It is a characteristic weapon of the Nepalese Army, the Royal Gurkha Rifles of the British Army, the Assam Rifles, the Assam Regiment, the Garhwal Rifles, the Gorkha regiments of the Indian Army, and of all Gurkha regiments throughout the world, so much so that some English-speakers refer to the weapon as a "Gurkha blade" or "Gurkha knife".
Det er et karakteristisk våben, som benyttes af Nepals Hær, Royal Gurkha Rifles i British Army, Assam Rifles, Assam Regiment, Garhwal Rifles, Gorkha regiments i Indins hær og alle gurkha-regimenter i hele verden i en sådan grad, at nogle engelsktalende omtalet våbnet so en "Gurkha blade" eller "Gurkha knife".