Editing Kukri (section)

== Classification ==
[[File:Knife (Kukri) with Sheath, Small Knife and Pouch MET 36.25.828a-d 002june2014.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.6|Broader, Western style]]
[[File:Knife (Kukri) with Sheath, Two Small Knives and Pouch MET 36.25.829a-e 004june2014.jpg|thumb|upright=.6|Thinner, Eastern style]]
Kukris can be broadly classified into two types: Eastern and Western. The Eastern blades are originated and named according to the towns and villages of [[Eastern Nepal]].{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} 

Kukris made in locations like [[Chainpur, Kosi|Chainpur]], [[Bhojpur, Nepal|Bhojpur]], and [[Dhankuta]] in Eastern Nepal are excellent and ornate knives.<ref>Visit Nepal '98: By The Official Travel Manual of Visit Nepal '98 VNY'98 Secretariat, 1998</ref>

Western blades are generally broader. Occasionally the Western style is called ''Budhuna'', (referring to a fish with a large head), or ''baspate'' (bamboo leaf) which refers to blades just outside the proportions of the normal ''Sirupate'' blade. Despite the classification of Eastern and Western, both styles of kukri appear to be used in all areas of Nepal.

There are kukri modelled on the one used by the Gorkhali General  [[Amar Singh Thapa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/wednesday-evening-with-amar-singh-thapa-khukuri.674412/|title= Wednesday evening with Amar Singh Thapa Khukuri|website=bladeforums.com|date= 9 September 2009|access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref> The real one is archived at [[National Museum of Nepal]] and is more curvy in nature than other traditions.
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