Military contract, does it really make a difference?? Is it really any better?
The thing to remember is the "BUSSE" made knife is a superb quality kinife, no matter the sourcing, either through the BCS store, the for sale section of the forum, private purchase, whatever, the mystique of a military contract, IT will always be a "BUSSE".
I have 1 Busse at the present, a CGFBM with jungle camo and G10 green mag handles. I placed my order and waited and waited, finally called, there was no record at "Busse" but I explained who I spoke with etc., and Busse took care of me, and I got my knife. Thats a man"s(companies) word, which in todays world is priceless.
I think what sometimes happens is simple supply and demand and jealousy.
You either don't have the money to buy a BUSSE, because you are on a beer budget with champagne tastes, which means it is unaffordable; you are not able to purchase the knife you want because you wait to long, don't get to the store on time, or simply a day late and a dollar short.
43 years ago I went to Vietnam, I wanted a knife, so my dad went to a sporting goods store bought a nice shiney hunting knife and painted it black and sent it over to me.(Back then I don't believe Mr. Busse was making knives and I wanted a Randall) but I got something different and it worked, I am sure there were many other stories like this from each war, does it really make a difference, with a military connection. Randall made lots of knives for servicemen over the years, does making an association with the military make them any better, probably not. Busse's, Randalls and other fine blades are what they are because of the people behind them. Are there pictures of all of them in that were used in the military, I doubt it, doesn't mean they were not there and being used.
I really don't think that Busse needs defending, they have done a great job up to this point which is a measure of their success.
The thing to remember is the "BUSSE" made knife is a superb quality kinife, no matter the sourcing, either through the BCS store, the for sale section of the forum, private purchase, whatever, the mystique of a military contract, IT will always be a "BUSSE".
I have 1 Busse at the present, a CGFBM with jungle camo and G10 green mag handles. I placed my order and waited and waited, finally called, there was no record at "Busse" but I explained who I spoke with etc., and Busse took care of me, and I got my knife. Thats a man"s(companies) word, which in todays world is priceless.
I think what sometimes happens is simple supply and demand and jealousy.
You either don't have the money to buy a BUSSE, because you are on a beer budget with champagne tastes, which means it is unaffordable; you are not able to purchase the knife you want because you wait to long, don't get to the store on time, or simply a day late and a dollar short.
43 years ago I went to Vietnam, I wanted a knife, so my dad went to a sporting goods store bought a nice shiney hunting knife and painted it black and sent it over to me.(Back then I don't believe Mr. Busse was making knives and I wanted a Randall) but I got something different and it worked, I am sure there were many other stories like this from each war, does it really make a difference, with a military connection. Randall made lots of knives for servicemen over the years, does making an association with the military make them any better, probably not. Busse's, Randalls and other fine blades are what they are because of the people behind them. Are there pictures of all of them in that were used in the military, I doubt it, doesn't mean they were not there and being used.
I really don't think that Busse needs defending, they have done a great job up to this point which is a measure of their success.
