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The kukri has been used from the time the Nepalese joined the East India Company Bengal Army in 1815<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140220115928/http://torabladesforum.co.uk/19th-century-accounts-of-the-kukri-in-action_topic2439.html 19th Century accounts of the kukri in action] by 'Sirupate' [https://web.archive.org/web/20140220115846/http://torabladesforum.co.uk/gurkha-and-kukri-historical_forum5.html Gurkha and Kukri Historical] Tora Blades Forum, archived pages.</ref>
There have been 5 Officially military pattern number kukris in official British Gurkha issue.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180603050815/http://www.ikrhs.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=12542 The 20th Century British Military Gurkha Issue Kukri [with images<nowiki>]</nowiki>] by Spiral [Jonathan Sedwell] 1 February 2015. ikrhs.com</ref>
A small batch of kukris were manufactured at the Rifle Factory, [[Ishapore]] in 1927<ref>Thread from Sword Forum, archived page, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140216035210/http://www.swordforum.com/forums/showthread.php?110281-1927-RFI-MKII-Kukri 1927 RFI MKII Kukri] with images.</ref>
*[https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA194091 ''Soldiers from the Hills: The Gurkhas''] by Lieutenant Colonel A J Ferrea, AV. 23 March 1988. Individual study project, US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA. Archive.org, Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) collection.
*[https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1742 ''From Pokhara to Kandahar: The Two Hundred Year Journey of the Force That Made Nepal Famous''] [The Gurkhas] by Elijah Wohl, 2013. Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 1742. digitalcollections.sit.edu
*[https://kilatools.com/kukrihistory/ Kukri History & Heritage] with links to many articles. kilatools.com:[https://independent.academia.edu/vkunwor Articles on academia.edu by author V K Kunwor] [Viking Krishna Kunwor] "Exploring aspects of: The Kukri / Khukuri Knife, Nepali History, Gurkha & Gorkha Regiments". Includes*:*[https://www.academia.edu/8835290/The_Kukri_Khukuri_Knife_of_the_Gurkhas_A_Historical_description_1793-_2014 "The Kukri (Khukuri) Knife of the Gurkhas; A Historical description 1793- 2014"] by V K Kunwor*:*[https://www.academia.edu/9220307/The_Kukri_Khukuri_Knife_and_Nepali_Arms_and_Armour_at_the_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_New_York_USA "The Kukri (Khukuri) Knife and Nepali Arms & Armour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA"] by V K Kunwor 2014.:[https://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/03/the-british-army-kukri-an-artifact-of-western-orientalism-or-the-20th-centurys-greatest-combat-knife/ "The British Army Kukri: An artifact of western orientalism or the 20th century’s greatest combat knife?"] chinesemartialstudies.com
===Historical books online===
*[http://archive.org/stream/chareekarservice00haug#page/n3/mode/2up ''Char-ee-kar and service there with the 4th Goorkha Regiment (Shah Shooja's force) in 1841: an episode of the first Afghan War''] by Colonel Haughton 1879 Archive.org
*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1976-better-to-die-the-story-of-the-gurkhas-by-bishop-s-pdf/ ''Better to Die - the Story of the Gurkhas''] by Edward Bishop 1976. Link to a pdf download, PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset.
*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1984-the-gurkhas-by-farwell-s-pdf/ ''The Gurkhas''] by Byron Farwell 1984 Link to a pdf download, PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. Also available at the [https://archive.org/details/gurkhas00byro Archive.org Lending Library]. Describes their manners, customs, and character, and their history as soldiers
*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1995-warrior-gentlemen-gurkhas-in-the-western-imagination-by-caplan-s-pdf/ ''Warrior Gentlemen–Gurkhas in the Western Imagination''] by Lionel Caplan 1995. Link to a pdf download, PAHAR - Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset (MCADD). If download button does not display, locate in Books/Nepal*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1999-a-special-corps-the-beginnings-of-gorkha-service-with-the-british-by-coleman-s-pdf/ ''A Special Corps : the Beginnings of Gorkha Service with the British''] by A.P. Coleman. 1999. Link to a pdf download, PAHAR - Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset (MCADD). If download button does not display, locate in Books/Nepal.
*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1999-the-gurkhas-the-inside-story-of-the-worlds-most-feared-soldiers-by-parker-s-pdf/ ''The Gurkhas : the inside story of the world's most feared soldiers''] by John Parker 1999. Link to a pdf download, PAHAR - Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset (MCADD). If download button does not display, locate in Books/Nepal.
*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/2009-gorkhas-of-the-indian-army-by-bammi-s-pdf/ ''Gorkhas of the Indian Army''] by Y M Bammi 2009. Link to a pdf download, PAHAR - Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset (MCADD). If download button does not display, locate in Books/Indian Subcontinent
*For personal accounts by officers, see [[3rd Gurkha Rifles]] for John Morris's autobiography, and [[4th Gurkha Rifles]] for John Masters's autobiographies.
