Frank Buster Cutlery Co.

rprocter · Feb 10, 2008

here are 5 knives with the above tang stamp. i like these early Fight'n Roosters.
200 Years of That Great American Spirit #329

Country Gentleman #208

The Southern Belle #207

Fancy Lady(1981)

Founders International Fight'n Rooster Cutlery Club(1982) LB Whittler #360

anyone else have some of these early F'nRs to show ? roland

sunburst · Feb 10, 2008

Those are great Roland, I have always enjoyed the creativity and scales that Frank Buster used on his knives...

Here is a pretty early "Kicken Chicken", notice that all it says is Solingen Germany..

rprocter · Feb 10, 2008

Sunburst, would your F'nR be one of the very early ones ? i.e. were there a few runs before tang was stamped Frank Buster Cutlry Co. ? roland

sunburst · Feb 11, 2008

It is my understanding that the Roosters that read 'Solingen Germany' on the front tang are some of the first Fight'n Roosters made.

Every time I get rid of my Roosters I find myself picking up another one...I just always find one that is unique and catches my interest.

Thanks,

Sunburst

rprocter · Feb 11, 2008

sunburst, the Solingen Germany on your F'nR looks like one i have on a C. Risner Indianhead here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=532472
whadaya think ? roland

sunburst · Feb 12, 2008

I think you are dead on Roland, that has to be the exact same tang stamp....

wade carty · Feb 13, 2008

very fine looking knives.ihear frank buster is retired? Thank You!

kjbenner · Feb 13, 2008

What is the multicolored scale material on the knives in pictures 1 , 3, and 4?

rprocter · Feb 13, 2008

the name of the multicolored scales is "Christmas Tree"; a celluloid material ( may be unstable) which has a mixture of glitter green, red, yellow and silver. some of the early Buck Creek Indian Head stock knives had Christmas Tree with fish scales imbedded. those knives were made in the '70s but from an old cache of celluloid material made before WWII. those and the F'nRs are the only ones i know of with these type of scales. roland

IVANKERLEY · Feb 13, 2008

i believe ive read on here the christmas tree cell is affectionatly called Robot puke

Beautiful knives guys
ivan