Check this out!!!

Interesting,
I just saw that knife last weekend. Not at liberty to say whose it is, but bid with confidence ;):D:D

BTW, It is a great knife.
 
That's an early one. ( '83-'86?. . . somewhere in there.) I did a search on ebay under Busse, Busse Knives, and Busse Combat. . . and this blade did not show up. How did you find it?

I've seen it floating around at some gun shows in Ohio but wasn't sure if the guy was going to sell it or not. I'm not sure that too many people are going to see this item with the way that it is listed.

Nice find.
 
I can't believe the initial bid is only $10! :eek:

Makes me curious where the reserve is, but my pennies have been saved for the Wolverine Show this weekend. :(
 
Jerry, pulled up under Busse.

I had talked to the original owner some time ago and he said he had talked to you about it. Said it was called the "Bushwacker".

I came about this close to picking it up, but, to ensure continued domestic tranquility....

Mike
 
It's rare that such early Busses show up, and that's one of the only D2 Busses I've seen. Looks mean too :D !
 
Don,

Wait until you see what Andrew has on his table. . . .there is going to be an AWESOME Steel Heart E Variant! It is awesome looking. . . .. If I thought that I could post a pic I would but then it might not make it to the show. ;)

Nuke On!!!!!

Jerry
 
I'll take it. :D
Can you post a picture now that it's SOLD.

The computer says it only a 6hr 37minute drive for me from my house to the show.

Some one should do the Lake County Shows here in Illinois.
It's a one day, fast paced show in St. Charles. I think tables are $22.00.
 
Just found that myself while searching eBay. Nice looking knife, this makes two knives from back in the day that have popped up now :)
 
Nice general design, but a primary hollow grind on D2 for a field knife? Good thing the design bugs well all worked out before you switched to INFI - just thinking of what the state of my Battle Mistress would be if it had a primary hollow grind is not pleasant. And D2 ? Well at least it wasn't ATS-34 at 61-62 RC.

-Cliff
 
This early knife just goes to show that if you do anything long enough that sooner or later you'll get it right. Although the primary grind was done on the front of a wheel, I always used a very large diameter wheel, 10-12" diameter. This allowed for the grind to not actually be a "true" hollow grind as it allows you to have your edge fall above the center of the radius. Couple this with a very thick edge. . .. .065" and you've got a fairly effective performer. However, I wouldn't suggest that you anvil slap either D-2 or ATS-34 at any hardness above 55Rc. If you do this to a hollow ground 9" blade out of either steel at 60Rc, you had better be wearing a kevlar jock. The meteor shower of sharpened shrapnel will really get your attention. :) I would also not suggest that Cliff get his hands on one of these babies either. . . .

The designation "G.P.Busse Field Grade" was used to delineate between my regular knives and my lower finished user grades. My "Field Grade" knives were the precursors to the Basics line. I produced them in large batches and attention to detail was not up to par with my "Busse in Scroll" blades. They were sold at extremely low prices at the time $85.00 - $145.00 while my regular customs ranged from $375.00 - $900.00 during this same period.

Thank heavens we developed INFI and learned our lessons about blade geometry.

Jerry
 
Jerry,
Thanks for the info. We have been getting quite a "Busse History Lesson" lately. I think it is great hearing this stuff.

Just don't test us ;)
 
Busse history lessons are good, but it takes an old knife like this to come out of the closet to get them :D

Is anyone keeping a copy of all this stuff we are learning, and posting it somewhere, like a FAQ's page? If not I might have to go into copy/paste overtime tonight :D
 
Jerry :

Although the primary grind was done on the front of a wheel, I always used a very large diameter wheel, 10-12" diameter. This allowed for the grind to not actually be a "true" hollow grind as it allows you to have your edge fall above the center of the radius.
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A distinction that sounds small, but it fairly major. Hollow grinds like the above act as a relief and are very different from the traditional hollow grinds where the primary grinds run parallel near the edge. The latter type of grind has many problems and was what I assumed the above knife had. However, hollow grinds as a relief have many advantages and I wish they were used more often. I have a bowie that is ground in such a manner - and yes, it is still in one piece (it is made from ~1/2 thick 5160 though ).

-Cliff
 
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