Fighting knife the Kukri, a broad-bladed, curved general-purpose cutting tool and weapon with Indian origins. In other countries the machete or Filipino Bolo were often used as fighting knives by indigenous military or paramilitary forces. Colonial powers that encountered these general-purpose weapons used as fighting knives during a military campaign occasionally adopted them in turn for use by their own military forces, as exemplified by the U.S. Army's Model 1910/17 "Bolo" brush-clearing knife, which would be later pressed into service as a fighting knife in both World Wars. In World War I, military use of the fighting knife saw the introduction of
Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha The Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha is a tactical armored vehicle built by Ontario-based Terradyne Armored Vehicles Inc.. The Gurkha is available in three different variants (LAPV/MPV/RPV), each of which is built on a Ford F550 chassis. The name is a homage to the Gurkhas, Nepali soldiers who serve in the British Army. Application: Border patrol/law enforcement/government agencies/private security/tactical medic vehicle Application: Purpose built for law enforcement and related government agencies only. SWAT/SRT/ETF/ERT/rescue vehicle Application: Critical infrastructure protection/law enforcement/government agencies/military/border patrol Application: Company PR vehicle/daily driver/rolling panic room/executive protection/offroad vehicle/hobby vehicle The Gurkha appeared in the 2011