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Here Is PART 2 Of The Biggest Busse Knife Group Contest Ever . . . With INFI-XC Performance Tests . . .
We have received many, many requests throughout the years to bring back our high-hardness INFI (60-62 RC), as it was only previously offered in The Boney Active Duty in 2008 . . . .
There is no difference in steel composition in these INFI blades, just a very unique change in the heat-treat protocol that we call INFI-XC.
Unfortunately, this change of heat-treat protocol is very time-consuming and expensive to produce, which is why we only offered it in one previous model, more than 17 years ago!
It is important to note that INFI-XC (60-62 RC) is at a higher hardness than regular INFI (58-60 RC) and that regular INFI is tougher.
INFI-XC is an excellent choice for knives that are designed primarily for cutting and slicing with very thin edges, and not for prying and beating on.
Those who have put the Boney Active Duty to work in the field have raved about its edge retention and ease of resharpening.
We will be releasing a fan favorite from several years ago in INFI-XC and hope you will get a chance to experience it for yourself.
Garth has been playing with some blades that we recently treated with the INFI-XC protocol.
He was very excited about the increase in wear-resistance and challenged me to a 1-inch Manila hemp rope-cutting contest like we used to do at trade shows in the past.
Back then, I did “LIVE’ demonstrations at shows, including the Blade Show, where I cut 2,771 pieces of 1” diameter hemp rope and approx. 3,100 pieces at a gun and knife show in Tennessee, along with many others.
When I did these “LIVE” demonstrations, I used blades with our standard INFI heat treat protocol.
For this challenge, Garth decided to use a blade with our INFI-XC protocol.
I chose to stand on my previous number of 1” rope cuts, and then repeatedly mocked him, questioned his manhood, and told him to put up or shut up while I did what I'm good at, which is drinking scotch!
Garth ordered in some 1-inch diameter Manila hemp rope and got busy.
The Biggest Busse Knife Group Contest Ever . . . PART 2 Rules And Details:
Your job, if you decide to go for the “Win” is to accurately count the number of rope cuts he made in our uncut video and then email your guess to garth@bussecombat.com starting on November 15, 2025, at 9:00 PM Eastern.
DO NOT POST your guess on the Busse Forum, as it will allow others to submit your numbers without having to do the count themselves.
You are only allowed one guess, and that guess can be within a consecutive range of 6 cuts.
For example, if you decide that the correct number of cuts is 1,010, then your entry could be that the correct number of cuts is between 1,007 and 1,012.
If you submit a guess that spans more than 6 numbers, or submit more than 1 guess with different numbers, you will be automatically disqualified.
If your email is received before 9:00 PM Eastern on November 15, 2025 your guess will not qualify for any prizes.
After multiple viewings of this video at the Busse Knife Group Shop, we finally had an agreed-upon number of rope cuts amongst the Busse Knife Group Staff.
If your guess includes the same number of rope cuts that we agreed upon, and your email is the first that Garth receives after 9:00 PM Eastern on November 15, 2025, you will win the Grand Prize Of A $3,000 Busse Knife Group Shop Credit.
If you guess the correct number but are not the first email we receive after 9:00 PM Eastern, on November 15, 2025, you will be entered into a drawing where 10 Runner-Ups will receive a $200 shop credit!
That makes for a grand total of $5,000 in prizes.
All submissions must be received before 9:00 PM Eastern on November 16, 2025
All Busse Knife Group Shop Credits won in this contest are non-transferable and are only good toward the purchase of Busse Knife Group Bladeware.
Here Is The Link To The Video of the INFI-XC Tests.
Let's Drink!
Jerry
.
We have received many, many requests throughout the years to bring back our high-hardness INFI (60-62 RC), as it was only previously offered in The Boney Active Duty in 2008 . . . .
There is no difference in steel composition in these INFI blades, just a very unique change in the heat-treat protocol that we call INFI-XC.
Unfortunately, this change of heat-treat protocol is very time-consuming and expensive to produce, which is why we only offered it in one previous model, more than 17 years ago!
It is important to note that INFI-XC (60-62 RC) is at a higher hardness than regular INFI (58-60 RC) and that regular INFI is tougher.
INFI-XC is an excellent choice for knives that are designed primarily for cutting and slicing with very thin edges, and not for prying and beating on.
Those who have put the Boney Active Duty to work in the field have raved about its edge retention and ease of resharpening.
We will be releasing a fan favorite from several years ago in INFI-XC and hope you will get a chance to experience it for yourself.
Garth has been playing with some blades that we recently treated with the INFI-XC protocol.
He was very excited about the increase in wear-resistance and challenged me to a 1-inch Manila hemp rope-cutting contest like we used to do at trade shows in the past.
Back then, I did “LIVE’ demonstrations at shows, including the Blade Show, where I cut 2,771 pieces of 1” diameter hemp rope and approx. 3,100 pieces at a gun and knife show in Tennessee, along with many others.
When I did these “LIVE” demonstrations, I used blades with our standard INFI heat treat protocol.
For this challenge, Garth decided to use a blade with our INFI-XC protocol.
I chose to stand on my previous number of 1” rope cuts, and then repeatedly mocked him, questioned his manhood, and told him to put up or shut up while I did what I'm good at, which is drinking scotch!
Garth ordered in some 1-inch diameter Manila hemp rope and got busy.
The Biggest Busse Knife Group Contest Ever . . . PART 2 Rules And Details:
Your job, if you decide to go for the “Win” is to accurately count the number of rope cuts he made in our uncut video and then email your guess to garth@bussecombat.com starting on November 15, 2025, at 9:00 PM Eastern.
DO NOT POST your guess on the Busse Forum, as it will allow others to submit your numbers without having to do the count themselves.
You are only allowed one guess, and that guess can be within a consecutive range of 6 cuts.
For example, if you decide that the correct number of cuts is 1,010, then your entry could be that the correct number of cuts is between 1,007 and 1,012.
If you submit a guess that spans more than 6 numbers, or submit more than 1 guess with different numbers, you will be automatically disqualified.
If your email is received before 9:00 PM Eastern on November 15, 2025 your guess will not qualify for any prizes.
After multiple viewings of this video at the Busse Knife Group Shop, we finally had an agreed-upon number of rope cuts amongst the Busse Knife Group Staff.
If your guess includes the same number of rope cuts that we agreed upon, and your email is the first that Garth receives after 9:00 PM Eastern on November 15, 2025, you will win the Grand Prize Of A $3,000 Busse Knife Group Shop Credit.
If you guess the correct number but are not the first email we receive after 9:00 PM Eastern, on November 15, 2025, you will be entered into a drawing where 10 Runner-Ups will receive a $200 shop credit!
That makes for a grand total of $5,000 in prizes.
All submissions must be received before 9:00 PM Eastern on November 16, 2025
All Busse Knife Group Shop Credits won in this contest are non-transferable and are only good toward the purchase of Busse Knife Group Bladeware.
Here Is The Link To The Video of the INFI-XC Tests.
Let's Drink!
Jerry
.
