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Originally Posted by Manolo
 picked it up from one quote or another floating around this forum at some point in the last three years. Some were indeed from Kipling, as Ariel noted, others were from somewhere else. There was specific mention of the khyber knife. And besides, the British were probably the only modern occupant that got to see this big knife in action. Afterwards modern guns took over, no?
I suppose I could track those quotes down...but from that wink of yours I don't think I need to. 
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No research required Emmanuel,
I just cant imagine any empire men bieng scared of an inanimate object! {Although the lawmakers & many citizens of today are decidly more nervous of big knives!
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Spiral