Ergo questions

[papathud]

Ergos were a transition model for the Busse Combat knife company.

They represent the first effort at combining CNC handles with multiple models all having the same handle.

They were the most consistant knife to knife of all Busse knives up to that point.

Even having said all that, there were a lot of differences between knives,

Overall length,Blade length, thickness, belly depth and handle Scale size and fit.

Within each of these differences there was also, some of the handles getting hand ground to fit, polished spines, backstraps and handle face.

Also a few handle Backstraps Hand Ground to perfect smooth feels like love in your hand fit.

Sterile, different Logos, Custom shop logos, Limited edition Logos,Symetrical and Asymetrical grinds.(and at least a few totaly unsharpened,Factory knives made for safe handling)

If you look carefully you will also find a few left handed Asymetricaly ground knives.

Flat and Crinkle Coatings as well as Satin smooth, Satin Brushed, Bead Blasted, and Double Cut finishes.

Not to forget, The Ergo models also Heralded the introduction of different color scales on the handles(there were a few Mean Streets that got in on the early part of that)Tan, Black Paper Micarta, all common now but fresh and new back then.

And this was all normal knives, this does not include the Variants, or the ZT series.

Send in your Box Tops and Collect them all.

Sounds like the Introduction to a chapter in a book doesn't it?

 

[Josh Muller]

Luck of the draw? That's odd. I mean, I could see that if it was just like one difference, but so many differences is weird. Thanks for chiming in skunk and no, they are not for sale. Don't suppose you would have matching BA-E's and NO-E's so I could get a full set???

you'll find a few variations in the ergo handles that are due to general production limitations.

the polished spines are generally meant to flatten out the handle to scale junction to make for a more comfortable grip (And look nice)

the scales do not always completely fit the handle tang. sometimes its just coating, sometimes its off by 1/64", normally you'll see the tang extending past the scales.

where they are polished will vary, sometimes the finger portion of the handle, sometimes just the spine, sometimes both, sometimes the entire handle and blade spines are polished.

the tube fasteners will vary between brass and white metal




some of these are because the handles were "finished" by hand when they didnt come out just right the first time. in the same way, the spine, tip, and edge of the knife (being finished by hand) are all variable in similar ways. i've had tips that veer heavily to the right, to the pint where its pretty much unusable and you have to modify the geometry heavy to get it to where you can cut stuff with the tip. the corners of the spine will vary on how sharp they are, with some of them having a visual bevel along the blade spine. the pentrator tip will vary in its depth, size and consistency.

the last variance i'll mention (i just woke up) is the blade grind placement. i dont know why this happens, but im sure its just due to having to physically turn the blade by hand in the machine.

some of the blades you'll notice a difference in the bevels on each side of the knife. sometimes one bevel will be higher then the other, sometimes it will go farther in to the ricasso. on my fn(f)moash the bevel is very noticably offset from side to side, one having been ground farther back into the ricasso then the other.




also keep in mind that they made a ton of these things, and with anything the more you make of it the higher the chance of variations and mistakes you have.

nuts. i entered this right after papathuds

 

[aaronjayl]

WOW Thanks guys for all the info. That's a big help :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Now just to track down the other 2 and, more inportantly, how to pay for them