Here's The BOSS HG55 LE. . . . YOWZA!!!!!

Sigh... Doesn't do it for me. I suppose if it was fully serrated with the 45* back slant serrations, I'd pee a litte. :(
 
PeterPHWS said:
A while back I added an upswept swedge to my RMD which when sharp makes using a ferro rod really easy...

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Now it looks like I can have my Infi RMD but in a slightly thicker blade which actually I like even more!:cool: I only hope they will do a Double Cut Version of the LE with black linen grips! As a military user I think it is ideally tactical if the finish is right:thumbup:
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Bro, you did a killer job on the rat :thumbup:
 
Last Visible Canary said:
choil. no fighter should ever have a choil on it, ever ever ever ever. a choil can get caught on thin cotton fabric. doesn't even have to be leather. any knife can be used as a "fighter", but if it's going to be a fighter from conception, there is no excuse for a choil.

I think i'd like this a little better then the satin jack, but I don't carry a satin jack for the same reason. bring the blade back to the guard and you've got (to me) a stunningly beautiful blade in every regard.
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LVC,

I hear your fear. . . . Choils can prove to be very problematic in fighters if not done correctly. However, in my experience this only holds true of it is either a very deep, small diameter choil or an angular one. The large shallow choils do not hang-up on cloth or leather, there's just too much gradual sweep into the edge.

Make sense?. . . .If not, drink more. . . . I can often sound very intelligent if your drunk enough!!! :eek:

Let's Drink!!!! :thumbup:

Jerry :D





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LVC,

If it still bothers you it should be pretty easy to do something like this:




Of course, that would probably decrease the value of the knife. Maybe even void the warranty?
 
While I would love to see any knd of linen micarta as a option I dont think its gonna happen but if it does that will be my choice bar none.

Notice I say linen not canvas.
 
A BOSS HG55 LE w/ maroon linen micarta would really look sweet.

But the cream-of-the crop, over-the-top BOSS HG55 LE would have G-rex slabs in black (base) and yellow paper micarta with moasic pins something like this.....
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. :eek: :thumbup: I think I might have to make a special request now that Dobywon has got me thinking about it.

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Jerry Busse said:
LVC,

I hear your fear. . . . Choils can prove to be very problematic in fighters if not done correctly. However, in my experience this only holds true of it is either a very deep, small diameter choil or an angular one. The large shallow choils do not hang-up on cloth or leather, there's just too much gradual sweep into the edge.
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from my own tests and experience, using wood, fabric, paper, and plastic covered in congealed chicken fat, I disagree. The chances of getting into a knife fight are slim, the chances that you'll place a cut low on the blade (slashes will tend to be towards the middle of the blade towards the tip) are even slimmer, and the chances that you'll catch on someones clothes resulting in a negative impact on the fight is nearly impossible.

however, I have found consistently, with -any- choil larger then 1/4" diameter, that it limits the function of the knife by restricting cutting action to the 1" mark away from the ricasso, and by forcing you to keep an eye on it any time you cut in a forward pushing motion, rather then pulling from the middle of the blade towards the tip. I understand that the vast majority of users have never had these issues, and when something does catch in the choil they are willing, without any sense of "this is a nuisance" or frustration, re-place their cut or simply pull harder on the knife handle to get the material to slip back out of the choil.

I agree with that sentiment (mostly) for utility blades. I don't like any choil if I can avoid it, but I'll put up with it for daily users that don't see a lot of bunched fabric or plastic cutting.

But not on a fighter.

The harry carry from swamp rat had the shallowest large choil of any knife I can recall from the busse family of companies. I sold it and moved to another knife because even with such a shallow choil, things would catch, and I would have to watch and think about what I was doing with the knife to avoid it.

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I'm not complaining about the knife being a bad knife, I'd love to try one out and get experience with it, I just have serious personal qualms about that one aspect of it, for this particular purpose.

Most people don't mind it, and I wouldn't want to take away a feature that would make them want to buy and use it, Thats why I've custom ordered choiless models :):thumbup::p





Ikarus said:
LVC,

If it still bothers you it should be pretty easy to do something like this:

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Of course, that would probably decrease the value of the knife. Maybe even void the warranty?
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I've done mods where I've rounded the choil, and sharpened it without rounding it, both with the same results. if I have to place my cut, meaning aim a specific portion of the edge at the medium being cut, it's not okay. I want to be able to put my index knuckle on the object, push/pull and have it cut every single time, whether I'm looking at it or not. in a fighter, I need to be able to work with it blind and know that it will work, wherever my cut lands, every single time.
 
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smt5141 said:
What are the specs on this?
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1/4" thick
5.5" Blade length

thats whats been posted so far. The l.e. model is concave ground as shown here, and the c.g. version (I assume thats what it was) was shown earlier with slanted vertical cbt lines on the main grind. I don't know if thats going to be the standard or not, but I would hazard a guess that that means it's a flat high saber grind.
 
Wow. That is a beautiful Busse. I know I am late with this brilliant comment but I just saw the whole blade for the first time. That is a stunning blade. Amazing work Jerry
 
:eek:Holy Crap!! That thing is like a Bacon Burner on a Porkalicious menue!!!!:p:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
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