Atc, Seegarman, anybody else who has paid a formite for khukuris -- and not got them.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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Before you go completely nuts or do something you might regret in a month or two let old Uncle Bill tell you a story.

Several years ago I sent two khukuris to an old and faithful customer. This fellow had bought 12 or 15 khukuris from me and had paid like clockwork. One day he called and ordered two more khukuris so I shipped them on trust as I always had and generally do to this day.

A month passed -- no word. I waited another month -- nothing. A third month -- zero. I tried to call and his phone had been disconnected. I tried to call him at work and was told he no longer worked at the number I called. I happened to mention this problem to a friend of mine who works in Washington, DC and can get information on anybody. He did his investigation and got back to me. The man had fallen ill and had died!

The khukuris were gone and so was my old customer and pal and there was nothing anybody could do to get him or the khukuris back.

Things happen!

I am not sure if this is any comfort to those of you who have paid good money to individuals for khukuris and have yet to receive them but I hope this gives you food for thought, at least.

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Uncle Bill
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Agreed, Uncle Bill. I've just been involved with something similar, and it looks like this is finally coming to a good conclusion. Doesn't do one any good to get mad and emotional over such a situation, but better to get the facts and deal with the situation in a cool, rational manner. You are more likely to get things resolved successfully that way.

Harry
 
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Think what Chai Cutlery must be going through since James passed on.
One day things were fine and the next he was gone.
Things can and do happen sometimes very quickly in todays world and sometimes we can't respond in a timely manner.
I would hope that everyone would give me the benefit of doubt if something like that should happen with me like it did two years ago.

Yvsa.
 
James has ten knives on order at BirGorkha and Gelbu told me the kamis had six of them finished and that he would be shipping them soon. I will sell them myself and think of Jim.

Jim also had ten (I think) Kumar Kardas with Terry for scabbards. I offered to sell these for Jim and send the proceeds to his wife, Toni, I think is her name. These should be showing up soon.

As I said and as we all know, things happen.
Not so long ago Yangdu faced a similar possiblility but things did not go that way for some reason.

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Blessings from the computer shack in Reno.

Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ
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If you decide to sell those Kumar Kardas, and they have a Terry sheath, I would be interested in one. Especially if the sheaths are in the Scandinavian style.
 
Bill,
I have 5 Kumar Kardas, the sheaths are the dangle pouch style . They swallow the Kardas handle about half way up. I have a couple of sheaths to go. James didn't specify any regional design, just make them the pouch style.
There will also be a Snow leopard special with a quick draw sheath.
I just wish James could have seen these first.
Terry
 
Thanks uncle Bill,for the advice. I agree completely and am still hoping for the best.I would never have posted if it were just me but after talking to seegarman I thought a heads up to the forum was warranted.


On a happier note I spent all day working/playing with my WWII and must say WOW! even after hearing all the raves on this forum I was still shocked by it's perfomance. You've a great product.
 
Thanks for the works guys. I learned a lesson here. In the grand scheme of things, the lesson was not very expensive.
 
Somewhere, I don't remember if it is in an old post on KnifeForums, or maybe in the Khukuri FAQ, is a brief essay from Uncle Bill about "Why I cannot be cheated."
I wish I had saved it to my hard drive and printed it.
It is one of the best pieces of spritual instruction I have seen.
Some of the above posts echo the spirit of that essay..
I can assure you guys that "What goes around, comes around." is true. It is a principal expressed by most religious and philosophical systems in one form or another.


--Mike L.




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Real men ride Moto Guzzis!
 
I think that thread was based on the premise that the man who cheats can only cheat himself, all things considered. I find it both sad and amazing that someone can be capable of selling out his honor and very soul for a couple of hundred dollars or even less. Because of this when we do get cheated we pray for the soul of the offender and realize how lucky we are that he was the one who cheated rather than us!

I could never find that thread but maybe the HI Research Librarian, Berk, can find it. He can find anything!

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Blessings from the computer shack in Reno.

Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ
Himalayan Imports Archives (18,000+ posts)
 
Like many threads on the HI Forum, this one took many an interesting twist and turn.

For the purpose of the present discussion, the central text is what really matters:
When I was studying Oriental religion and in the process of inadvertently converting to Buddhism I had a guru. I had been cheated badly several times when I was young and I asked the guru how I could fully forgive those who had cheated me. Here is what he told me:

"You have never been cheated so you have nothing to forgive. The man who cheats only cheats himself. He robs himself of honor, and adds sin to his karma which he must pay sooner or later. The man who never cheats cannot be cheated."

Then he added this statement as he always did to every lesson he taught, "If you do not understand this then you are not ready for this lesson so keep it until you are ready."
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Back in the Depression, my old Grandpop, like his neighbor Jersey farmers, had trouble with gas getting stolen from his pump.

Unlike the neighbors, who had dogs and buckshot, he'd make a point of going out (usually at night) to give them the gas they were after and talk with them for a spell.

Back in those hard times he never had much of a stolen gas problem, although he did give away some to people who needed it, because the gas poachers would rather brave the dogs and buckshot than steal from my old Grandpop.

Of course, the neighbors thought Pop was an old fool. Aside from that, he did all right.

[This message has been edited by buoy (edited 10-06-2000).]
 
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