500 USD for my first and perhaps only Busse

Jeru

Jeru

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Okay! Finally saved the 500 USD for my first Busse! Now I have been lurking long enough to know that Busses are very addictive, but just imagine for the sake of argument that I'm not only getting my first Busse, but also my only Busse. Or to put it differently, that it will take at least five to ten years before I get a second Busse i.e. before I get a flabbergastingly angry girlfriend again because I spent so much on a fixed blade I don't use :rolleyes:

I live in the center of Amsterdam so I really have no use for a fixed blade. On top of that, since a couple of years every city in The Netherlands (aka Holland) accepted local laws that forbids carrying any sharp object on your person (collecting knives is no problem and according to national laws, carrying them isn't either, but the local prohibitions overrule this) so I am taking a risk already EDC'ing a Military and a SAK.

But the prepper in me and especially the knife nut in me, wants to have a Busse :o For bugging out or bugging in for example.

Now, I hoped to could have set up a poll, where you could simply have clicked on one of three options, but that doesn't seem to be an option, or I'm just too stupid.

But the three options I wanted to give you are:

- ANNIVERSARY STRAIGHT HANDLE BATTLE MISTRESS CG

- TEAM GEMINI LB

- Other, from the exchange < 500 USD i.e.?

See three never used Garth Edition NMSFNO's for sale in the exchange for 425 for example...

Thank you for your help! Comments why you recommend what you recommend are very appreciated! :thumbup:
 
I'd throw a FSH, HHFSH, or NMFSH in the mix as well! The nmfsh would be a great 1 knife. There's a reason a steel heart is the logo knife:D

Edit to add, I agree with the below post too, BIG finish is the way to go!
 
I'd strongly consider a NMFSH in Combat Grade or the new BIG finish.
 
For what you are talking mate it would be the TGLB or snap up one of the Garth NMSFNOs. Both are great blades, the edge to the NMSFNO in my opinion. In regular guise they sell for much more than the bronze versions but it is the same blade..!!!
 
I like all your options, but the ASHBM takes the cake for me.
20 years in the works, it is Very Nice;)

I'd go with the TGLB if you wanna carry it a lot.
 
gleason128 said:
I'd throw a FSH, HHFSH, or NMFSH in the mix as well! The nmfsh would be a great 1 knife. There's a reason a steel heart is the logo knife:D

Edit to add, I agree with the below post too, BIG finish is the way to go!
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jd4320t said:
I'd strongly consider a NMFSH in Combat Grade or the new BIG finish.
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Can't find the NMFSH in the Bussecollector Catalog. The NMFSH has a 9.5" long 5/16" thick blade? And they are available (on the exchange) for 500 USD or less???
 
I find my TGLB much handier in all respects than the NMSFNO or ASHBM. I would also consider the Swamp Rat Battle Rat, and/or similar Scrap Yard blades (Dog Father). I'm sold on the Res C handles. You may be able to find two used Swamp Rat's or Scrap Yard's for your $500. Good luck...;-)
 
You could prob pick up a user for 500. I've seen some of the big nmfshs go for 525 on here. But like everyone said, I'd get a TGLB if you want carry it at all. Ashbm isn't a bad option either
 
Thank you so much guys! Keep them coming please! Man is it hard to pick!
 
I can't help myself..... if *I* could have only one, it would be one the the ASH1 varients that appealed to you most.
 
Jeru said:
Can't find the NMFSH in the Bussecollector Catalog. The NMFSH has a 9.5" long 5/16" thick blade? And they are available (on the exchange) for 500 USD or less???
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They can be found for $500 or less but definitely for $550.

What do you want to do with the knife? I know you mentioned bugging out.
 
For an all around knife it is hard to beat a TGLB. Plus you would have some money left over for a sheath. I have both and the NMFSH is a great knife too.
 
jd4320t said:
What do you want to do with the knife? I know you mentioned bugging out.
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Exactly. For when the SHTF. Or "bugging in", which I would always prefer over bugging out, of course. Personally I cannot imagine a SHTF-scenario like The Walking Dead or that we all need to live like medieval farmers for years, but I can imagine some week-long riots or a (couple of) month(s) of surviving after a fiat-currency collapse for example. Perhaps a weird and embarrassing subject this is, but this is my honest reply. I hope I don't get ridiculed for it. I can easily imagine we all live happily ever after and nothing collapses or happens, I'm just taking into account, that maybe, perhaps, there is a chance, our fiat-currency system, the euro or the entire EU for that matter will collapse in the coming decades... I've seen the riots in London and Paris on the news, which are both around the corner and of course the Katrina Aftermath, which really opened my eyes and made me start thinking about a little bit of prepping. (Further, I studied history: rioting is not something new; here just an overview of the ones in London for example.)

If I would be richer, I would try to get a Custom Kill Devil Sniper Hawk in INFI if possible.
 
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I understand. For me, I try to always have with me a large knife for chopping and a smaller knife for other use. I keep one of each in my car. Of course if I could only have one it would be the larger one. I have a few TGLB's but I'd grab a NMFSH or other bigger knife over them every time. A NMSFNO is one I need to get and try. I think I'd like it more than the TGLB also.

Jeru said:
Exactly. For when the SHTF. Or "bugging in", which I would always prefer over bugging out, of course. Personally I cannot imagine a SHTF-scenario like The Walking Dead or that we all need to live like medieval farmers for years, but I can imagine some week-long riots or a (couple of) month(s) of surviving after a fiat-currency collapse for example. Perhaps a weird and embarrassing subject this is, but this is my honest reply. I hope I don't get ridiculed for it. I can easily imagine we all live happily ever after and nothing collapses or happens, I'm just taking into account, that maybe, perhaps, there is a chance, our fiat-currency system, the euro or the entire EU for that matter will collapse in the coming decades... I've seen the riots in London and Paris on the news, which are both around the corner and of course the Katrina Aftermath, which really opened my eyes and made me start thinking about a little bit of prepping. (Further, I studied history: rioting is not something new; here just an overview of the ones in London for example.)

If I would be richer, I would try to get a Custom Kill Devil Sniper Hawk in INFI if possible.
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jd4320t said:
I understand. For me, I try to always have with me a large knife for chopping and a smaller knife for other use. I keep one of each in my car. Of course if I could only have one it would be the larger one. I have a few TGLB's but I'd grab a NMFSH or other bigger knife over them every time. A NMSFNO is one I need to get and try. I think I'd like it more than the TGLB also.
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I have a Bahco Laplander folding saw, a Mora Clipper 12C27 and a coated Fällkniven F1 as my smaller knives.
 
Then it's simple --- you gotta go with something that is $500, chops well, batons well, is iconic, is a great busse knife, and something that will provide you the distance reach you need to keep all potential crazy rioters far and away ---- The Answer ----- ASHBM (Anniversary Straight Handle Battle Mistress)

At 11 inches this beast of a knife will give you everything you've ever wanted in a really big knife. Busse's own website refers to it as the "Patriarch". It handles much faster than its size and length would have you believe. Now it's blasphemous for me to recommend this knife OVER any other of all the phenomenonal iconic Busse blades, however based on the description of what you stated you were looking for, the knives you already have, and a hint of my bias -- I think you're left with the answer ----- ;)

 
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