Current Issue-Official Kukri

The kukri or khukuri is a Nepalese knife with an inwardly curved blade, similar to a machete, used as both a tool and as a weapon in Nepal. Traditionally, it was, and in many cases still is, the basic utility knife of the Nepalese people. It is a characteristic weapon of the Nepalese Army, the Royal Gurkha Rifles of the British Army, the Assam Rifles, the Assam Regiment, the Garhwal Rifles, the Gorkha regiments of the Indian Army, and of all Gurkha regiment throughout the world, so much so that some English-speakers refer to the weapon as a "Gurkha blade" or "Gurkha knife". The kukri often appears in Nepalese heraldry and is used in many traditional rituals such as wedding ceremonies. Military knives are fighting knives designed for military use and primarily intended for hand-to-hand or close combat fighting, Among them “kukri” is the best military knife. Every Gurkhas carry a “kukri/khukuri” with them as a part of their uniform and to carry out different combat challenges out on the battlefield. This category is listed with those “kukris/khukuris” which are currently issued to Gurkhas who are serving as a armed forces in different countries