The Kukri is the national symbol of Nepal. It is a utility tool in the home and a lethal weapon on active service.Gurkha soldiers from Nepal have served and fought alongside British military ...

Nepal is famed as the home of the equally famed Gurkha soldiers ... A feature of their equipment was the kukri—a small double-edged, curved knife. According to tradition, the kukri must be ...

On a cold evening in November 1996, a troop of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers from the Royal ... they performed their traditional kukri dance with heavy hearts. On July 1, 1997, soldiers from the ...