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1st September 2007, 01:37 PM
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Photographic Essay Namphee, Uttradit Province, Thailand
Uttradit Province in Northern Thailand
      
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1st September 2007, 01:39 PM
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Borlek Namphee Fok Museum
       
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1st September 2007, 01:39 PM
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   Pra Saeng = "Sword of the State" single edge blade for soldiers   
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1st September 2007, 01:40 PM
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Pra Khan = "Sword of the King" = Double Edge Blade...
   The Pra Khan is one of the 12 sacred symbols of the King. Here is a picture of the HRM King Rama IV bestowing rank upon a high ranking police officer: 
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1st September 2007, 01:41 PM
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Namphee utility tools
  The famous two Namphi iron pits: Bor Pra Khan & Bor Pra Saeng...named for the two different types of swords made from each pit    
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1st September 2007, 01:41 PM
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Here you can see at the iron pits you can fish for pieces of iron with a bamboo rod with a magnet attached to the end
  Namphee Shrine to famous sword smiths     
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