Thread: Kukri/khukuri
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Old 9th August 2012, 09:31 AM   #24
kai
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Thanks a lot for chiming in, Jonathan and Gav!


Hello Timo,

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As for "form follows function", most conventional-bladed kukris have conventional kukri scabbards, whether Nepalese, Indian, or Afghan. But I've see (somewhere on www) a couple of Indian conventional-bladed kukris with slotted-back scabbards. More than one form can fulfill the function.
Yep, but the reverse isn't neccessarily true: I was assuming the blade not to be single-edged and that would have made it unpractical if not impossible to draw from a conventional scabbard...

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Kai
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