The Brigade of Gurkha is the collective term for units of the current British Army regiments that are composed of Nepalese soldiers. This brigade of the British Army at the time of this writing is 3,640 personnel strong. Ex Gurkha Khukuri House draws its heritage from Military units that originally served in the British Indian Army prior to Indian independence, and prior to that for the East India Company. The brigade includes infantry, engineer, signal, logistic, and training and support units.

The Gurkha soldiers are famous for their ever-present “khukuris” (also called kukris or khukris by many people outside Nepal), a distinctive heavy knife with a curved blade, and for their reputation of being fierce fighters and brave soldiers. These soldiers were called after their name from the hill town of Gorkha from which the Nepalese kingdom started to expand. The ranks have always been dominated by four ethnic groups: the Gurungs and Magars from central Nepal; and the Rais and Limbus from the east, who live in hilly villages and were mostly sons of farmers.

We list here 10″ Brigade of Gurkha Cap Badge Khukuri | Military Issue Kukri of the Military for knife collectors. This knife has a 10-inch razor-sharp blade forged from highly graded 5160 carbon steel. This blade is handmade by “Kaamis” (blacksmiths) who mostly belong to the Bishwakarma caste who are the born khukuri makers in Nepal. The handle is 5-inch long and made from water buffalo horn which is in a rat tail style. The scabbard is made from pinewood wrapped in water buffalo leather and has a beautiful hand-crafted chape which adds further beauty to the knife. This khukuri is also given to retiring army officers as a token of love & appreciation for their duty.

The scabbard has two pockets on the back which hold a blunt steel called “chakmak” for sharpening the blade and for striking spark with a flint and a little knife known as “karda” used for skinning small animals such as rabbits & hares. There is a notch (Kaura or Kaudi) in the blade near the hilt of this khukuri that serves as a conduit for the blood on the blade to drip out, thus preventing it from soiling the hilt, and as well as a device for catching and neutralizing an enemy blade.