Here Is PART 2 Of The Biggest Busse Knife Group Contest Ever . . . With INFI-XC Performance Tests . . .

Thank god I already have so many XC's
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Cobalt said:
Thank god I already have so many XC's
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Wait, Jerry said the higher hardness INFI was only ever offered on one model, the BAD, back in 2008. How is it that the SHBM has it then?

I once had looked into the history on old higher hardness INFI but cannot recall what models I read about having it. Jerry says it's only one though and it's not the SHBM.....

I must be missing something. Help a brother out with some more info please!

ETA : I somehow missed Nuker Nuker link but now, after having read it, it seems the only conclusion one can draw is the final line by Cobalt Cobalt in that thread which states that Jerry just doesn't remember the BAD wasn't the only one.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong as you'd certainly think the maker himself of all people, would know the truth to the matter!
 
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The Knife Life said:
Wait, Jerry said the higher hardness INFI was only ever offered on one model, the BAD, back in 2008. How is it that the SHBM has it then?

I once had looked into the history on old higher hardness INFI but cannot recall what models I read about having it. Jerry says it's only one though and it's not the SHBM.....

I must be missing something. Help a brother out with some more info please!

ETA : I somehow missed Nuker Nuker link but now, after having read it, it seems the only conclusion one can draw is the final line by Cobalt Cobalt in that thread which states that Jerry just doesn't remember the BAD wasn't the only one.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong as you'd certainly think the maker himself of all people, would know the truth to the matter!
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I can't answer why the company does what it does. I can only speculate. But I also know the facts of the time.

JohnTheTexican

Thread 'Why were early SHBMs 60-62 Rc, but other early INFI models 58-60?'

While looking for information on the original Silent Knight, I ran across archived pages of the Busse Combat site from 1999-2000. In 1999, the Battle Mistress was the only knife offered in INFI, and it was hardened to 60-62 Rc. All the other models were A2. Fast-forward to 2000, and the Battle Mistress was still INFI at 60-62 Rc. By the middle of 2000, the other models had transitioned from A2 to INFI, but at 58-60 Rc. By 2001, the SHBM had been replaced by the BAe at 58-62 Rc. (So many things available at one time on the website in 2001!)

My questions:

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The early INFI blades were 60-62 RC, but that was due more to the steel composition than a change in heat-treat protocol.

We have adjusted both our composition and our heat-treat protocol over the years for optimal performance.

The Boney Active Duty was a change in heat-treat protocol alone.

INFI-XC protocol is difficult and incredibly time-consuming, but definitely worth it in the end.

Let's Drink!

Jerry


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Jerry Busse said:
The early INFI blades were 60-62 RC, but that was due more to the steel composition than a change in heat-treat protocol.

We have adjusted both our composition and our heat-treat protocol over the years for optimal performance.

The Boney Active Duty was a change in heat-treat protocol alone.

INFI-XC protocol is difficult and incredibly time-consuming, but definitely worth it in the end.

Let's Drink!

Jerry


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Would you say 60-62 is pretty much max for INFI and it's 0.55% Carbon?
 
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