Hello Thinredline,
I had originally, but I'm afraid Spiral brought it back on here on post 25, and all I ask is that Spiral answers the questions raised in the original new thread, that I did a link to.
However he misquote here on post 6;
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Despite Simons statement ,Some battalions still made or bought thier own kukri during ww2 due to supply difficulities during ww2 with the main pattern kukri.This is well documented.
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I then asked for proof of documentation on post 9, to which his reply was on post 12, And he said his reference was;
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Spiral;A legitamate request... quite a reliable source realy. The Official Regimental history of the 8th Gurkha Rifles. By Leutenant-Colonel H.J. Huxford. Published in 1952 ,
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a totally inaccurate quote from Huxford's book.
The actual quote is this, no mention of buying privately or making their own at battalion level;
Huxford "“As Government kukri were unobtainable, the Centre (Regimental Centre at Quetta) developed its own kukri industry. A large number of kukri manufacturers and other skilled artisans were imported, and within a few months it was possible to equip all drafts with weapons of the finest design and make. Considering that only available material was scrap, such as springs from derelict motor cars and odds and ends of old metal parts, and that the workshops were covered huts with no facilities for manufacturer, these craftsmen put up a fine effort which astonished visitors.”
On the same post, He also used a post of mine from another forum which done about four years ago, which was only an opinion, and not documentary proof!!
It would therefore be courteous of him to explain his misquote, cheers Simon