http://www.logiccool.com/blog/591281-lon...against-40-men/

STUD! And a real superhero. He definitely has balls of steel.

I hope Cold Steel sends the guy a bunch of money, even though I am pretty sure that's not what he whipped out.

keyword = Gurkha

My uncle used to tell a war story about his time in India during WWII. His air base was under threat by a Japanese division moving toward them. The Brits sent out a company of Gurkhas. No more threat from the Japanese Army.

No doubt he exaggerated a bit. But that is the reputation they have. Not to be trifled with.

That is awsome

Worked with the Ghurkas once. If the Khukri comes out, it must draw blood - period, end of story. We were warned going in not to ask to "see" their knife.

Very nice guys overall, well trained, fit, and mean as all get out when they had to be. Rather small too. As in not tall or bulky. But that did not take away from how well they could fight.

It is better to die than be a coward.

And I reckon that he said exactly two words to them.

Ayo Gorkhali!





The Gurkhas are upon you.

Not exaggeration.
Understatment.

Yep - they represent a proud warrior tradition.

I think they epitomise 'it's not the size of the dog in the fight.....'

Raise your hand if you want that knife now. Be honest.

Ya gotta love a quote like this, a twist on a commonly heard refrain:

"If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha."

--Former Chief of staff of the Indian Army, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw

Not that it changes anything, but an interesting point--in a reader's comment in a different posting about this incident, the reader mentioned that although Nepalese men were once allowed to carry their khukri by the Indian government, that is not the case anymore. So was this brave Gurkha carrying illegally when the train was robbed?

He had just retired from the Indian Army and was on the train on his way home to Nepal.

No longer a concern apparently, he got reenlisted and a promotion.