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John Powell · Jan 21, 2001

Guess this is a typical 'entrepreneur' in the streets of Kathmandu. I'll let Bill do the commentary since I haven't there yet.

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Bill Martino · Jan 21, 2001

You called it right, John. As you can see he's got a little of everything and if he doesn't have it he'll go get it in five minutes. You used to see these guys even on the streets of Hong Kong but I hear that is all over now that the Chinese have taken over again.

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Will Kwan · Jan 22, 2001

Will he turn up a high quality khukuri too?

Will

Bill Martino · Jan 23, 2001

He can but he won't have one on his blanket.

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Matt Matheny · Jan 23, 2001

it looks like he has a couple of swords there. Some of those look like they would make good wall hangers. I have been thinkin maybe HI could start doing the swords like one sees in the pics. You know the one I am talking about, it looks a lot like a saber?

Bill Martino · Jan 23, 2001

Maybe we will if we ever get caught up.

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DeathDancer · Jan 23, 2001

Swords...hmmm....ahahaha..hmmmm

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Bill Martino · Jan 25, 2001

Somewhere I posted some pix of a Dasein celebration up north of Pokahara where it is traditional to bring old family weapons. In the pix are some old Nepali swords which are also called tarwars but are actually sabers. Can anybody find this pix?

Bura could certainly make these if we can get 4 or 5 takers. In fact, I think Sanu and Kumar could also do a decent job on these since the design has been around for the last couple of hundred years and most kamis can make them.

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James Liu · Jan 25, 2001

If it'll be made, I'll buy it

I guess that makes me a taker

J

Bill Martino · Jan 24, 2001

OK. We need the pix. I'll try to find it.

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