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ariel · 24th November 2019, 02:34 AM

Jim,
Afghani kukris are very modern copying: we can’t even call it “influence” or
“Exchange of ideas”. Plain violation of copyrights:-))))

But Jens’ comment opens a whole can of worms: is it possible that Kukri was brought to Nepal by Hindu Rajputs around 16 century? Indeed, we ( I definitely) know of no evidence that it was present there earlier.

24th November 2019, 02:34 AM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Jim, Afghani kukris are very modern copying: we can’t even call it “influence” or “Exchange of ideas”. Plain violation of copyrights:-)))) But Jens’ comment opens a whole can of worms: is it possible that Kukri was brought to Nepal by Hindu Rajputs around 16 century? Indeed, we ( I definitely) know of no evidence that it was present there earlier.