Falklands War Kukri

[mrcjgscott]

Originally Posted by sirupate

1. The picture of Tulbahadur Pun in 1953 shows him holding his service number one,
2. Chan Bahadur Gurung with his service kukri
3. 63rd Gurkha Brigade
4. Lalbahadur Gurung etc.

As to the photographs you allude to, I have taken the liberty of attaching them here:

The picture of Lieutenant Tul Bahadur Pun VC (To afford a brave man his full title)

Clearly not a MKV. Obviously one of those “interim” issue kukri you mention, or perhaps a private purchase piece? Victoria Cross winners are usually cut quite a lot of leeway, especially in publicity photographs. But certainly not a MKV.

Chan Bahadur Gurung isn’t holding a MKV either, and that image dates from 1962. (Image Credit Getty Images)

Lalbahadur Gurung appears to be holding a MKIII. (Image Credit: Taken from "The Gurkha" by James and Small, Published 1966)

And as for this:

Originally Posted by sirupate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXEVYy4aNI

I don’t think this esteemed forum is really the place to advertise your ailing kukri business, do you Simon? Most of these advertising/self promotional video’s are so filled with errors they really are laughable, not to mention misleading and unhelpful.

[sirupate]

Answers in Brackets and bold

Originally Posted by mrcjgscott

As to the photographs you allude to, I have taken the liberty of attaching them here:

The picture of Lieutenant Tul Bahadur Pun VC (To afford a brave man his full title)

Clearly not a MKV. Obviously one of those “interim” issue kukri you mention, or perhaps a private purchase piece? Victoria Cross winners are usually cut quite a lot of leeway, especially in publicity photographs. But certainly not a MKV.
(I have a better picture TulbahadurPun's kukri, which is clearly one of the interim kukri supplied to the Gurkhas, surely you are aware that the Gurkhas in Official Photo's have to be wearing and using 'Official' Issue kit? and also in the 1953 picture Tulbahadur Pun is not wear the Lieutenant shoulder patch!)

Chan Bahadur Gurung isn’t holding a MKV either, and that image dates from 1962. (Image Credit Getty Images)
(correct! he is using one of the interim kukri I was talking about, 1962 issue! A picture attached)

Lalbahadur Gurung appears to be holding a MKIII. (Image Credit: Taken from "The Gurkha" by James and Small, Published 1966)
(lol, a Mk3, seriously? Just a quick look and there is a bolster, and then look at the kaudi!, then just look at the shape of the blade!, this extremely poor observation of yours puts into question the accuracy of your observations and comments about kukri!)


And as for this:
I don’t think this esteemed forum is really the place to advertise your ailing kukri business, do you Simon? Most of these advertising/self promotional video’s are so filled with errors they really are laughable, not to mention misleading and unhelpful.

(Well you put the picture up of my companies kukri that we used to produce, I'm hardly doing the advertising!
I think you have a cheek saying my videos are full of inaccuracies, when on every point you have question me about something from Kotli Loharan kukri to Goparsing (on another thread here, which you kept strangely quiet about!) and everything in-between I have proved you to be wrong and totally inaccurate!)

[mrcjgscott]

Originally Posted by sirupate

I think you have a cheek saying my videos are full of inaccuracies, when on every point you have question me about something from Kotli Loharan kukri to Goparsing (on another thread here, which you kept strangely quiet about!) and everything in-between I have proved you to be wrong and totally inaccurate!)[/B]

You can't even stay on the topic we are supposed to be discussing!!

Are you really still trying to claim that the image which your extravagantly coiffured chum is obscuring with his finger has rings?! And was issued?!

That was disproved last year.

Chewing over the same old topics, which we patently don't agree on, gets us nowhere.

If you wish to discuss it open another thread and stop hijacking Harry's!!

I am beginning to think you have a personal issue against me, as you have followed me here from SFI and British Blades after you were banned from those forums for your behaviour.