"On the New Year.." , actually on festival of Dussehra or Dassain we Hindus be it Indian and Nepalese, don't behead a Cow never! It's either Buffalo, yak, Goat-Ship, or Chickens Cows are Sacred animal for us. And Script on khukri is called Devnagri . Both languages Hindi and Nepali uses same fonts Devnagri. Cheers!🤘🤗✌🙏
@@donavantew8278 shit man that one wad like 4' long. Ceremony blade is what he said I think. They are all awesome. He seems very cool, now I know why you deal with him. Besides his killer work🇺🇸
My grandfather had a bunch of kukris he got when he was in ww2 unfortunately they got sold when he died and my uncle has the only one left and its hanging in his shop by my grandfather's ashes
But the thing he have portrayed about khukuri is wrong Firstly the written language is not hindi its Sanskrit language secondly the larger khukuri is not used for beheading cow because in Nepal 82% people are Hindu and cutting cow is illegal in Nepal and it’s a crime Thirdly the symbol on lower part it’s not Hindu symbol it’s like that because when you cut people in war then the blood will not drip on your hand or else you may loose the grip
love the term sharpened crowbar . Describes my kukri and that's why I bought the one I did. Nothing fancy just does the job. AND, I take it to 3D archery shoots to lend to compound shooters trying to get arrows out of trees.
Very nice blades. I’ve never was much interested in kukuris but after seeing them used on survival shows and this video I’m now very interested. Time to start putting money aside. 😊
I bought a kukri from Frank a few years back. It is a wonderful knife/axe. Great fit and finish. Can't believe anything is unbreakable but this beast probably is as close as it gets. Keep it in my truck instead of a chainsaw for emergency use. I feel a kukri is safer than an axe. Cuts about as well and not as much danger of a skipping blade.
At 0.50 Frank shows the chopping from the opposite angle. The reverse is usually true much more often. You start at the thinner part of the blade and let the thickness and weight perform the gruesome. Chopping with a Kukri is usually for wood, the thicker part of the blade, the tool side. Slicing was the specialty of the Kukri in combat vs people. Not many survived the loss of a leg or arm. It was too chaotic and Ghurkas didn't leave wounded. They always made sure you were dead. Heart, chest thrusts, and decapitation were their specialities. To answer Jason's (question, how do you practice?).... You practice on the dead. Once you kill a cow in a ceremony, you practice on the thick bones. It was not uncommon for them to try a cut from right shoulder to the left hip bone in one cut, not chop. It can also be practiced on enemies but Dr Gyi never "said" they did.
@@1tojoin - Neither. Ghurkas do not come from China or Japan. They come from Burma. I think the country is called Myanmar today. They don't have a Muslim problem there. The Muslims are fleeing as fast as they can.
@@1tojoin - Believe what you want. I have nothing to prove to you. I have half a dozen books signed by him all about Ghurkas written over 50 years ago. There are hundreds of RUclips videos you can watch to get educated.
Man, it's cool seeing Alan continuing to get so involved in the RUclips community. He has so much more to offer besides just being a contestant / winner from "Alone." So much knowledge there!
Nice Video. However, that symbol thing under the blade actually has a function. During the world war, the Gurkha army used it for killing their enemies. when chopping somebody the blood that would run through the blade would be dripping through that 'Symbol Thing' (not letting the Blood/lube reach handle) letting the handle slippery free. :)
I once saw a video years ago that claimed that the notch in the blade was to stop blood from getting on to the handle . It drips off before the handle when holding horizontally after drawing blood. I tried some cooking oil on mine and it worked!
One part where you got it all wrong...a khukri is never used to chop a cows head in any ceremony. We Indians and Nepalese treat cows as our mother. No hard feelings, just wanted to get the facts right. Anyways great collection.
The trident notch on a khukri is to break the flow of blood coming to your hand in a combat during a war ,other wise the handle becomes slippery and khukri becomes difficult to operate due to slippery grip.
I have what is called the Kukur Cowboy, from Khukuri House of Thermal, out of Nepal. Big mothering blade. But since I live in Wyoming and have lived the life of a "Cowboy" Thought it would be a good addition to my collection. Thank you for the explanation of the different colored metal up by the handle, mine had that too. I though it was just how the knife was ground/finished. And now I know. Good video by the way.
Well that notch is to prevent blood from entering the hand so that the grip doesnot get slippery. different people have different names and theories for the notch but basically nobody knows what it is called actually..In nepal every household has at leat one Khukuri and in past every male used to have their own personal Khukuri. I also used to have one while i lived in village in Nepal.
little corection ;" nepalese thats hindi " nepalese and hindi are different language ..but both written in Devanagiri script. so technically both group can read each other language.. understanding might be issue. so that he might have called its nepalese that devanagari... and tne word wittern in that khukhuri is "SRI*3 CHANDRA" means its was made during the time of sri 3 chandra shumsher a authorotrian rana prime minister and field marshal serve the post 1901-1929 during the time of ww1.
The first half of the inscription says Shri Chandra (The Moon God) then there is a cresent moon and the last bit I cannot read (probably the name of the Kami (maker))
If my life or the life of loved one's depends on it a Kurka is the only knife to grab . Basically if the world goes sideways a Kurka is the One you can count on...
@@ThumperThumper-uo9oo - I'm sorry to hear that. I lost my mom almost 7 years ago and I'm not over that yet. You don't have to answer this but is your family strong believers in Jesus?
Well I do have a bunch of khukuri dating back more than 200 years old passing through generations and my dad was in Nepali army so he have couple of best khukuri you could have here in Nepal. I was always fascinated about khukuri but never knew that white people liked it that much.
I love this video, I got some good early morning chuckles. I use to be just a Katana enthusiast, until my favorite Katana bent on a thin branch. Now days I'm a Khukhuri collector who sold every Katana I had to get blades from Nepal 😎
This is my Kukri (Kukri Bladed - Battle dagger as it's not per say buit to be a Utility knife in my case, as with the original Kukri knives from Nepal) . I am a Buddhist and Buddha was born in modern-day Nepal, So that country has a historic link to Sri Lanka and the Sinhalese People. According to Theravada Legends ..Budda considered Sri Lanka to be the final resting place of true Buddhism(Heenayaana) and Sinhalese it's guardians. I am Sinhalese and throughout history, we used what is called a Sinhalese Death Dagger (Calachuro/Kirichchiya) used for one purpose only Killing People. Also, we are used to having some sort of Hand Guard on our weapons like with Sinhalese KASTANE swords(Unlike the Nepal Kukri). So when I had my blacksmith friend make this one, I had all those Aspects combined - A Heavy Kukru blade made with High carbon Leaf Spring Steel, A Rugged D guard, A square Handle (For increased blade alignment). It weighs 1.2Kg and 14inch Blade. Should be able to cut a man's head off with one hit with all that weight and power. Its also great practice to train knife fighting with a 1.2KG death dagger ..man it needs some Strong arms to wield it in a real combat situation ruclips.net/user/shorts1OrVz7EF4HE
That small knives are for. Lightening fire 🔥 khukuri is multi pirpose the part near handle is more sharper the seller has no full info about what he is selling
Never COWs... GorKha actually translate to "Gau" Cow "kha" protector... sacrificing alt bovine is rapidly decreasing, goat and chickens are preferred animals... mind you Gorkhas can be Nepalese but all Nepalese are not Gorkhas, many of reside in India... Most of us Gorkhas still follow the old ways...
According to my Grandpapa Those small cutouts in the beginning of the blade is for stopping the direct flow of the blood towards your hand so your will not lose the grip on your Khukari and there is many shape/design on that cutout because different people symbolize it with their tribal or region. I am not expert on Khukari but my Grandpapa lived long enough to tell me that. I am from Nepal and Khukari is our national weapon.
I came to know about Khukari when I started devoting Maa Kali, as some says it is a weapon of Goddess Kali. But I heard the same thing about cho thats its for the blood flow down instead of your hand.
So, you have to ask the question: for what reason would ALL fluids run to a single point? Then ask how likely that is considering all the other real-estate on that blade, gravity, and the fact that it's never only held one way. Then ask why, if it worked that way and was so effective, why is it that only khukuri have it? I know we like our myths but at some point people need to think and ask basic questions.
Not cow,it's buffalo in festival from armies. It's not Kukri or Khukri,it's KHUKURI.It's Gorkha( Nepalese/ district of Nepal) originated from GORAKHNATH BABA( BIRTHPLACE)but it's not Gurka/ Gurkha.Some wise people doesn't even know the Gorkha regiment was founded by East India Company-British Empire with Rana rulers of Nepal after 1816 AD when they saw the bravery of Amar Singh Thapa @ Garhwal.
the ghurka's were told to bring back a positive ID, they were given a camera to get positive ID on the taliban leader, the camera failed so they decided to bring back the body intact, they encountered severe enough fighting that it was pointless trying to bring back the whole body so they decided to bring back his head to confirm they'd got the guy they were after, if you give a ghurka an order you need to think it through properly beforehand, a ghurka will execute orders to the letter, during the falklands war they were set on the road to port stanley and were told not to get off the road till they got there, it caused quite a few problems initially because they wouldn't even get off the road to allow artillery through
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"He was an overachiever" 🤣🤣🤣 7:55 - Alan is one of the funniest dudes I have ever seen.
As a gurkha I can tell you those khukuris are beautiful!
You serious
"On the New Year.." , actually on festival of Dussehra or Dassain we Hindus be it Indian and Nepalese, don't behead a Cow never! It's either Buffalo, yak, Goat-Ship, or Chickens Cows are Sacred animal for us. And Script on khukri is called Devnagri . Both languages Hindi and Nepali uses same fonts Devnagri. Cheers!🤘🤗✌🙏
I have 17 blades from Frank and they are truly amazing and they are the best blade in my collection
Hey Brother, just came across this. This is Frank right? That was one big ass blade he showed🇺🇸🤙
@@jeffaschbacher3334 that's him, I have that kukri, I think the one he is holding is old, awesome blades
@@donavantew8278 shit man that one wad like 4' long. Ceremony blade is what he said I think. They are all awesome. He seems very cool, now I know why you deal with him. Besides his killer work🇺🇸
My grandfather had a bunch of kukris he got when he was in ww2 unfortunately they got sold when he died and my uncle has the only one left and its hanging in his shop by my grandfather's ashes
Frank is a class act, his knives, in my opinion are second to none. I own several and they have stood up to the rigors of hard use.
But the thing he have portrayed about khukuri is wrong
Firstly the written language is not hindi its Sanskrit language secondly the larger khukuri is not used for beheading cow because in Nepal 82% people are Hindu and cutting cow is illegal in Nepal and it’s a crime
Thirdly the symbol on lower part it’s not Hindu symbol it’s like that because when you cut people in war then the blood will not drip on your hand or else you may loose the grip
Good to finally see you frank
Now you know why I wear masks on my videos
@@frankgonzalez3822 Brother you should see me. You would tell me to where a mask 😷😜
love the term sharpened crowbar . Describes my kukri and that's why I bought the one I did. Nothing fancy just does the job. AND, I take it to 3D archery shoots to lend to compound shooters trying to get arrows out of trees.
Very nice blades. I’ve never was much interested in kukuris but after seeing them used on survival shows and this video I’m now very interested. Time to start putting money aside. 😊
The experts say that a 12in kukri machete is the best one tool option for survival. Jack of all trades
I bought a kukri from Frank a few years back. It is a wonderful knife/axe. Great fit and finish. Can't believe anything is unbreakable but this beast probably is as close as it gets. Keep it in my truck instead of a chainsaw for emergency use. I feel a kukri is safer than an axe. Cuts about as well and not as much danger of a skipping blade.
Gorgeous knives!
I am from Germany and I have 2 knives from Knives by Hand. Very good strong pieces of steel! I think it will not be the last ones!
The first time I tried a kukuri, I knew it was meant for me! Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for watching!
I love these knives.
Frank makes the most beautiful knives I've ever seen. And., they are built to work! It doesn't get better than that.
Couldn’t agree more.
I JUST discovered Frank, and according to his website, he's really dialing back his builds. That stinks!
These are gorgeous and well priced. Thanks everyone
At 0.50 Frank shows the chopping from the opposite angle. The reverse is usually true much more often. You start at the thinner part of the blade and let the thickness and weight perform the gruesome.
Chopping with a Kukri is usually for wood, the thicker part of the blade, the tool side. Slicing was the specialty of the Kukri in combat vs people. Not many survived the loss of a leg or arm. It was too chaotic and Ghurkas didn't leave wounded. They always made sure you were dead. Heart, chest thrusts, and decapitation were their specialities.
To answer Jason's (question, how do you practice?).... You practice on the dead. Once you kill a cow in a ceremony, you practice on the thick bones. It was not uncommon for them to try a cut from right shoulder to the left hip bone in one cut, not chop. It can also be practiced on enemies but Dr Gyi never "said" they did.
Yes, they would often cut through the collar bone.
Dr. Gyi is gorkha from which country. Japan or china because that name doesn't sound like gorkha or gurkha as you people call them.
@@1tojoin - Neither. Ghurkas do not come from China or Japan. They come from Burma. I think the country is called Myanmar today. They don't have a Muslim problem there. The Muslims are fleeing as fast as they can.
@@redfaux74 get your fact right. Burma..... what a waste. You bunked your history class mate. Get back to school.
@@1tojoin - Believe what you want. I have nothing to prove to you. I have half a dozen books signed by him all about Ghurkas written over 50 years ago. There are hundreds of RUclips videos you can watch to get educated.
Man, it's cool seeing Alan continuing to get so involved in the RUclips community. He has so much more to offer besides just being a contestant / winner from "Alone." So much knowledge there!
реально крутой парень!
I'm getting one for sure, if it works for Alan it sure works for me.
Nice Video. However, that symbol thing under the blade actually has a function. During the world war, the Gurkha army used it for killing their enemies. when chopping somebody the blood that would run through the blade would be dripping through that 'Symbol Thing' (not letting the Blood/lube reach handle) letting the handle slippery free. :)
I would love to be able to meet Alan he seems like such a cool person to be around.
He is one cool cat!
beautiful art work! thank you.
Alan’s such a good character! Love that guy! Great video btw
I once saw a video years ago that claimed that the notch in the blade was to stop blood from getting on to the handle . It drips off before the handle when holding horizontally after drawing blood. I tried some cooking oil on mine and it worked!
Sure, if you only hold it one way and only put the oil along the edge.
Very humle guy and a fantastic craftsman
One part where you got it all wrong...a khukri is never used to chop a cows head in any ceremony. We Indians and Nepalese treat cows as our mother. No hard feelings, just wanted to get the facts right. Anyways great collection.
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Love'd your work
👌👍💜
That’s true talent!
I am working on three Kukris at the moment that I made. The KUKRI is one of my favorite farm tool. LOL.
The trident notch on a khukri is to break the flow of blood coming to your hand in a combat during a war ,other wise the handle becomes slippery and khukri becomes difficult to operate due to slippery grip.
That's one of many hypotheses.
Lol not making the cut through the cow is like whiffing the game winning field goal in the super bowl
I looked at his prices and they are VERY GOOD comparable to actual Nepalese Khukuris I've purchased
Great kukri !
I have what is called the Kukur Cowboy, from Khukuri House of Thermal, out of Nepal. Big mothering blade. But since I live in Wyoming and have lived the life of a "Cowboy" Thought it would be a good addition to my collection. Thank you for the explanation of the different colored metal up by the handle, mine had that too. I though it was just how the knife was ground/finished. And now I know. Good video by the way.
Not thermal, its thamel in kathmandu, nepal.
Kukur means dog though
Great video.
Where's the pup??
😉
Never really liked the Kukuri until I watched the first season of Alone. I picked Alan to win during the third episode. He just clicked with me.
Jason, is the one Alan shows(his) at the end of this video made by Frank? That thick stock is incredible!
No. He purchased it from Frank. It is an authentic, made in Nepal Kukuri.
@@ONThree Thanks for the fast reply... I’ll have to look it up. Saw your post on IG - you got a BEAUTY👊🏻
Yes, I did design work and flew out to Nepal.
Well that notch is to prevent blood from entering the hand so that the grip doesnot get slippery. different people have different names and theories for the notch but basically nobody knows what it is called actually..In nepal every household has at leat one Khukuri and in past every male used to have their own personal Khukuri. I also used to have one while i lived in village in Nepal.
little corection ;" nepalese thats hindi " nepalese and hindi are different language ..but both written in Devanagiri script. so technically both group can read each other language.. understanding might be issue. so that he might have called its nepalese that devanagari...
and tne word wittern in that khukhuri is "SRI*3 CHANDRA" means its was made during the time of sri 3 chandra shumsher a authorotrian rana prime minister and field marshal serve the post 1901-1929 during the time of ww1.
Buddy may be you can make a show here in winnipeg.
The first khukuri he have, Name show Chandra Shamsher Rana was the Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty.
That edge in Khukuri, is for when you chop your enemy so the Blood doesn't flow through your Hand.
Complimenti
Bellissimo kukri originale
My 18" kukri is my most prized possession
Whats the name of the big thick kukri?
Do you take custom orders for the big one? What’s it called?
Man that one with the bodock/ Osage handled kukri looked awesome man I'd love to have one, what does something like that cost?
Not sure. Talk to Frank at Knives By Hand.
The first Nepali writing Khukuri is special. Thats khukuri was belongs to the Royal Famiy.
Great stuff love the story about the soldier haha
First letters read, श्री३चन्द्र , thrice honored Chandra. Refering to the prime minister of Nepal 1901-1929, Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
absolutely
I want one of his kukris bad but there always out of stock anyone knows something lmk
The first half of the inscription says Shri Chandra (The Moon God) then there is a cresent moon and the last bit I cannot read (probably the name of the Kami (maker))
The real craftmanship or black smith always respect their original,culture.
awesome
Beautiful blades. I was told that the cut out was to stop the blood from dripping down and wetting the handle.
Yep. That’s what I heard as well.
Could you use it to open a beer bottle
You can use it to open the head
i think i shuold have one ,
If my life or the life of loved one's depends on it a Kurka is the only knife to grab . Basically if the world goes sideways a Kurka is the One you can count on...
It is called Kukri. The Ghurkas spelled it "phonicly" like Khukukri.
@@redfaux74 thanks I can never spell it correctly. I do love to use one . Best thing ever in the woods or around the house
@@ThumperThumper-uo9oo😳 ... in the house....?!? I hope you live alone. 🤣🤣🤣
@@redfaux74 alone yes . My wife & 7 children died so yes I'm alone. Except for my cat.
@@ThumperThumper-uo9oo - I'm sorry to hear that. I lost my mom almost 7 years ago and I'm not over that yet.
You don't have to answer this but is your family strong believers in Jesus?
How can i order a kukrii from you?
Go to Knives by Hands. Frank Gonzalez in the owner. He does a superb job. Let him know Jason Salyer sent you. No affiliation. I just love his work!
Well I do have a bunch of khukuri dating back more than 200 years old passing through generations and my dad was in Nepali army so he have couple of best khukuri you could have here in Nepal. I was always fascinated about khukuri but never knew that white people liked it that much.
I love this video, I got some good early morning chuckles. I use to be just a Katana enthusiast, until my favorite Katana bent on a thin branch.
Now days I'm a Khukhuri collector who sold every Katana I had to get blades from Nepal 😎
Good choice!
Just for the record Hindi and Nepali are 2 different languages
Are his blades on Amazon
No. You have to go directly to his website.
I like my elk ridge kuri :D
This is my Kukri (Kukri Bladed - Battle dagger as it's not per say buit to be a Utility knife in my case, as with the original Kukri knives from Nepal) . I am a Buddhist and Buddha was born in modern-day Nepal, So that country has a historic link to Sri Lanka and the Sinhalese People. According to Theravada Legends ..Budda considered Sri Lanka to be the final resting place of true Buddhism(Heenayaana) and Sinhalese it's guardians. I am Sinhalese and throughout history, we used what is called a Sinhalese Death Dagger (Calachuro/Kirichchiya) used for one purpose only Killing People. Also, we are used to having some sort of Hand Guard on our weapons like with Sinhalese KASTANE swords(Unlike the Nepal Kukri). So when I had my blacksmith friend make this one, I had all those Aspects combined - A Heavy Kukru blade made with High carbon Leaf Spring Steel, A Rugged D guard, A square Handle (For increased blade alignment). It weighs 1.2Kg and 14inch Blade. Should be able to cut a man's head off with one hit with all that weight and power. Its also great practice to train knife fighting with a 1.2KG death dagger ..man it needs some Strong arms to wield it in a real combat situation ruclips.net/user/shorts1OrVz7EF4HE
Now we know what Goliath carried
The reason they have the little cut at the bottom on khukris is because during war when you cut someone the blood wouldn't flow down to their hands.
That's one hypothesis...except for the fact khukuris are also used as tools.
Shiva's phallus, blood drip.
THE NOTCH IS TO STOP THE BLOOD DRIPPING ONTO THE HANDLE.
How? It just wouldn't work
I only have 2. 1for each hand.😉
That small knives are for. Lightening fire 🔥 khukuri is multi pirpose the part near handle is more sharper the seller has no full info about what he is selling
It is mentioned in Nepalese language not Hindi as u said its hindi (bruhhh)
Its Wu Tang Clan 5:15
3:05 not cows..goats and water buffalo.
Not Cow, buffalo
I think that's too cheap it should cost more.
Agreed
He said that's Nepali hindi uncle there is no hindi in Nepal only Nepali language 😂😂
Never COWs... GorKha actually translate to "Gau" Cow "kha" protector... sacrificing alt bovine is rapidly decreasing, goat and chickens are preferred animals... mind you Gorkhas can be Nepalese but all Nepalese are not Gorkhas, many of reside in India... Most of us Gorkhas still follow the old ways...
The language is Nepali not Hindi.
Nepali and Hindi are two different languages
Davingari script
No functional purpose?
Ferro rod disagrees heartily lol.
Neapalise gorkhas don't cut cows
Gorkha stand for Go(cow)+rakha(saviers)
Nepali language is not hindi mind it
that's nepali language bro
Not kukhris it is khukuri
Not a stabbing blade? Wrong there! Sorry, but your information is wrong. It is a trident. Why not just ask them, and not a American.
Agreed. It easily goes thru ribs and out the back. Easily!!!
Nepalese is not Hindi 😑😑😑
Thicc girls... no one wants them, thicc Kukuris... everone wants...
A war crime. Insane.
It’s a cultural thing.
that's not Hindi either 😉
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This drip was in the army...?? I use to buy your crud, not anymore. You will say and do most anything to sell your junk.
I bought 3 today! Impressive! Talked to Frank on the phone. Super nice guy! I pray he makes his fortune 🇺🇸
Yeah, 'nice guy' all right. He will stand on his head if you pay him enough too.
According to my Grandpapa
Those small cutouts in the beginning of the blade is for stopping the direct flow of the blood towards your hand so your will not lose the grip on your Khukari and there is many shape/design on that cutout because different people symbolize it with their tribal or region. I am not expert on Khukari but my Grandpapa lived long enough to tell me that.
I am from Nepal and Khukari is our national weapon.
Your grandpa is wrong.
I came to know about Khukari when I started devoting Maa Kali, as some says it is a weapon of Goddess Kali. But I heard the same thing about cho thats its for the blood flow down instead of your hand.
I heard its a cows hoof.
So, you have to ask the question: for what reason would ALL fluids run to a single point?
Then ask how likely that is considering all the other real-estate on that blade, gravity, and the fact that it's never only held one way. Then ask why, if it worked that way and was so effective, why is it that only khukuri have it?
I know we like our myths but at some point people need to think and ask basic questions.
Hell yeah. Not much gets me excited anymore. Guns knives my kids my woman and my truck 😂
Damn walked pass his table and at and told myself I’d come back and damnit I forgot I will be ordering one
Not cow,it's buffalo in festival from armies.
It's not Kukri or Khukri,it's KHUKURI.It's Gorkha( Nepalese/ district of Nepal) originated from GORAKHNATH BABA( BIRTHPLACE)but it's not Gurka/ Gurkha.Some wise people doesn't even know the Gorkha regiment was founded by East India Company-British Empire with Rana rulers of Nepal after 1816 AD when they saw the bravery of Amar Singh Thapa @ Garhwal.
Thanks for the clarity!
the ghurka's were told to bring back a positive ID, they were given a camera to get positive ID on the taliban leader, the camera failed so they decided to bring back the body intact, they encountered severe enough fighting that it was pointless trying to bring back the whole body so they decided to bring back his head to confirm they'd got the guy they were after, if you give a ghurka an order you need to think it through properly beforehand, a ghurka will execute orders to the letter, during the falklands war they were set on the road to port stanley and were told not to get off the road till they got there, it caused quite a few problems initially because they wouldn't even get off the road to allow artillery through
*Gurkhas
Very interesting stories. Thanks for your service Frank