Is anyone not getting heavy swedge?

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EvanBNW

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As I've been running through my favorite variations, I cannot find any reason to not get heavy swedge. So I was curious, is anyone going swedgeless?
 
i'm going swedgeless for slightly more baton life. and i figure if i end up wanting a swedge, i can do it myself
 
i'm going swedgeless for slightly more baton life. and i figure if i end up wanting a swedge, i can do it myself
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Other folks seem to be of the opinion that the rounded swedge gives longer baton life.

Threw my whole decision making process off, so I've been indecisive.
 
arcli9ht said:
Other folks seem to be of the opinion that the rounded swedge gives longer baton life.

Threw my whole decision making process off, so I've been indecisive.
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is the swedge going to be rounded? i figured it was going to be like the HR or FBM
 
i dont see the swedge making any difference in batoning really, so i think im gona be goin with the swedge but if tyson here an some of the other busse fans can convince me that there is infact a big difference than meybe i will get swedgeless.
 
I'm still confused on this. Is the heavy swedge the one that is ground down to a fake edge, or the one that isn't ground at all?
 
Nakatomi said:
I'm still confused on this. Is the heavy swedge the one that is ground down to a fake edge, or the one that isn't ground at all?
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The heavy swedge does look kind of like a false edge.

My question would be how much spine is left between the swedges. These hand-ground examples that were are seeing may not exactly represent the production versions.
 
resinguy said:
The heavy swedge does look kind of like a false edge.

My question would be how much spine is left between the swedges. These hand-ground examples that were are seeing may not exactly represent the production versions.
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LE pic makes it look rounded. Have we gotten a spine shot of it yet?

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razorsdescent said:
i dont see the swedge making any difference in batoning really, so i think im gona be goin with the swedge but if tyson here an some of the other busse fans can convince me that there is infact a big difference than meybe i will get swedgeless.
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i doubt it will make a big difference
 
Then i will probably go for the swedge it seems like it would aid in tip work as well as penetration am i somehow wrong in this assumption?
 
I am torn. I can't wait to see some pics, once you guys get both, to help me decide. ;) :thumbup:
 
Has anyone ever been in a situation where they ran out of batons? Every time I need to baton something, it seems like there are a million potential batons laying around. I don't worry too much about preserving batons. They're pretty cheap. :D
 
I am going swedge-less if they stay on the website up into the middle of September. I saw the photo of the one without it and it struck me..plus might make a difference in balance with a rounded butt it could make it more blade heavy...not sure without a choil..gonna be interesting to see how these all affect feel. I just wanted no swedge for looks mainly.---Joe
 
I really love the looks of the LE pictured, but as I have to get a Combat Grade I went no swedge and no choil. Nice and simple!:D:thumbup:
 
Having a swedge on a knife can have implications for non US buyers. For instance, customs here in Oz may regard a heavy swedge as a "false edge" which automatically means, (in the minds of the customs wallys), that you're going to sharpen it and make a "dagger" out of it. Daggers are illegal in Oz! :rolleyes:

Yeah, I know, sounds stupid, but that's the government for you!
 
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