Main Kukri Articles on my site are at the link detailed below

   http://www.survivalprimer.com/a_word_on_Sunday/20040404%20Sunday.htm

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        Warning, this article contains brief graphic descriptions of
	the use of the Kukri Knife in combat, along with as good as
	explanation of how and why this extraordinary knife works as I
	have seen.  Some may want to go no further, and delete this
	email.  

	The reader should know of the use of the Kukri in peace and
	perhaps war.  Hoping you never have to use this extraordinary
	cutting tool in war, 
          
         Paul.  http://www.survivalprimer.com


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	Hunting knives / Kukri knives
	http://www.ec21.net/co/a/arms/pgroup.html?grp=8

	The Kukri is the weapon of the Gurkha. Gurkha's are best known
	for their work with the British government. Over the past
	century, the Gurkha's have fought for the Queen's Guard in
	England, and have developed an amazing reputation for
	themselves as some of the fiercest warriors in modern times.
	With each battle fought, the kukri was used proudly. ...

	The unique 'L' shape of the kukri is a structural marvel.
	Because of this bend in the blade, the cleaving power of the
	kukri is magnified at least ten times. 

	This has been shown time and again in combat, as recently as
	in the Sino-Burmese-Indian theater of WW2 wherein the Gurkha
	units regularly engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the
	Japanese in the extraordinarily difficult conditions of the
	jungles in that part of the world. 

	Numerous episodes of complete decapitation were achieved under
	the split- second conditions of combat. Often, the Gurkhas
	would crawl in one end of an enemy trench and commence
	running, hacking heads and limbs as they went. 

	In the close quarters of the trench, the enemy found it hard
	to turn and bring their rifles to bear. The ability of the
	kukri to achieve its results with one swing made this kind of
	tactic possible. Fortunately, you don't have to do this to
	prove the power of the kukri. 

	Just taking a substantial piece of wood and striking it with
	different knife types will allow you to compare results. The
	devastating power of the kukri will be readily apparent.  The
	reason for this is in its forward shaped blade. 

	The apex of your swing with a normal straight-blade knife ends
	at about the surface of the target it is striking. In the case
	of the kukri, because of its bent blade, it is already through
	the target before it hits its apex!  ...

	Each time you swing a weapon, you have an apex point and the
	deceleration of that swing. You must decelerate the weapon in
	order to keep it from striking you, or in some cases, changing
	direction. 

	The same is true with the kukri.  With this unique bend,
	however, it allows you to crash through your target with
	amazing force before having to begin your deceleration. 

	Combined with the substantial weight of the weapon and the
	pulling power that can be applied to the motion, the results
	are extraordinary. 

	This sets the kukri apart from other weapons out there. It
	makes the 'kukri' a cut above the rest.