Is it an Active Duty or Heavy Duty?

[w.t. anderson]

I picked up a sterile tan/tan Busse Active Duty from the BF Exchange awhile back, but I'm starting to wonder if it might actually be a Heavy Duty. The talon and lanyard holes are smaller than those on my three other ADs, the sabre grind is higher up on the blade, and the micarta scales have a more agressive feel, (and no, I haven't been able to measure the blade thickness, but it doesn't seen any thicker than my Lep AD, and it may be slightly LESS!?). So what is it? Were there sterile HDs?

Sorry, but this is the only photo I have currently - it's from the BF sale thread dating back to when I bought it.

 

[Jaxx]

Smaller lanyard & Talon holes sounds like the clue. MilGanza AD's & HD's are within .01" in thickness spec. Can't see the pic clearly on this phone screen, dangit.

 

[Soulrack223]

Smaller talon hole is the giveaway IMO. Heavy Duty. Mine is no thicker than my Military Overrun AD or CG AD but the Talon hole is smaller. Nice Score!

 

[Hindsight]

That is a great score.

 

[resinguy]

Smaller lanyard & Talon holes sounds like the clue. MilGanza AD's & HD's are within .01" in thickness spec. Can't see the pic clearly on this phone screen, dangit.

too much booze here, what was the color on the MiliGanza ADs? was it tan?

 

[Jaxx]

too much booze here, what was the color on the MiliGanza ADs? was it tan?

Desert Olive & Muddy. Then some of the same thickness blanks were used in Store AD runs, of which the Leppy was one.

 

[lsheldon]

too much booze here, what was the color on the MiliGanza ADs? was it tan?

Photos from the milganza courtesy of bussecollector.com

http://www.bussecollector.com/gallery/ganza/mil07/

Desert Olive EDC's:

Muddy Duty:

 

[lsheldon]

I picked up a sterile tan/tan Busse Active Duty from the BF Exchange awhile back, but I'm starting to wonder if it might actually be a Heavy Duty. The talon and lanyard holes are smaller than those on my three other ADs, the sabre grind is higher up on the blade, and the micarta scales have a more agressive feel, (and no, I haven't been able to measure the blade thickness, but it doesn't seen any thicker than my Lep AD, and it may be slightly LESS!?). So what is it? Were there sterile HDs?

Sorry, but this is the only photo I have currently - it's from the BF sale thread dating back to when I bought it.

Check thickness if you can, Heavy Duty's are supposed to be .2 in thickness.

 

[Jaxx]

RV03V0M's HD set...along with a few other lovelies. :thumbup:

 

[Garth Reckner]

Great score.

Garth

 

[Garth Reckner]

Wish I had Drews AD collection.

Garth

 

[Lora7]

Drew collection is one to make any HOG drool, that's for sure. Congrats on your AD score w.t. anderson! :thumbup: