation strikes against humans.
It has also been the daily use utility knife for the Nepalese for a long time, a task that it performs arguably better then the role as a weapon.

>>34594260
>>34594857

the kukri is basically an Indian machete that doubled as an off-hand weapon, you don't seriously think that blade that barely qualifies as a short sword was a primary mounted weapon do you?

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Honestly if you get a real, Nepal kukuri you're getting a really good product. They function as like an in-between for machetes and axes. They dont have the length or Reach of a traditional machete or the pure power of an axe, but they are a fantastic multitool and after some training and research they make a brutal fighting tool.

>>34594939
>arguably
And I do. I contest it's better served as a weapon than a utility tool. Every purpose it serves other than a weapon is surpassed in efficiency by other tools. The fact that it's used widely in it's location of origin is meaningless. Some U.S. forces still use AR platform, that doesn't mean it's best for the job.
>>34594977
>primarily mounted
Primarily? No. The warriors of the day had more effective weapons for cavalry units comparatively. If you're comparing a combatant wielding one on foot vs horseback, I would always give the cavalry the advantage, including wielding shortswords.

>>34593632
The best option is to pick one up here

http://www.himalayan-imports.com/

I have a few, and they are all top quality.

>>34593016
THAT SPY'S AN ENEMY
JARATE

>>34593632
>>34595644
I should have mentioned that they come with nice leather-wrapped wooden scabbards

>>34593016
Have you ever chopped down a tree with a bowie knife?
I know a kukri can because I've done it. The blade gives axe-like purchase.

>>34593016
They chop good, and look cool. Excellent for innawoods, maybe ok for fighting in a pinch too.

>>34594260

You do realize they are different styles of Kukri optimized for different tasks right? There's ones with long, thin blades for fighting, ones with shorter, thicker blades for chopping tasks, military kukris that split the difference between the two, giant, sword-proportioned kukris used for animal sacrifice and so on and so on.

>>34593016
Better at choppy choppy, worse for the stabby. They also tend to handle field abuse(chopping wood, prying shit) better than most blades but that's mostly because they tend to be thicker.

>>34594260
lol that's funny considering youre wrong and kukri's are extremely common(and have been since forevever) utility knives in nepal and the surrounding area. They excel as a utility knife more so than a fighting one. Frankly I'd prefer a bowie or arkansas toothpick for that kind of work. Moderately worse at the cut but much better at the thrust.

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>>34595746
>lol
stopped reading

>>34595603
>everything this utility tool does is surpassed by by task specific tools
>your point that everybody disagrees with my opinion is meaningless
>some us forces STILL use the AR
>implying theres just one kind of kukri

(you)

>>34595784
Yes, that is my entire point. For every non-combat role the khukri fulfills, there is a better tool suited for the job. A bunch of fat westerners on a mongolian wok curing forum pointing out that it's widely used in the area is came from doesn't improve it's functionality as a tool. Want to clear brush? Get a real blade. Want to chop logs? Get a real ax. Want to chop heads? Ok fine, get a khukri. Like I said, unless your excuse is muh-heritage, using a khukri for non-combat purposes is retarded.

>>34595920
Are you really so retarded that you don't realize the point of having a utility tool is not wanting to carry multiple specialty tools?

Some people don't like carrying an axe, a bush knife, a machete, a pry bar, a gardening trowel, and a tomahawk each time they go camping.

>>34596114
>some people are casuals content with mediocre performance
Are you so retarded that you don't realize the khukri wasn't designed as a utility tool? You could try to use your limp dick as a pry bar, doesn't mean it's an efficient tool. You've got to be a serious basement dweller to think a khukri fulfills all those roles. Go get some sun, try using a khukri like a wood ax, and get back to me

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I love mine. It's the $25 Cold Steel one and you can see the blade chips but I just keep filing them out and resharpening it.

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I've been told to avoid no name kukri makers. Avoid kukris with a lion head on the base. Tora is really really missed, with plenty of claims that tora self promotes and has a lot of false advertising. Himalayan imports is considered all around great but expensive. I love my kukri house knives. They don't have the greatest finish to them but damn they work and they're great quality for like 50-60 bucks. My recommendation, get the designs of kukris that are traditional. I bought the Afghan model and it's my least favorite while my jungle PRI and my ww2 models are fantastic.

Also the kukri houses are all pretty much the same, in fact ex Gurkha kukri house and gk and co I'm pretty sure are owned by the same distributor.

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Also I would seriously avoid non-nepaleese kukris. They tend to be pretty shit, break, chip and don't perform. I've owned the cheap cold steel and smith and Wesson models.

>>34596275
Good luck dying in a week with 20 extra pounds of bullshit steel in your pack.

You are literally cancer, kill yourself.

>>34595664
Bowies are pretty much just fighting knives. Yeah, you can use them for camp work, but they're hardly the best tool for that.

>>34597184

>Can't carry at least 100lbs all day erry day for a week

Lift more.

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>>34597184
>literally

>>34597146
>glorious nepaleese steel
You sound like a katana fag

>>34597220
Well than case closed I guess
/thread

>>34596601
I've already seen you post this one year ago or so. Nice to see someone who doesn't have the need to upgrade from a tool with such a low price.
I am can't spend enough money on knives.
A friend of mine uses the same 30€ heavy machete made from AISI 420 since 10 years.

>>34594260
>>34594434
>>34595603
>>34595920
>>34596275
This is quality trolling.

>>34597356

Yes, that was probably the point.

>>34597356
Nepalese khukris are better since they are usually made thicc as fuck. Most Tacticool brand kukris are 1/4 inch thick at most.

>>34593468
Fuck off you autist. In English we call it a kukri because that's what we do.

Do you also call Germany "Deutschland" while speaking English? Do you say "Nihongo" instead of the Japanese language?

>>34597356
Not that guy but Nepalese kukri's are usually made from leaf springs which is a far better material suited for the task then the shit quality pot metal that S&W and Cold Steel uses for their budget kukri "machetes".

>>34593016
The enemy will fall over laughing when they see a fat white person using one

>>34598536
Khukuri is technically the correct spelling, but kukri is used so often that it's accepted.

>>34597146
Smith and weisson outback broke at the bass right before the handle after two years of use

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>all these fags defending the use of a knife for chopping

>>34599336
Because that is part of what it was built for. Seriously why are so many people ignorant of what this knife can do. It was built as a hachet. Machete and big knife. It was built to chop....

>>34599400
you know what tool was built to chop? a fucking axe

>>34599442
Yeah so is a kukri and i can do more with the kukri then the axe.... so what's your point?

>>34599522
a kukri was designed as a sickle, its not meant for chopping wood

>>34599557
shh shh shh, facts are trolling >>34598486

>>34599557
No a sickle was designed as a sickle. The curved leaf head was designed to get an axe like swing from the beefiest part. Think of it as a all metal hatchet with a blade down the shaft. Dose it take some getting used to of course. But fact remains it was built as a versitile tool and that's what it excells at.

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>>34599557
>>34599583
A hasiya is the Nepalese sickle.

Jesus christ is it time for you to go back to school yet?

>>34599599
Ssshh ssshh ssshh the summerfags think they have a valid point on a topic they know nothing about

>>34599616
Why the fuck are people like you even on this site if you don't want to see threads about knives and guns and axes and shit?

hurr durr i can't believe someone made a fucking thread about weapons hehehe go back 2 skool

do everyone a favor and end your life you fucking disappointment

>>34599599
Something being used like a sickle and being a literal one are two different things, anon. The point is that the khukri was designed with a follow-through motion (sickle) in mind, which is a very different design idea than weapons designed to chop with a backstop (wood axe)

>>34599597
>>34599599
the kukri was a sickle that modified for use in war, much like european war scythes. It was not developed for chopping wood

>>34599639
Ok can you give me a fucking source? Cause I smell piles of bullshit

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>>34599628

>>34599647
The Book Of The Sword by Richard Francis Burton

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>>34599662

>>34599638
>>34599639
If it was designed to be a sickle, how come it's not hardened like a sickle?

It's differentially hardened and most of the edge that isn't actually that sharp.

>it was not developed for chopping wood
You can chop things that aren't wood you know.

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>>34599694
Because a human neck is thicker than wheat.
>mfw larping faggots actually use a khukuri for a utility blade

>>34595650
Have you had any issue with the wooden scabbards retaining water and causing corrosion to the blade in storage?

>>34599694
>its not hardened
>its differentially hardened
what are you trying to say? why are modern snake oil knife thats sold to western fools not harded like a tool thats needed to actually be used?

you can wear jeans and a tee shirt to a funeral, that doesnt make it right

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>>34599720
>mfw autists can't rationalize what a multitool is

>>34599735
>not hardened like a sickle
Why can't westaboos learn to read?

>>34598525
If you're implying a kukri should have a blade thicker than 1/4 inch you're a fucking retard

/k/ truly is the easiest board to troll

>>34599753
You're idolizing an outdated and inefficient tool and justifying it by calling it a "multitool". Even as a multitool, a modern tomohawk is a better option for nearly every scenario. You're the mongoloid version of the fudd who thinks revolvers make good CCW's

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>>34599763
Yes they should you fucking autist. Having bought 4 fucking Nepalese Khukuris and a handful of off brand khukuris I can tell you you need the thickness. Nepalese khukuris are designed to have a weight distribution perfect for fighting and utility. Making them thin means they don't have the pure force of thicker khukuris, they get stuck easily in hard materials and generally break a shit load. For fucks sake buy some of the mother fuckers. The spine on Nepalese blades typically sits at about 1/3 of an inch, where the off brand khukuris sit at like 1/8 or even 1/10 of an inch.

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>>34599557
>its not meant for chopping wood
This is mine
>>34596601
I chop through logs all the time.. Pic related.

>>34599804
That picture makes me look so fat :(

>>34599777
Says tomahawk is better tool... literaly a weapon not a tool.... you know the arguement being made about the kukri.
YEP IT SURE IS SUMMER!
Also shame on you for suggesting Injun stone age crap

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>>34599805
And I mean literally all the time.

>who is alan kay

i mean i don't enjoy a kukri as much as other people on this board but the guy won the first season of alone with one, and a very well made one at that

>>34599805
>>34599823
>see this tree i chopped with my kukri, that means it was made to chop down trees and not cut wheat
i could chop down a tree with my meat clever, that doesnt mean it was designed for that purpose or that I should carry one while innawoods.

>>34595647
I have been shown who is the boss!

>>34599818
>the khukri can be used as a multitool
>but not the hand ax, that's strictly a weapon
In all honesty and sincerity, I genuinely hope you're trolling and not that legitimately retarded.
>injun stone age crap
hello, noserve

>>34599867
>i could chop down a tree with my meat clever
Post proof then like I did.

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>>34595647

THE MEDICS A SPY

>>34599890
>do something retarded to prove it's possible
>can't even pretend to be retarded anymore

>>34599890
im not going to drive to a forest and chop down a tree just to prove a point. A kukri is a farming tool, youre carrying a sickle, youre pretty much a communist

>>34599917
There we go. He had reached the end of his trolling. Breaking out the politics. Gotta say you had me enthralled for awhile. But you just played your hand. 9.5/10 enjoy the rest of your summer and don't forget to tell the other kids about your exploits this september!

>>34599917

>A kukri is a farming tool

i thought it was a ritual knife?
like a Sirupate was used for lopping heads of the cattle?

>>34599917
>im not going to drive to a forest and chop down a tree just to prove a point.
Why are you terrified of the woods? Hylophobia might be treatable with hot pockets and mountain dew.

>>34599557
You've never actually used a sickle, have you?

>>34599969

>treatable
>not saying tree-able

for shame anon

>>34599881
Hand axe like a hatchet is a multi tool yes though not as versitile.
The tomhawk is a weapon built axe. With a head so thin you can barely hack a skull let alone a tree branch. Ment to cut and slash. Not crush and chop.

>>34599958
that was my third post...

>>34599962
it was a sickle poor farmers brought to combat

>>34599969
i through hiked the pct14, at15, cdt16, its dark and late and im not going to drive 15 minutes, set up a light, hack down a tree with my meat clever, take a picture, drive back home and post it to 4chan just to prove a point, especially when the thread will probably be 404d by the time i get back

>>34599983
of course i have, silly

>>34600006
If its only your third then you get a 4.5/10

>>34599999

>>34600030
how many point did your recruiter have to add to your asvab for you to make the minimum>

>>34600051
As many as i could suck dicks what's your point here anon?

>>34600006
Ooh. I get it now. You're just shitting up the board until you have to go back to school. Enjoy your summer break, kiddo.

>>34600119
thanks bud

>>34599867
>i could chop down a tree with my meat clever, that doesnt mean it was designed for that purpose
Who cares what it was designed for? If it works well what's the problem?

>>34600190
there are people here who carry sickles innawoods to larp as gurkas.

>who cares
it is the purpose of the thread, see op

>>34593272
bowies can do that too.

Don't buy into companies making 5" "bowie" knives

>>34598525
Thickness is to compensate for shit steel

The thick ones are what they sell to tourists

>>34600119

>Kiddo
Not op.
You know you sound like a massive faggot when you say that?

>>34599805
>I chop through logs all the time
I could use a tea spoon to dig a foxhole, doesn't make it the best tool for the job, or even a suitable tool for the job.

Your better off using the Shahanshah, as sniper you wont be under 75 health very much.

>>34600233
So everyone who does things different than you is larping?

This is terrible trolling.

>>34600233
>>34600006
nigga do you even know how sickles are used?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVaXNI8Tbr4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06edzfeznHM

>>34600323
You don't know what you're talking about. Buy a kukri from kukri house or himalayan imports, they're all made from spring steel and are extremely thick. Tourist khukris are the thin ones because they want to sell you less materials, not more. Also this thread has been trolled to death

>>34593453
>>34593857
Ok update I just bought three here in thamel. I made the ex Gurkha place and the other shop compete against each other by going back and forth. Got a 12" and 13" full Tang and thick steel ones, and one small bone decorative one, all for 100 usd. It would have been twice the price up front but me and Nepali friend bartered them. Bartering here is fun, I can't really do it in the US at home.

I'll send pics when I'm on a better connection because most wifi in Nepal is ratchet.

>>34597135
What model is that specifically?

>>34599079
WRONG
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/kukri
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kukri
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/kukri
3 different english dictionaries, all 3 define it as Kukri. get rekt sheldon.

>>34604142
looks like a service no. 1 to me

>>34601433
>himalayan imports
>not total garbage
choose one and only one. the reason the tourist blades are thicker is because it's harder to make cheap materials look/perform the same as quality steel. with the shit steel they use if it was any thinner the blade itself would break too easily

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>>34604142
Jungle PRI by Ex-Gurkha Kukri House. The blade has an ever so slight warp, which is a little bit of an eye soar but doesn't affect performance. It's my smallest kukri, 10 inch blade. However it's probably my single favorite kukri.

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>>34593254
>>34593453
>>34593857
>>34603332
Ok these are the ones I got today. It looks like marks on the left one but it's the oil and camera flash. All 3 for 100usd at the store here in Nepal, made the shop owners compete against each other.

How did I do?

>>34604701
Where can I buy a good khukuri?I want one to collect and use innawoods for fun because I think its cool.

>>34605494
Himalayan Imports

>>34605409
Pretty good desu senpai

>>34604765
I've not heard of Ex-Gurkha house before. Only Himalayan Imports and Kukri House. Are they as reputable as those companies? How was your experience with them?

They're the perfect middleground of an axe and a machete. The only people who don't like them are the ones who have never tried one because lel it's just a meme fucking larpers XDDDDDDDDD
If I could chose one single camping tool to stick with, it would be one of these, hands down.
I don't understand why everybody is talking about what it was "originally intended for". Who cares what it's original intention is if it works for all sorts of shit?

>>34595920
>Like I said, unless your excuse is muh-heritage, using a khukri for non-combat purposes is retarded.
Using a khukri for combat purposes is just as retarded.

>>34593058
This is wrong.

The only thing they are really good at is chopping. And even that advantage is dubious against a good size bowie like a BK9. They also have a smaller sweet spot for efficient chopping than a bowie.

They are pretty shit for everything else, especially detail work.

If you plan on doing a lot of chopping, bring a good brush knife and a machete. You're life will be infinity easier than trying to sperg through tasks with a bent meme knife.

People only like them because they are an atypical knife shape and they think they look cool.

>>34593254
Authentic kukri's are pleb tier knives at best. the traditional handles are shit, as are the traditional sheaths. There are plenty of decent ones available state side or you you must have one from Nepal made from leaf springs, plan on re handling it if you ever plan to use it.

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>>34594260
>>34594977
>kukri
>weapon
>only useful for slashing/chopping
>no hilt

so it's shit at the very thing it's meant to be good at too?

>>34601433
>paying $100 for a shit knife that's not very good at anything cut out of a leaf spring by a uneducated mongoloid that's actually worth like $30 tops.

top tier memeing friend.

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>>34608729
>no hilt
Hilt means handle my dude, and kukris generally have those.
Not either of them BTW.

>>34608729
No hilt? Fucking mongoloid

>>34608827
>>34609703
>confusing a hilt for a woodengrabenhandler

>>34608699
>a good size bowie like a BK9
Stop calling every large clip point knife a bowie.

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>>34609775
>stop calling a BK9 a bowie
>stop calling a BK9 literally what it is

>>34599917

>i like to resort to personal insults in lieu of an actual argument