Lance Strong has come down from Salt Lake City to visit Uncle Bill's Cantina. Pix.

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Bill Martino

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Here is a picture of Yangdu, Lance and Pala.

Lance is a long time HI friend who buys khukuris. He has been using HI khukuris with good success for ten years in the mountains of Utah and Idaho. Lance is a veteran practitioner of the Korean martial art, Hwa Rang Do and has attended Bando clinics. He uses his khukuris in his practice of martial arts.

Interestingly, Lance has also visited in Nepal so we have many shared places and experiences to talk about. He is one of us -- frequent visitor of the HI forum and a top notch fellow.

Welcome to the Reno HI stagestop and Uncle Bill's cantina, Lance!

At Lance's own request, Pala has put him to work cleaning and polishing a couple of khukuris!

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
http://members.aol.com/himimp/index.html
 
Yes, it is, Julian. That is the original Bura sent to me. Lance is also holding the last of the deerhorn silver mounted khukuris. It is going to its new home today.

Lance has noticed that several references have been made to Knives '98 but nobody mentions his article that is in that edition. He wrote, "Daggers of the Asmat." It's an interesting piece about a New Guinea tribe that makes daggers out of cassowary bird leg bones.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
http://members.aol.com/himimp/index.html
 
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Damn!!!
That's Lance???
Oh man,I just read that the second or third time this time I picked the book up.
Of course I am gonna admire weapons like that.
You know how the indigs has gotta stick together.No pun intended.
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I keep wonderin about that one that says it hasn't been looked at close enough to determine if it's Cassowary or not.(vbeg)

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Tall ... 6 or 7 footer ... Banspati look short in his hand - I think Lance can handle Janawar Katne very well!
 
Lance is 6' 4" and weighs 180. In excellent physical condition for a fellow his age. I was impressed with his knowledge of khukuris and knives in general. His trip to Nepal (and 31 other countries!) helped, I think.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
http://members.aol.com/himimp/index.html
 
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