Cheers Solstice!! I love and MISS the SHBM threads
Two mistresses from my harem
The top one is a safe queen w/ original Busse kydex, the bottom one gets used, but you'd never know by looking at it (tough old smooth coating:thumbup
. I would love a true, new-made 1/300 SHBM LE, no LB or NM treatment
I like the way the swedge was ground on a handful of the original 1/300.
If you compare pics of the my two coated 1/300 vs. the tip of the stripped 1/300, the swedge grind is a bit different. The difference is subtle in the picture, but It's obvious when they are in hand and makes for a more acute point
Some fun and interesting SHBM history here for the newer piglets, enjoy!
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/624555-SHBM-question
NOTE: In 2009 Lil' Foo reposted some info by Cobalt from 2007, both of these gentlemen have done a TON of SHBM research, the smooth handle w/ slotted or smooth bolts are possibly among the first 50-100 made!!