20世纪 – Khaki Issue (20th Century)

The Neglected Treasure of the History; the KHAKI or DESERT kukri of the British Gorkhas..
英国廓尔喀的被忽视的宝藏： 卡其布或沙漠 kukri 的历史

Khaki Desert Issue Khukuri ; a 20th Century kukri knife
土黄色沙漠问题弯刀；20 世纪弯刀

A legendary kukri from the glorious history of the Gurkhas but neglected and overlooked (forgotten) perhaps due to ignorance and less research. Widely used in the desert land of the western frontiers, Khaki or the Desert issue kukri faced many military actions and battle honors that set this kukri and the Gurkhas stand out from the herd..  It’s a true utility knife and personal weapon at the same time.
廓尔喀光辉历史中的一把传奇弯刀，但由于无知和研究不足而被忽视和遗忘。这把弯刀在西部边境的沙漠地带被广泛使用，卡其色或沙漠版的廓尔喀弯刀经历了许多军事行动和战斗荣誉，使这把弯刀和廓尔喀人脱颖而出。它既是真正的实用刀，又是个人武器。

The Khaki Kukri and KHHI nepal..
卡其布廓尔喀弯刀和 KHHI 尼泊尔。

The excessive study and research by KHHI and the historic documentations support to the fact that in the early and mid years of 20th century Gurkha Soldiers were also probably issued with kukris camouflaged by “khaki” (olive yellow canvas) fabric for various operations/campaigns at different places. Now, reproduced here as the “Khaki Issue” to represent it; the Khaki version of the historic war-battle kukri by KHHI Nepal.
KHHI的大量研究和历史文献支持这一事实，即在 20 世纪初期和中期，廓尔喀士兵也可能在不同地点的各种行动/战役中配备了用“卡其色”（橄榄黄帆布）伪装的尼泊尔弯刀。现在，这被复制为“卡其色问题”来表示它；KHHI 尼泊尔历史战争战斗弯刀的卡其色版本。

The distinctive part of this khukuri is its ‘Khaki’ fabric used in the scabbard/ sheath. Gorkha (Gurkha) soldiers covered the leather sheath (black most of the time) by a rough fabric like sack in khaki color (pale yellow) to blend their kukri knife with the surrounding of the terrains and to also camouflage it with the wears and gears he owns. The sole purpose was to match the complete set and avoid any unwanted attention. The fabric also well protected the sheath and in return soldier had a lasting kukri in hand.
这款廓尔喀弯刀最与众不同的地方在于它刀鞘上使用的“卡其”色布料。廓尔喀士兵通常会用粗糙的帆布或麻袋布将黑色的皮制刀鞘包裹起来，这种卡其色（淡黄色）与周围环境和士兵的衣物装备融为一体，起到很好的伪装效果，避免引起不必要的注意。同时，布料还能有效保护刀鞘，延长廓尔喀弯刀的使用寿命。

The blade’s shape is very different from the other issue models. Its little slender, has pointed profile, steep peak and very less pronounced chest as seen in the photo. The shape is fairly curved with the upper shoulder coming down from the peak quite steeply. It has a curved wooden handle with steel fixtures having stick tang hidden inside. The bottom inward cured handle makes the holding very ease and effective. Two accompanying knives (Karda and Chakmak) are not included.
刀片的形状与其他问题模型大不相同。它比较纤细，有尖尖的轮廓，陡峭的峰值，以及照片中所示不太突出的胸部。形状相当弯曲，上肩从峰值处急剧下降。它有一个弯曲的木制手柄，带有隐藏在里面的钢制固定件。底部向内弯曲的手柄使握持非常舒适有效。不包括两把配套刀（Karda 和 Chakmak）。

History of khaki /desert /Khukuri & Gurkha
卡其/沙漠/廓尔喀弯刀和廓尔喀士兵的历史

It is believed that in 1930’s the practice of covering the kukri scabbard with khaki cloth appears to stem from about this time when Gurkhas were called upon to secure the North-West frontier, an area rarely at peace. However our research also points to the fact that it started much earlier in 1915 when Gurkhas were deployed in the Middle East during 1st world war. Similarly the practice/issue also followed in the outbreak of 2nd world war in series of operations when Gurkhas landed for the North African campaign in 1940-43 and in Sicily and Italy in 1944-45. Likewise the Khaki and sometimes Green army fabric version, of the World War kukri continued in 1945 when Gurkhas played a crucial role in containing the Japanese invasions and also in regaining the lost territories in the Far East during the 2nd World War. This practice initiated when Gurkhas adopted themselves to best suit the environment, surroundings and to perfectly cope with the places to maximize their output. The total uniform/outfit was replaced by khaki in the above mentioned fronts and so was the kukri, to camouflage from the enemies’ eyes.
据信，用卡其布包裹廓尔喀弯刀刀鞘的做法始于 20 世纪 30 年代，当时廓尔喀人被征召去保卫西北边境，这一地区鲜有和平。然而，我们的研究也表明，早在 1915 年廓尔喀人在第一次世界大战期间被派往中东时，这种做法就已经开始。同样，在廓尔喀人在 1940-43 年参加北非战役以及 1944-45 年参加西西里岛和意大利战役的一系列行动中，这种做法也随之出现。 与二战期间廓尔卡人在阻止入侵以及重夺二战中远东所失领土上所起到的关键作用相呼应的是，卡其绿色军用帆布版廓尔喀弯刀的使用持续到了 1945 年。廓尔喀人开始采用最符合自身需求的变化，进而完美地融合环境，从而最大程度地提升战斗力，也正是由此开始进行这种改变的。在提到的前线上，所有的制服和装备都被更换為卡其色，廓尔喀弯刀也同样如此 ，以便于更好地伪装，躲避敌人的视线。

Blade size: 12 inches approx.
刀片尺寸约 12 英寸。
Handle size: 4.50 inches approx.
手柄尺寸约为 4.50 英寸
Blade Thickness: 7 mm approx
刀片厚度：约 7 毫米
Weight: 615 gms approx. (Blade+Handle)
重量约为 615 克（刀片 + 手柄）
Materials / Features: Black normal leather scabbard wrapped by Khaki fabric, rosewood handle, unpolished blade, Brown leather frog with a loop string to hang
材质/特点：黑色普通皮革刀鞘，卡其布包裹，红木手柄，未抛光刀身，棕色皮革刀鞘，带一根环形绳用于悬挂