What is a Kurki?

AbsntMndedProf · Post by **AbsntMndedProf** » Thu Sep 13, 2001 11:57 pm

The Ghurka units in the DF use a weapon called a 'kurki'. Its sound effect sounds like water runnning or horses walking. Can anyone tell me what it is? Thanks!

Eric Maietta

G Van Horne · Post by **G Van Horne** » Fri Sep 14, 2001 2:05 am

I know that the Ghurkas (Ghorka) used a curved blade called the khukuri. I'm not sure about the sound effect tho. More info at http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/review/khukuri.htm

Garth

Drex · Post by **Drex** » Fri Sep 14, 2001 6:49 am

I've heard the knife carried by the Gurkhas called the "Kukri"(see India Britannica by Moorhouse,pg.228)

skukko · Post by **skukko** » Sat Sep 15, 2001 5:18 pm

KURKI is a long-necked bird in northern Europe by Finnish language.

<LOL>

mosh

panda124c · Post by **panda124c** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 3:51 am

Originally posted by skukko:
KURKI is a long-necked bird in northern Europe by Finnish language.

<LOL>

mosh

Does this mean that the Ghurkas are giving someone the 'bird'. <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

Jasper · Post by **Jasper** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 7:13 am

Originally posted by AbsntMndedProf:
The Ghurka units in the DF use a weapon called a 'kurki'. Its sound effect sounds like water runnning or horses walking. Can anyone tell me what it is? Thanks!

Eric Maietta

Kurki is actually a knife used by a Ghurka. It is shape like a boomarang (the one used by the Australia). It is acutally referring to some sort of crane which is the meaning to the word.

They are still used todate. Last saw action in 1982 in the Falkland war. When two Ghurkas are easing themself when they are surprised by afew Argentine troops. As they are easing themself, they had placed their rifles somewhere, so they drew their kurki and charged at them. The Argentine troops ran......because rurmours said that Ghurka used thsoe to chop down their enemy head. Maybe that describe to you how sharp is that knife. The knife is not an effective weapon for thrusting but very good in shape for slashing.

I have one in my house, my scanner is too small to scan it in.

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 7:29 am

I thought a Kurki was a small Welsh dog ????

Signed,

The Last Remaining Sober Welshman

deggo · Post by **deggo** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 7:42 am

We'd probably be better off not knowing exactly what it sounded like <img src="tongue.gif" border="0">

skukko · Post by **skukko** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 12:34 pm

KUKRI not KURKI

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 6:36 pm

Originally posted by skukko:
KUKRI not KURKI

I like Kurki better. Has a certain ring to it, don't you think? I'm sure it is a small Welsh dog.

Bing

AJVa · Post by **AJVa** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 7:09 pm

Originally posted by Bing:

I like Kurki better. Has a certain ring to it, don't you think? I'm sure it is a small Welsh dog.

Bing

Welsh gorgi perhaps <img src="tongue.gif" border="0">

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Drex · Post by **Drex** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 7:46 pm

The dog is the Welsh "corgy" not to be confused with the slashing knife of the Gurkhas, the"kukri".

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 8:27 pm

Originally posted by Drex:
The dog is the Welsh "corgy" not to be confused with the slashing knife of the Gurkhas, the"kukri".

Nope. Kurki is a small Welsh dog. I'm a Welshman, I'm sure that's what it is.

Bing

Drex · Post by **Drex** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 10:02 pm

Far be it for me to argue with a Man from Harlech. Perhaps there are separate breeds here but we are getting off topic.

swagman · Post by **swagman** » Mon Sep 17, 2001 6:17 am

Originally posted by Casper:

Kurki is actually a knife used by a Ghurka.

They are still used todate. Last saw action in 1982 in the Falkland war. When two Ghurkas are easing themself when they are surprised by afew Argentine troops.

Is this the reason for the sound?...easing yourself does sound like running water as prof suggests but

AmmoSgt · Post by **AmmoSgt** » Tue Sep 18, 2001 3:09 am

Perhaps the soliders facing the Kurki lost control of their bodily functions .. that could account for the sound of horses walking as well as the sound of running water

11Bravo · Post by **11Bravo** » Tue Sep 18, 2001 5:45 pm

So we agree that the weapon is a small dog and it makes a sound like running water when it is used?

I am forming a picture in my mind, but its not pretty...

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Tue Sep 18, 2001 9:21 pm

Yes. You see, the Welsh Kurki has very sharp teeth and is extremely aggressive. He has been trained for centuries to chase rats in the slag heaps at the coal mines. When he bites a rat, sometimes he misses and instead chomps down on a piece of coal. Being a mild abrasive, the chunk of coal sharpens the kurki's teeth.

You would not want to meet this character in a dark alley. But then who would want to meet any Welshman in a dark alley?

Bing

Major Destruction · Post by **Major Destruction** » Wed Sep 19, 2001 7:08 am

The sound of horses is due to an OOB error. My mistake. Sorry.

Originally the silent weapons sounded the same s a rifle- it's coded. So I assigned sound 34 since it was not used for any other weapon. As time passed, sounds 33 and 35 were assigned to horse teams but 34 was left empty.
This is the reason why sometimes your teams have no sound- the game is using sound 34 which is silent. Unfortunately those silent weapons also access sounds 33 and 35. Ideally, those weapons such as the kukri, the bow and arrow, the pointed stick and those silenced guns should own their own sounds but until those sounds are developed and assigned to the appropriate weapons, any weapon with sound 34 should be reassigned to some new unused sound file and the sounds in 33 should be copied and pasted to sound 34.

I hope you will find that this is fixed in the v7 OOB's

As for the Welsh dog, when Wales gets it's own OOB, I'll be the first one to recommend this unique and intriguing weapon.

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