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   On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:31:39 -0800 (PST), rigger    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Feb 10, 2:53 pm, goodsoldierschw...@gmail.com wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:14:02 -0800 (PST), rigger    
   >> wrote:   
   >> >On Feb 8, 3:52 pm, goodsoldierschw...@gmail.com wrote:   
   >> >> On Tue, 8 Feb 2011 10:17:22 -0800 (PST), rigger  wrote:   
   >> >> >On Feb 7, 4:26 pm, goodsoldierschw...@gmail.com wrote:   
   >> >> >> On Mon, 7 Feb 2011 08:17:29 -0800 (PST), rigger  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> >In your neck of the world do you see the differences I point out or   
   >> >are   
   >> >the cheap copies only available?   
   >>   
   >"Here there are basically two types of knives available. First the   
   >local made work blades, in all shapes and sizes sold in local markets   
   >(The Bangkok Sunday market had places with, probably 20 or 30   
   >different types of blades ranging from coconut scrapers to what might   
   >be termed a cane knife, and probably a total of several hundred   
   >knives   
   >actually laying on the table, all locally produced."   
   >   
   >   
   >Can you give a location for photos of such?  Are there exporters   
   >willing   
   >to fill small orders?  This looks very interesting.   
   >   
   I can't, at the moment, furnish a photo as I deleted them sometime   
   ago, however the next time I'm at the market I will take photos and   
   post them..   
      
   Exporters? I don't know but I doubt it as what I've seen were the   
   common open market sort of displays. But I will try to discover and   
   post here.   
      
   >"For the Law and Order group, we do have reported (and frequently   
   >televised) crimes  committed with knives. Usually someone on speed   
   >who   
   >has began to see snakes (or whatever the do) and takes a prisoner and   
   >threatens to kill them and himself. Interestingly all shown in   
   >photographs were armed with cheap cooking knives."   
   >   
   >I know what you mean; our Jim Bowie used ,essentially, a large butcher   
   >knife for his exploits.  Just chop, chop, chop.   
   >   
   Over the years I've seen some of the knives that were used during the   
   early days in America. As you say, just a butcher knife.   
      
   >dennis   
   >in nca   
      
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