Ash 1 or NMSFNO

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lawdog60

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I am new to Busse knives..i just purchased a Skinny and would like to get another..Hooked..is the NMSFNO similar to the Skinny so much as to be almost the same knife or are they different...should i buy it or go with a Ash 1 if i can find one...

Lawdog60
 
If I already had a skinny Ash1, I would go for either something much larger, or something much smaller.

BM (NMFBM, or FBM, or FFBM, or FBMLE) for bigger (or hogzilla when it comes out)

or GW, AD, MS sized for smaller.

The NMSNFO will chop better, but you have a mid sized, why not bump it up to large, or go smaller to compliment the skinny ash, not compete against it.
 
Bigfattyt said:
If I already had a skinny Ash1, I would go for either something much larger, or something much smaller.

BM (NMFBM, or FBM, or FFBM, or FBMLE) for bigger (or hogzilla when it comes out)

or GW, AD, MS sized for smaller.

The NMSNFO will chop better, but you have a mid sized, why not bump it up to large, or go smaller to compliment the skinny ash, not compete against it.
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Bigfattyt said:
If I already had a skinny Ash1, I would go for either something much larger, or something much smaller.

BM (NMFBM, or FBM, or FFBM, or FBMLE) for bigger (or hogzilla when it comes out)

or GW, AD, MS sized for smaller.

The NMSNFO will chop better, but you have a mid sized, why not bump it up to large, or go smaller to compliment the skinny ash, not compete against it.
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Welcome Lawdog60 to BF and the Busse Forum:)

At the risk of stating the obvious.....you are going to want BOTH and many more after that.
INFI is totally addictive so prepare the CC for future Combat:D


lawdog60 said:
I am new to Busse knives..i just purchased a Skinny and would like to get another..Hooked..is the NMSFNO similar to the Skinny so much as to be almost the same knife or are they different...should i buy it or go with a Ash 1 if i can find one...

Lawdog60
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To me, the Skinny Ash and NMSFNO are more than sufficiently different to easily justify in mind mind owning both... I do.

They are different tools. But, I wouldn't likely see myself carrying both as a combo.

Personally, I like INFI most for mid-sized knives. The SAR5, SJTAC and Skinny ASH being what I would consider on the smaller mid-sized range and the NMSFNO and FSH being on the larger mid-sized to large range.... Of course, INFI excels as a large knife steel.

INFI is spectacular as a smaller knife steel, but I just have different preferences in design for my smaller knives..... so far..... Although, I would LOVE an Aniversary Edition SHBA or a BAD without the Choil or Talon Hole.

However, IMO, the Skinny ASH and NMSFNO are two of among the top 10 or so Busse knives I have handled. And, IMO, if you can still get the NMSFNO at cost, it is one of the better INFI values out there.

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DWRW said:
To me, the Skinny Ash and NMSFNO are more than sufficiently different to easily justify in mind mind owning both... I do.

They are different tools. But, I wouldn't likely see myself carrying both as a combo.

Personally, I like INFI most for mid-sized knives. The SAR5, SJTAC and Skinny ASH being what I would consider on the smaller mid-sized range and the NMSFNO and FSH being on the larger mid-sized to large range.... Of course, INFI excels as a large knife steel.

INFI is spectacular as a smaller knife steel, but I just have different preferences in design for my smaller knives..... so far..... Although, I would LOVE an Aniversary Edition SHBA or a BAD without the Choil or Talon Hole.

However, IMO, the Skinny ASH and NMSFNO are two of among the top 10 or so Busse knives I have handled. And, IMO, if you can still get the NMSFNO at cost, it is one of the better INFI values out there.

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well stated...
and i agree with all of your coments in regards to skinny ash/nmsfno....

btw, i have both also, and they are def different enough to justify owning/using both.
 
Get the NMSFNO while you can from the Company store, they wont last much longer. They will only get harder to find after they sell out.
 
They are different enough to have both.

This would be a great setup that would give you nice variety:
1. Active Duty
2. Skinny ASH1
3. NMSFNO
4. Battle Mistress
 
this thread has been helpful to me from the opposite side, i have a NMSFNO and have been checking out the Skinny Ashs at the store (if I did see one with a double cut blade and blue or grey g-10 I would of bought one already, ..........yes aesthetics do come into play) I also have a BATACLE and i think it falls into a similar realm as the Skinny Ash too (thicker and shorter) as well as a Ganza 2 SJTAC variant, similar size again but sems more like a fighter then a camping utility device.. and then there are the new hg55s and A BM of sorts that i want.. ..yikes i am ranting.... see what the INFI addiction does to you... i better drink more scotch!
 
The NMSFNO is really an almost unique blade from Busse. The nuclear meltdown treatment, shared only by the NMFBM, is something I really like. My guess is the NMSFNO is likely to gain in value quicker then the ASH especially if no more NM blades are released. Since they can be purchased, currently, at the company store they represent a very good value.
 
Tough call. NMSFNO has more swingin power, but it's bigger. To some (me included) considerably bigger.

Ah fudge it. I just fondled my NMSFNO. Get one of them too.
 
for value and opportunity - get an NMSFNO for $327

but personally, I'd do what's been suggested above and either go clearly bigger (BM series) or clearly smaller (GW, BAD, etc).

I'm not a collector, and for me the ASH and NMSFNO are just too similar in size to justify having both.

either way, they're all great knives.
 
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