MountainmanDu Proto pics

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Been wanting a truck/car knife for a while and been thinking about a 711 or a 911 to throw out there, big, heavy, and decently inexpensive.

When the wall pics for KC were posted, I, like maky people were intrigued about the "bushcraft choppers/machete looking things".

The MountainmanDus themselves are pretty sweet, very blade heavy and I love the plunge line.

But, there was something about the protos I liked. They reminded me of corn knives, they are very lightweight and slim. The protos were all a tad different, but the one I grabbed, I liked the blade shape more.

So, I figured that's what I'd keep for the moment as a truck knife, and I was curious how it would do. Plus with the interest and questions people have on them I thought I'd do this brief pic thread.

The one I grabbed has a 10" long blade, and is .189" thick.





Love the way they did the scales







With everything still being in the "wintery-death looking" mode I didn't chop much with it. And when you handle the protos, you know it's not meant to be a heavy duty chopper, it's meant for more like brush and greenery.

But, I still gave a handging vine some chops, it was rougly 1.5" thick, took 4 swings to get through it





I did try some larger stuff, and some logs that were seasoned and harder. It did bite, but since the protos aren't as heavy as the regulars, it didn't bite deep. That being said, it's been a long time since I actually chopped with anything.

But as a small machete on greenery, shrubs, saplings, and limbs it should be pretty handy
 
Now I like that. Did you get the impression these might be made available to the masses?
 
Being that they are SR77, I didn't think that they would be. I didn't get a chance to talk to Garth about them all that much, but I got the feeling that they wanted to try a new design out and wanted to use some steel that had been sitting around.
 
I hope they go into production, the handle looks really comfortable. It looks even more comfortable than the RMD handle
 
I'm waiting for mine, 6'' blade i think, so nice design
I'll try to add pics and vids to this thread
Thank you Eric :thumbup:
 
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That 10" version thin stock is the one I'd go for. Do you have a combat grade Bushwacker to compare it to? They look so similar specs-wise.
 
Sorry, no BWM. I don't really have a Busse that's close in size and thickness to the MMD Proto
 
You got the best looking one of all the Protos, congrats again. :thumbup:

For a man that doesn't like Glocks, you've got good taste in knives. :rolleyes:

Consider thinning out the bevel behind the edge, and it will cut even deeper. Most Bussekin need a little help with edge geometry, IMO. Geometry cuts.

And for those waiting for more of these to be released, it will be a lot longer than two weeks. Dan Busse said on his forum that he cleaned out the corners of the Shop to get rid of all these old Protos, as they get ready for new Dog production.
 
Love that blade shape! :thumbup:
Nice score! Congrats to ya and thanks for the pix. :)
 
Nice Score!!! Thanx for the Pics Mark....:thumbup:
 
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