a busse rescue knife....

swede2207

swede2207

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Hello fellow infiholics,pretty sad considering mine isnt even here yet lol, anyway, I am a firefighter by profession. At the scene of a car accident the other day a friend of mine used his knife (wont mention the brand name) to cut a seat belt to free a trapped accident victim. Then he used the same knife to cut, or try to cut the persons pant legs. A task at which it failed miserably, then he tried to pry a fairly loose ground cable from a battery..can anyone guess what happened next? SNAP! The blade snapped right in two pieces.
This is the way it might have gone had it been one of jerrys knives. After cutting out the whole seat and chopping off the roof, the fireman decided to remove the cars engine and chop it into little pieces.lol
Seriously, this knife was just not enough tool for the job. Everyone knows firetrucks carry lots of tools, but when youre on scene in the middle of an extrication you cant just stop everything to go get hand tools. I cant count the number of multitool knife blades ive snapped doing what would be menial tasks for a busse.
So my dream knife i suppose would be a busse rescue knife. Something like a 3 or 4 inch blade very slim profile with serrations running from handle to about half way.It would need the eyelets to tie a lanyard on.Also i think an extended butt end for light (yeah right) tapping(pounding) I also think the tip should be ground on the back side to allow for prying. I dont know too much about what type of point it should be as im not really experienced, but it should penetrate well.
If any of you have any other suggestions please chime in, then ill talk to jerry about how much this bad boy would cost out of the custom shop. I know ill have to dig but itd be worth every penny. Thanks
 
Its just my opinion but I think I would start with a "standard" knife like the Natural Outlaw and then see if the custom shop would add serrations for you. It "seems" like that would be a good way to get a semi-custom knife more quickly (give the shop a call).

The NO is a little bigger than what you were looking for but in my way of thinking when lives are on the line, I would rather have a little too much knife than not enough AND the NO would definitely stand up to the abuse.

I think I heard someone on the forum say a few weeks ago that they expected Busse to release a new version of the Badger Attack sometime "soon".

PS: A half serrated Killer B migh be a good choice also. Its not great big but a cord wrapped handle might really serve you well as it would provide good grip even when wet, covered with goo, oil, etc.

Good Luck,
Eek
 
Swede, welcome, brother. I'm a firefighter also. I have been carrying a Basic 3 at work for a while now. I've considered a larger Busse, but I think the chiefs would flip when then saw one.

As soon as I can get to the junkyard, I'm going to do some testing with my B3 and SH. I want to try breaking tempered glass. I'm curious if I can hit hard enough with the point of the B3 to break a window or not. I know they'll cut everything, so no need to check that out.

We also have a house available for training, want to use the SH on lathe/plaster, etc. I'll post when I finally get chopping.

As far as a Busse rescue blade suggestion, I've been thinking about an INFI crash axe. One guy I work with bought a truckman's axe, and it's cute, but I'm not sure about durability. Paired up with a B3 or MS, it would be an unbeatable combo. If Jerry's interested, I'll send him a drawing of my idea.
 
A Busse Rescue Knife (BRK ?) would rock! I still say that Jerry should leave the handle off of one and put an Oxygen bottle wrench in the handle. That, and a beer bottle popper on top :rolleyes: and you would have a Busse rescue Knife. Some serrations would be cool as well.
 
What a good idea! There's definitely a market for them here. Heck, I'd happily buy a couple for the guys who pulled me out of the cold vasty deep and revived me last year.
 
Swede2207 and Geraldo,

What about Paul's Hatchet in a David Brown sheath? http://www.buybrownholsters.com/pauls_hatchet_back_in.jpg This set up would look like a winner for a firefighter to me? would carry easily, even when sitting down or driving a truck, both chop and hammer very well and is designed to choke up on like a uluchet (sp?) for cutting, 1/4" INFI for using as a small lever or prying. and I would think acceptable to both the public and those who might be politicians in firefighters clothing.
 
The bottle opener would be a mandatory feature Nimrod;)

swede, a Badger Attack would have fit the bill for what your looking for perfectly...unfortunately they are no longer made:(
If you have a chance to get one second hand I would highly recommend you check it out. It is small enough to wear all the time and not feel bulky, yet when it comes to prying and smashing (even though it doesn't have a pronounced crusher on the handle) it'll work better than you can imagine:D

If you hold out for a little while it sounds like there are new things brewing at the shop. ...and since the Badger is gone, Jerry's got to have something up his sleeve:)
 
To me, it sounds like a Killer B would fill your needs very well. Stout 1/4" blade, great penetration, great compact size. You might be able to get serrations put on it from the Custom Shop. Great idea BTW
 
Thats why I love busse people, thanks for all the ideas. Geraldo apparently experiences the same types of hang ups that firefighters everywhere must deal with. Cant imagine the letters id have to write to explain how i rescued a person, no matter how efficiently with my bme or even my sj.
The Pauls hatchet i might get away with but im afraid the no is out. Ive seen the badger,i agree it wouldve been great. So i guess im in the market for a basic 3 or some such guess im off to search. keep the ideas coming i need all the help i can get.
 
Paul's hatchet is PC enough to carry on your gear, but it's pretty small for a rescue tool. You have to remember, to non-INFIholics (who are all disturbed or the would like INFI) a SH is a BIG knife. I recently took my SH to work. I chopped an old hardwood mop handle in half in seconds, later one of my co-workers mentioned "that hatchet you call a knife".

My vote is for a PH on roids.

Swede, Bladeart had a B3 a while ago, don't know if it's still available or not.
 
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