Bushwacker Mistress Will Be Released 11/01/2009

MustardMan said:
327 + 200???? 527 would be ludicrous for this blade in a CG. I can't believe you're suggesting it.

Other battle mistresses, all significantly thicker than the bushwacker, have gone for generally $350-400. I don't think $327 is at all unreasonable for the bushwacker. The only prior example we have of an anorexic mistress was the ZT BM, and that was a special limited offer at an insanely good price.

I think $327 is pretty dang optimistic, but if the Bushwacker comes in at over $350 I will honestly be a bit disappointed.
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i would like to get Orange/Black G10 for under $400.
 
I think we are all pipe dreaming with these prices. More than likely we are talking about $697 for the LE and maybe $497 for CG. Not that I wouldn't love to see $327.
 
oeser said:
I think we are all pipe dreaming with these prices. More than likely we are talking about $697 for the LE and maybe $497 for CG. Not that I wouldn't love to see $327.
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I would pass at those prices.
 
my ASH (in DC and Magnum G10) was more than $427...

and little Busses are commonly north of $300...

so while I'd welcome a CG Bushwacker for less than $400, I doubt I'll see it.

nevertheless, I hope I'm mistaken. ;)
 
$497 would be absurd. I wouldn't just pass at those prices, I would stage an intervention to get Jerry to stop drinking. Or drink more. I'm not sure which one would make him more connected to reality at this point :D
 
I still think the LE looks a bit thicker than 3/16th's or 4.8mm or 6.5X10^5 nanoscrotas or whatever. Looks like .220"? Whatever it is, I'm all over it like UT in OSU's endzone.
 
MustardMan said:
$497 would be absurd.
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I'm curious what makes you feel that way, and where the breaking point for it mattering is... and I'm not being argumentative with you MM, just curious... ;)

I don't expect it to be materially cheaper than xyz just because the INFI is thinner (see the BAD for reference, they're super skinny and not exactly cheap).

and $500 for a big Busse knife isn't exactly expensive in the world of big knives and big Busse knives in particular. have new BMs ever sold for less than $400-something?
 
DowntownDM said:
I'm curious what makes you feel that way, and where the breaking point for it mattering is... and I'm not being argumentative with you MM, just curious... ;)

I don't expect it to be materially cheaper than xyz just because the INFI is thinner (see the BAD for reference, they're super skinny and not exactly cheap).

and $500 for a big Busse knife isn't exactly expensive in the world of big knives and big Busse knives in particular. have new BMs ever sold for less than $400-something?
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Okay then lets go $527 CG and $727 LE
 
DowntownDM said:
$500 for a big Busse knife isn't exactly expensive in the world of big knives and big Busse knives in particular. have new BMs ever sold for less than $400?
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Copy and pasted from hogcult.com, with some slight editing for formatting.....



Name Blade Length Overall Length Weight Blade Thickness List Price Options Year
SH BM 10.0 15.5 None 0.25 $347 1999
BM E 9.5 15.0 None 0.25 $347 2001
ZT BM 0.0 0.0 None 0.0 $287 2001
FBM CG 10.0 16.0 None 0.25 $387 + 35 camo + 35 mag + 25 G10 + 45 SS 2006
FBM LE 10.0 16.0 None 0.312 $697 2006
FAT FBM 10.0 16.0 None 0.32 $367 +35 mag 2007
SAGE FAT FBM 10.0 16.0 None 0.32 $422 +35 mag 2007
GREEN FAT F FBM 10.0 16.0 None 0.32 $367 +35 mag 2007
Nuclear Meltdown FBM (NMFBM) 11.5 17.5 None 0.25 $797 Nuclear Meltdown ball-bearing finish 2008


So the only ones in that list that sold for over $400 were the FBM LE, Sage Fat FBM, and NMFBM LE. Only one of those is a combat grade. I think the NMFBM CG was probably over $400 as well, but there you're talking about a signficantly longer blade PLUS the extra cost of all the machining for the meltdown finish.


I know I personally grabbed an FSH from Blade West for $372, with magnum handles, which are usually around a $30-50 upgrade. So that puts it pretty close to the 2004 retail price of an FSH ($327)





I stick by my guns - $500 would be absurd for this blade.
 
DowntownDM said:
I'm curious what makes you feel that way, and where the breaking point for it mattering is... and I'm not being argumentative with you MM, just curious... ;)

I don't expect it to be materially cheaper than xyz just because the INFI is thinner (see the BAD for reference, they're super skinny and not exactly cheap).

and $500 for a big Busse knife isn't exactly expensive in the world of big knives and big Busse knives in particular. have new BMs ever sold for less than $400-something?
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Yes they have BME's sold below 400 Like $327 or 357 if I remember correctly. Geeze you holding Busse stock or something?:confused:
 
DowntownDM said:
well, inflation and such aside, since that's been around 2yrs ago,
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Just to re-iterate... I paid essentially 2004 prices for my mag-handled FSH at Blade West this year. Inflation for INFI seems to hit the second hand market like crazy, but not have such a big effect on Jerry's prices.



Don't let the inflated second hand prices convince you that you should be paying more for a factory release.
 
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