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I have something special for you forumites - a voice from my past when
Uncle Bill and I were starting to sell knives. Paul was one of our loyal
customer and friend to HI and he bought several knives from my husband, Uncle Bill.
In Paul's own words:
"Thought I would write to say that for 10 years I have carried the Ang Khola
that old Bill picked out for me back in the early 1990s. I was doing a lot of
movie technical advising back then and got his blades in several movies like
Barbarian Queen, Resident Evil and others.
"Also for Barbarian Queen and Resident Evil I took in a variety of HI blades
for them to see along with some antique US and foreign machete types.
They liked the Ang Khola in both movies but the actresses had a hard time
with blade control, such as stopping the follow through in a swing.
"The stunt men do not like to be beat up even with unsharpened edged
weapons. The prop department then made casts of the various HI blades (I
have about 10 in all sizes and patterns) with fiberglass resin. When painted
up they looked real and when used in the combat scenes you could not tell
they were light weight copies.
"In Resident Evil the actress became very proficient in all weapons handling
tactics as they have done several sequels. In the early films we worked and
trained with the cast and demonstrated the blades use in combat and the
cutting/chopping power.
"I told Bill about that in the old days and he was very happy to have his
blades in the films.One day I will try to order some more blades but old Bill
sold me about 10 in the old days so I need something a bit different. I will let
you all know."
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Glad to hear from you, Paul. It's been a long time. Uncle Bill was right about
the Ang Khola. Another strong and steady knife is the 16-inch Chiruwa Ang
Khola. Most all of HI customers love this knife. You might want to add this
knife to your collection later.
Yangdu
Uncle Bill and I were starting to sell knives. Paul was one of our loyal
customer and friend to HI and he bought several knives from my husband, Uncle Bill.
In Paul's own words:
"Thought I would write to say that for 10 years I have carried the Ang Khola
that old Bill picked out for me back in the early 1990s. I was doing a lot of
movie technical advising back then and got his blades in several movies like
Barbarian Queen, Resident Evil and others.
"Also for Barbarian Queen and Resident Evil I took in a variety of HI blades
for them to see along with some antique US and foreign machete types.
They liked the Ang Khola in both movies but the actresses had a hard time
with blade control, such as stopping the follow through in a swing.
"The stunt men do not like to be beat up even with unsharpened edged
weapons. The prop department then made casts of the various HI blades (I
have about 10 in all sizes and patterns) with fiberglass resin. When painted
up they looked real and when used in the combat scenes you could not tell
they were light weight copies.
"In Resident Evil the actress became very proficient in all weapons handling
tactics as they have done several sequels. In the early films we worked and
trained with the cast and demonstrated the blades use in combat and the
cutting/chopping power.
"I told Bill about that in the old days and he was very happy to have his
blades in the films.One day I will try to order some more blades but old Bill
sold me about 10 in the old days so I need something a bit different. I will let
you all know."
---
Glad to hear from you, Paul. It's been a long time. Uncle Bill was right about
the Ang Khola. Another strong and steady knife is the 16-inch Chiruwa Ang
Khola. Most all of HI customers love this knife. You might want to add this
knife to your collection later.
Yangdu
