Material ID

It's not paper, thats a gaurentee because paper does not have a weave pattern - it's paper (paper is not woven).

It's probably not canvas because even at the sides canvas has a pretty burly weave pattern that shows even on flat surfaces. Canvas micarta also tends to fray at the ridges of the machining because the threads are so much larger, when you have them at thin edges they just kind of puff out. You can immediately cancel out canvas by putting water on it - if the water soaks into it immediately, it's canvas. If it doesn't it's not.

That leaves linen micarta or g10. Because of how smooth the edges are and how dark it is, I'm going with g10. Linen micarta, even the blackest of black, isn't really black. It takes on a lightness because of the amount of threads showing, not as light as canvas but not nearly as dark as g10. the edge of that knife look straight up black, and very smooth. since it looks as smooth as paper from the edges but has a tight weave from the machining without any fraying at the edges - I'd say it's black g10.

as a characteristic of the material, linen micarta will tend to soak up moisture when you put water on it - g10 will not.
 
Black canvas isn't even black, it's much closer to green. You can't get a black edge out of it, even if you put it to a high polish, at least not busse's canvas micarta.

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This is a black g10 off duty [edit to add, as per jacks correction - I meant heavy duty, not off duty.], which I'm 99.9% positive is what you have. It looks thicker than normal active duties, it's got the thick rounded scales, and the material looks like g10 from the smooth black edge and in it's tight dark weave.

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Last Visible Canary said:
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This is a black g10 off duty, which I'm 99.9% positive is what you have. It looks thicker than normal active duties, it's got the thick rounded scales, and the material looks like g10 from the smooth black edge and in it's tight dark weave.
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LVC, That isn't an Off Duty... It's an OD green G-10 handled full height ground standard AD. I also recognize it... ;) ...It's mine. :D

ETA: This is an Off Duty variant with black rough G-10 handles...the only Busse I've seen with the G-10 rougher & more grippy than the usual finish that Busse does to G-10 handles.
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I kinda miss this one... It's not with me anymore.
 
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Dang you guys ain't so smart!

That is a knife handle! Right?

With them little hold onto the knife fastener thingy's and the sammiched part in the middle is some kind of shiny hard metal stuff....and the black part is the part you hold on to...

DId I guess right? Do I WIN?

Now we sing the dance of joy!

Twinkle, Twinkle, Patrick Star,
I made myself a sandwich.
My mommy named it Fred,
It tastes like beans and bacon,
And smells like it's been dead.
Writing stuff is hard so I use a pointy pencil.
Pointy, Pointy, Pointy, Pointy, Pointy, Point.
Pee-Yew, what's that horrible smell?
Drum solo!
(Drum Solo)
I have a head,
It ends in a point.
Pointy, Pointy, Pointy, Pointy, Pointy, Point.
This song is over,
except for this line,
You win this round,
Broccoli!

DUH!
 
shane justice said:
Dang you guys ain't so smart!

That is a knife handle! Right?

With them little hold onto the knife fastener thingy's and the sammiched part in the middle is some kind of shiny hard metal stuff....and the black part is the part you hold on to...

DId I guess right? Do I WIN?

Now we sing the dance of joy!

Twinkle, Twinkle, Patrick Star,
I made myself a sandwich.
My mommy named it Fred,
It tastes like beans and bacon,
And smells like it's been dead.
Writing stuff is hard so I use a pointy pencil.
Pointy, Pointy, Pointy, Pointy, Pointy, Point.
Pee-Yew, what's that horrible smell?
Drum solo!
(Drum Solo)
I have a head,
It ends in a point.
Pointy, Pointy, Pointy, Pointy, Pointy, Point.
This song is over,
except for this line,
You win this round,
Broccoli!

DUH!
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zactly!:thumbup:
 
Jaxx said:
LVC, That isn't an Off Duty... It's an OD green G-10 handled full height ground standard AD. I also recognize it... ;) ...It's mine. :D

ETA: This is an Off Duty variant with black rough G-10 handles...the only Busse I've seen with the G-10 rougher & more grippy than the usual finish that Busse does to G-10 handles.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i275/xander_jax/Off_Duty_variant1.jpg

I kinda miss this one... It's not with me anymore.
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You are absolutely right. It was late at night when I posted that - I meant the heavy duty. The off duty is the ultra thick version when I was thinking the in between, but didn't think of the name right :o

I haven't really followed the duty series that closely so I could be wrong. It just seems to be thicker than the active, but thinner then the off, but I don't know if it was ever offered in this configuration. It may be the standard version, though I thought they were thinner then the spine shot that was provided.
 
I'm putting my money on black g10. I would say black paper except for the fact that the only place you notice any difference in color or any sort of "fiber" is in the grooved bits. The sides of the handles look particularly smooth and very cleanly black, at least in the pictures.

That is certainly NOT black canvas, as people here have said...black canvas only looks close to black if it's very wet, or highly oiled. Even then it will take on more of a greenish or greyish-black tone.
 
Well thanks guys, I like the knife so im not gunna bother telling Busse I got the wrong one. Ill just have to buy another Busse with canvas micarta:eek:
 
That's G-10. It's the sturdiest standard material that Busse uses. I think it is a little more expensive than micarta.
 
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