Kukris
Hanshee khukurī, late 18th-early 19th century, 45.2 cm
Nepalese khukurī with Indian gold koftgari hilt and dui chirra blade, second half 19th century, 47.5 cm
Kothimora khukurī with bone hilt, Nepal, early 20th century, 35.5 cm
Khukurī with tools, Nepal, first half of the 20th century, 41.3 cm
Dui chirra khukurī, Nepal, late 19th to early 20th century, 44.5 cm
Nepalese khukurī, probably 1850s, 45.8 cm
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Shenhua - Body and Blade Last Forever
Drew Shenhua from Black Lagoon!
Shenhua’s such a cool character. I love whenever she’s on screen ✨😁✨
Shenhua’s my dad’s favorite Black Lagoon character, so I thought I’d draw her for him as a Father’s Day gift ✨☺️✨
Done with Clip Studio Paint EX
June 2023
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Do we even explicitly learn when Jonathan's got the kukri or can I headcanon that his father was a Gurkha in the British Indian army but died in action
Some have assumed Van Helsing handed it out during the boys' anti-vampire dress-up montage, but seeing as Jonathan is the only one mentioned as swinging a kukri around, I'm more inclined to believe he got vampire hunter extra credit by bringing his own weapon to the party.
Maybe it was inherited! Maybe he picked it up Specifically For Dracula Purposes! Stoker left that thread dangling with so many others, so feel free to imagine 🔪❤
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The sword of the day is the kukri.
This knife comes from Nepal, though it has become surprisingly widespread and popular. First recorded in the 7th century and notably used by Gurkha soldiers, it is not solely a combat knife, but also used for bushwork, hunting, and woodworking. There are several different styles of kukri, in a variety of lengths and thicknesses, but all feature the distinctive forward-swept blade and thick belly that lend this knife a tremendous amount of chopping power.
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What swords does Cam use?
They are described as a pair of short, practical, plain looking, curved blade weapons.
As a swordfighting buff I've personally narrowed it down to three equally tantilizing options that are not "just machetes"
Kukri, a sort of long knife from Mongolia. I have zero historical context on who uses them and how they use them, this was the first weapon it sprung to my mind because of bloody One Piece. When I was eleven or something I saw on tv the anime episode with some guy double wielding kukri and that was my first exposure to them, so in my mind they can be double wield.
Look at this doofus I don't even like One Piece
Butterfly swords, used in wing chun and other chinese martial arts, always in pair. Not that I ever practiced any wing chun, to my understanting, watching katas, you can use both weapons at once to block and both weapons at once to strike, creating a flurry of perfectly coordinated slashes. For you to decide if this would count to be a "grease fire" style of fighting. Maybe, to the Nine Houses Cavaliers, used to a rapier-and-offhand system, in which you mantain control of your opponent's blade with one weapon and go for a opening with the other, Cam going loud would seem extremely daring.
Dussack, babyyyyy! The european short, single edged, curved bladed weapon in my heart. To my understanding it is also an umbrella term in german for any weapon with those characteristics, like a pirate's curiass, but I am talking about the late medieval-early reinassance. They came in two form factors:
Preppy swordies with complex hilts
The lockjaw hazard
I can't decide which version I like more for Cam to wield. The complex hilted one are much more in line with the Houses rapier aesthetics, on the other hand the "just a single retorted steel piece with some taping as a handle" fits in with the scrappiness of the Sixth and the fierceness of the "gease fire".
In conclusion
I like the butterfly swords the most for the simple fact they are made to be twin blades and I respect a martial art tradition, most of the times they are rooted in solid fighting logic. Make sure to correct me if I have made any mistake or wrong assumption, I was just playing with my limited knowlege to find a nice headcanon
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just imagine you walk into your own house after a long, hard day of stalking pretty girls down at Picadilly and someone just comes at you with one of these
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