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Brules1

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Anyone know what Busse this is??? Top knife.
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You should know if you have those pamphlets. ;)
 
That would be one of the Apprentice Blades.... used in the shop to teach grinding tech.
 
Thanks for the information. I have no idea what the bottom knife is, could it be an apprentices knife also?
 
wow! those are nice, and you live in ohio too, did you know that's where those babies were hatched? keep um, thay are too nice to sell :thumbup:

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Yes, I purchased all my Busses direct from Jerry when he was first starting out.
Many people don't know, but Jerry had a hard time selling these knives in the beginning.
These will probably go to a new home soon, along with the brochures.
 
what would the brochures be worth out of curiousity I haven't seen many around any more
Mike
 
They`re right, it`s an aprentice knife used to teach hand grinding to new knifemakers. Most were just cordwrapped to keep the price of materials down. ( Just a teaching tool after all) But some were sold with handles of black or tan canvas micarta.
Again to keep the cost to a minimum, INFI wasn`t used.(You don`t let somebody use your Ferrari to learn to drive a stick shift) Most were made of 5160, but there were also some done in D-2 when we were clearing out old stocks of steel. The way to tell is to look at the front of the guard, up in the choil area. At that time we were having the blanks laser-cut by another company. When cutting the D-2, thier laser would refract and the cut came out slanted and sometimes had some small blowouts. The 5160 cut like butter and was very smooth.
We never sold them as "Busses". They were always reffered to as apprentice knives , or at first were marketed at gunshows as "Fireborn Knives". (Fireborn was a brief experiment in allowing the apprentices to market custom kydex and thier training knives.) Most sold originally for about $20.00.
 
Chosen-frozen said:
They`re right, it`s an aprentice knife used to teach hand grinding to new knifemakers. Most were just cordwrapped to keep the price of materials down. ( Just a teaching tool after all) But some were sold with handles of black or tan canvas micarta.
Again to keep the cost to a minimum, INFI wasn`t used.(You don`t let somebody use your Ferrari to learn to drive a stick shift) Most were made of 5160, but there were also some done in D-2 when we were clearing out old stocks of steel. The way to tell is to look at the front of the guard, up in the choil area. At that time we were having the blanks laser-cut by another company. When cutting the D-2, thier laser would refract and the cut came out slanted and sometimes had some small blowouts. The 5160 cut like butter and was very smooth.
We never sold them as "Busses". They were always reffered to as apprentice knives , or at first were marketed at gunshows as "Fireborn Knives". (Fireborn was a brief experiment in allowing the apprentices to market custom kydex and thier training knives.) Most sold originally for about $20.00.
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Brules, short of hearing directly from Jerry Busse or maybe Garth, you have just heard our voice of authority on this subject. :)
 
jokre said:
what would the brochures be worth out of curiousity I haven't seen many around any more
Mike
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I really don't know if that's been tested in the market, Jokre.

Still, Brules' brochures seem to be in near-mint condition. They are definitely worth holding onto.

Perhaps our more senior Hogs would have an opinion.
 
This knife was purchased at a Dayton Ohio gunshow along with the Field Grades I recently sold. Thanks Chosen-Frozen for the information. I remember there was a guy working for Jerry at the time I purchased these knifes, he was kind of tall, skinny and had a mustache, was that you Chosen-frozen?
Do you know anything about the bottom knife?
 
Brules1 said:
This knife was purchased at a Dayton Ohio gunshow along with the Field Grades I recently sold. Thanks Chosen-Frozen for the information. I remember there was a guy working for Jerry at the time I purchased these knifes, he was kind of tall, skinny and had a mustache, was that you Chosen-frozen?
Do you know anything about the bottom knife?
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Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Our internet here is iffy at times.

I worked the Dayton gunshows for Jerry alot, but nobody has called me skinny since 6th grade. I`m guessing you mean Tom Wheeler. He helped with alot of the field testing when we introduced the BM. I think he taught survival down around Wright-Patterson. One of the nicest guys you`ll ever meet.(You get alot of that when you hang out with the Kool-aid drinkers)

I don`t recognize the bottom knife, but I stopped working for Jerry a little over 3 yrs ago when I got married. Anybody else recognize it?
 
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