The Khukuri as Tool as Well as a Weapon, 2

In my last post, I showed how I have come to appreciate another aspect of my favorite khukuri in shaping wood. In Nepal, home of the famed Gurkha warriors, the curved blade also serves primarily as an agricultural implement suited to many uses. It also makes a fearsome weapon.

My barber sent me the link to the following video which shows elite Gurkha troops learning the deadlier side of a familiar tool.