Gurkha gear

[Howard]

I was in Nepal 2 years ago. I bought a knife from a soldier (that was standing guard at a temple) but when I looked at it closely it did not seem to be of military quality. I believe it was from one of the many shops that sell thousands of Gurkha knives to tourist. He had the scabbard spit shined and polished the blade and handle and probably used it for inspections. I am still glad I bought it because it had belonged to a soldier. In Kathmandu every house and building had a shop under it that sells knives and everything else that had to do with Nepal. It was a great trip by the way. really different culture and extremely crowded part of the world.