WTF Does Your Pocketknife Look Like RFN?

[chrisinhouston]

The boomerang effect is one of the myths of the Kukuri. The second one is that for every time a Gurkah removes his knife from the scabbard he must first cut his own finger and draw blood. Methinks they wouldn't have very usable hands if they did that!

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

The boomerang effect is one of the myths of the Kukuri. The second one is that for every time a Gurkah removes his knife from the scabbard he must first cut his own finger and draw blood. Methinks they wouldn't have very usable hands if they did that!

The ones I deployed with used them more as a tool than anything else, they cut firewood, meat, dug holes in the ground, what ever they could use them for they did it. The myth carries a great story... puts fear in the non-believer.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

The boomerang effect is one of the myths of the Kukuri. The second one is that for every time a Gurkah removes his knife from the scabbard he must first cut his own finger and draw blood. Methinks they wouldn't have very usable hands if they did that!

Though obviously not true either, I heard it as every time they pull it out they have to draw blood, so if they decide not to draw yours they have to draw their own. That makes the chances of him letting you go, a lot less.

There's probably 15 other variations of the myth, also.