Do Busse Combat Knives allow other knife makers to use INFI????

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Sorry if I am in the dark on this subject, I was of the opinion that Busse are the only company that use INFI Steel? Can other makers purchase the rights from Busse Combat to use INFI? Or can other knife makers who have some kind of or have had some affiliation with Busse Combat produce their work in INFI also?
I am asking this question because as I often browse the web looking for companies that sell Customs from different makers from around the world I stumbled upon this site called RHEINLEDER. I have looked at this site before but I never looked at one of the makers on there that goes by the name of Claude Bouchonville. This guy apparently seems ( according to his work spec sheet on the site!!! ) selling some of his work that is made from INFI Steel?
Now I may have got something wrong here and that INFI of his may stand for something else other than what Busse Combat produce or even it could be an error on the account of the companies web page designer??
Regardless it has got me thinking and if it is another type of steel completely and the abbreviation just happens to coincide with the INFI of Busse Combat is this still legal? Copyright ect ect infringement of name??

There is probably some normal explanation in regards to this. Also I didn't want to cause a stir and paint anyone in a bad light with my comments

Maybe someone could look into this or maybe already has the knowledge so that they could just fill me in here?

Thanks:)

Matt

P.S I did actually look at the makers own site to see if I could get some info on there regards to the steels he uses but I couldn't get a translation into English, maybe someone else will fare better!!!
 
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Nope as far as I know INFI is not sold to/licenced to/allowed for use by anyone outside the Busse group.
 
Andy the Aussie said:
Nope as far as I know INFI is not sold to/licenced to/allowed for use by anyone outside the Busse group.
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Hey Andy, That's what I thought but according to the site and the spec sheet he is using INFI, Just made me wonder is all, must be a mistake of some kind Rheinleder are quite a reputable company as far as I know and they also sell Busse Combat Knives as secondary dealers

Matt
 
Matt there have been some heavily modified Busse blades sold under the brand of the perdon who worked on them as I recall (don't ask me to cite my reference but this info dates back to my early interest in the brand) so maybe it is something along this line. INFI would be trademarked I am sure.

Andy
 
Hey Andy, The designs are entirely his own. Take a look at the site, it is Rheinleder, I think it is Scandinavian, The makers name is in my original post.

Matt
 
There is only one knife of the makers available on the site, it is under a section on the site titled Knifsell from Custumer, I suppose that could be translated a couple of ways but it is there in black and white ( literally )

Matt
 
Not sure if I am allowed to do this but I have not given any web page address in this info, I feel it needs to be brought to someones attention. This is his spec sheet from the site. Regards Matt
749.00 EUR

[incl. Tax excl. Shipping]




CLAUDE BOUCHONVILLE
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CLAUDE BOUCHONVILLE

Steel : INFI
Handle: Iron Wood
Blade : 10 "
Overall : 16"
Tick: 0,24"
Satin

New, never used, sharpened or carried

No shaeth

Ship Worldwide

You mush be over 18

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If you read the site in german the specs say 100c6 , there is probably just the translation function on the site that's messing with the spec sheath.
 
Could be a lie or misprint about the steel type, could be a Mistress that was heavily modded ( length and thickness match up)
 
Yup I trued reading it in German, but as soon as I go on the site it auto turns into English and I couldnt get it onto German, like I said" someone has had more luck than me with the translations on this one, I am sure that it will be a misprint" but still it needs sorting on their behalf!!

And yup also Jroden, the specs are very similar!!!

Matt
 
Tim Zowada was allowed to forge some infi and Mike Thourot made a set of 3 knives from Infi.


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Hey Man, thanks very much for that, u obviously read my post in the way I intended it to be read. I have a NMSFNO and that's why I was interested to know if Busse Combat had authorised the use of INFI for any custom makers to produce some of their own work in it. I can imagine that they would have some kind of strong relationship or affiliation with certain people at Busse Combat for this to be the case though. All in All I feel that what I posted about is a typing mistake on the web designers part. But it did get me wondering is all.
Thanks again man!!!

BTW the above are a great set of knives!!!:D

Matt
 
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There was another young maker who, as he was starting out, used blanks acquired from Busse for a few of his early knives. This was with Jerry's blessing as I recall.
There were no talon holes, however.

Grossman, maybe? I am not at all sure that it was him, but a lot of his spear point knives still have a Busse look to them, at least to my old eyes.
 
I believe you are talking about Justin Gingrich (Ranger Knives). He used Jerry's old 5160 Apprentice Blanks. The 2 sizes, 7 and 9 for sure.

Here is the Busse.....been wanting this one for a WHILE not my image




The 2 to the left are mine Justin's "Ready Detachment" Series RD9s

 
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Gravelface said:
I believe you are talking about Justin Gingrich (Ranger Knives). He used Jerry's old 5160 Apprentice Blanks. The 2 sizes, 7 and 9 for sure.

Here is the Busse.....been wanting this one for a WHILE not my image




The 2 to the left are mine Justin's "Ready Detachment" Series RD9s

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You are absolutely right! At least I got the "G" part correct.
 
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