On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:05:45 +0700, goodsoldierschweik@gmail.com   
   wrote:   
      
   >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   
      
      
   Further to the discussion above, see:   
      
   http://www.tactical-life.com/online/tactical-knives/chiang-mai-choppers-2/   
      
   and   
   http://www.kennysia.com/archives/2007/12/bangkoks-chatuc.php   
      
   for a bit of information regarding locally made knives sold in markets   
   here.   
      
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