Kukri Kukri The kukri or khukuri ( "khukuri") is a knife, originating from the Indian subcontinent, associated with the Nepali speaking Gurkhas of Nepal and India. The knife has an inwardly curved blade, similar to a machete, used as both a tool and as a weapon in the Indian subcontinent. Traditionally, it was, and in many cases still is, the basic utility knife of the Gurkha. 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
Sami knife strong enough to split (reindeer) bones, and tempered to sustain low temperatures. Some "Sami knives" have fullers. The Sami people typically use two knives; the smaller one can be called a "buiku", puukko or "unna niibaš" ( "small knife" ), while the larger "Sami knife" is called "stuorra niibi" ( "big knife" ). An even larger version known as a Väkipuukko is similar to a seax. Sami knife The Sami knife (Sami: stuorraniibi = "big knife", ), is a large knife traditionally used by the Sami people. The Sami knife has a long, wide, and strong blade that is suited