is there a such thing as the poormans busse

[benchmadebob]

i love the look of the busses but i realy cant spend 400-700 on a knife im going to use i think i saw the new line of swamp rats and the kinda have the busse look im just wondering if theres a cheaper knives with a similiar look

 

[outlaw918692000]

Try T.O.P.S. knives.

 

[Kaizen1]

That's what Swamp Rat and Scrap Yard Knives addresses. All 3 companies are related with SR & SY for those with smaller budgets.

 

[benchmadebob]

Try T.O.P.S. knives.

thanks those are wat i was lokin for thanks no im gona have to get a few lol

 

[Shaolin]

I would also look into the Swamp Rats and Scrap Yard knives.

 

[T.K.C.]

i love the look of the busses but i realy cant spend 400-700 on a knife im going to use i think i saw the new line of swamp rats and the kinda have the busse look im just wondering if theres a cheaper knives with a similiar look

Scrap Yard Knives, as well as Swamp Rat Knives ARE spin off of Busse. Yes, they ARE directly related.


If you are not happy with those, then you might want to look at Ranger knives.

 

[Rat Finkenstein]

Swamp Rat and Scrap Yard.

 

[Raden]

thanks those are wat i was lokin for thanks no im gona have to get a few lol

Sry bout your luck.... should try swamp rats or scrap yards

 

[samhain73]

What size of the Busse do you like? Obviously SRKW and SYKW are the first choices, (more SR style-wise) but if choppers are your liking, Rangers are an alternative for sure, and readily available direct from Justin.

 

[CWL]

Ranger knives. At $100 or less, it's a solid prybar style knife.

 

[Bax Axe]

No surprise here, SR and SY are very good options to this. You wont be sacrificing much as they are both tough as hell. But I too want to reccomend Ranger knives. They are also tough as hell, perform great, and all 4 companies are backed by the best warranties in the knife business. Also check out Rat Cutlery, same deal here.

 

[Martin Swinkels]

Have a look at Fehrman also.
gotta love that CPM3V

 

[wutitiz]

Instead of dropping your sights on the knife you want, why not raise your sights on the money you can muster?

 

[darthsoaker]

Instead of dropping your sights on the knife you want, why not raise your sights on the money you can muster?

And drop your sights else where? Such as food & bills?

 

[FoxholeAtheist]

I think every Busse is a "poorman's Busse". Buy a few, then look in your bank account!

 

[fixer27]

The Becker line was a decent knife as well, the BK9 is a good knife but you have to tart it up a bit with a resharpening and new handles.

 

[jim preston]

Swamp Rats and Scrap Yards- can someone post links to their websites and also to online shops that carry them?

 

[texastonydobbs]

Scrapyard is the Poor man's Busse family blade line....

 

[bkrosco]

Here is one site that carries the Dumpster Mutt:
http://www.workingknives.com/index.php?cPath=30&osCsid=cb313e046b86dfa7b797def1968c21c2

That is the one issue from what I have seen, you have to almost rely on the secondary market unless you have perfect timing.

 

[bcornelis]

The recent SAR 5 from Busse came out at a decent price though unfortunately they got snapped up in a couple of minutes. The gamewarden is a reasonably priced small knife.
I agree with others that Swamprat knives are a good value to the consumer for a high quality Busse style knife.