What is mean by kukri/khukuri?
It is a curved metal knife and each Gurkha soldier carries with him in uniform and in battles. During the 1st and 2nd world wars, it was famed as a non- exploded bomb or grenade. In times past, it was said that once a Khukuri was drawn in battle, it had to ‘taste blood’- if not, its owner had to cut himself before returning into its sheath.