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   On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:45:00 -0500, "deowll"  wrote:   
      
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   >"Good Soldier Schweik"  wrote in message   
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   >> On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:54:40 -0500, "deowll"  wrote:   
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   >>>   
   >>>"the wharf rat"  wrote in message   
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   >>>> In article ,   
   >>>> deowll  wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>Chopping down trees with one of the short blades, no thank you. But I've   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You oughta try one of these Woodsman Pal things.  They're   
   >>>> pretty cool once you get the hang of it.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I've heard that the Gurkhas use kukris as axes, so I wonder   
   >>>> if there's some kind of technique that makes a sword like blade work   
   >>>> well in these situations.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>>The cold steel machete kukri cuts fairly well considering how light it is.   
   >>>I   
   >>>like it. I've got one of the reproduction kukris but I've never actually   
   >>>done anything with it. It's always seemed thick heavy and awkward. Maybe I   
   >>>need to give it a shot.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> John Masters who wrote a number of books about India and the days of   
   >> the Raj originally "came out to India" as a lieutenant of one of the   
   >> Ghurka regiments. In one of his books about his service with the   
   >> Ghurkas he tells of an annual ceremony in which several bullocks are   
   >> sacrificed by chopping off their heads, with a kukri. He mentions the   
   >> lack of applause when one Ghurka fails to take the head off with one   
   >> blow and the applause when the Sgt. Major does....   
   >>   
   >> cheers,   
   >>   
   >> Schweik   
   >> (goodsoldierschweikatgmaildotcom)   
   >   
   >The blade used for that is the size of a sword.   
      
      
   From: http://www.datapacrat.com/Art/Games/RPG/DND/DRAGON/232AFLUR.TXT   
   Kukri, regimental   
   Cost: 12 gp   
   Weight: 4   
   Size: M   
   Type: S   
   Speed factor: 5   
   Damage S-M/L: 1d10/1d10   
   Culture: Nepalese   
   The regimental kukri is an enlarged version of the famous (and deadly)   
   curved knife of the Gurkhas. In the real world, it is a ceremonial   
   weapon, used to bless the regiment by slaying a water buffalo. The   
   actual sacrifice consists of beheading said water buffalo with a   
   single stroke. Only one is issued per Gurkha regiment, for the   
   specific purpose of the good luck ceremony, or dushera. This weapon is   
   over 21/28 in length.   
      
   cheers,   
      
   Schweik   
   (goodsoldierschweikatgmaildotcom)   
      
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