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Jerry didn't start using nickel tubes until around the time the GM came out; not to mention that recently the saber grind has been showing up a lot more frequently coming out of Wauseon. So this knife can't be very old. I think it was made well after Jerry got away from the .25" SJ's and started making them in 3/16". This one is not from the original .25" SJ runs.
And by the way, I'm surprised Skunk didn't offer to tell you this, but the serial number on a Busse knife means nothing. It is no sure indicator of how many of a particular model were made. When I ordered my AS, Dave (Roberson?) asked me what serial # I wanted on mine, and showed me a list of the serial numbers that were already taken. I wanted #419, and that's what I got. That does NOT mean that there were at least 419 AS's made. If I had asked for #999999999 that's what they would've put on my blade. FYI someone had already reserved serial #762, for obvious reasons. Usually, as in my case, a high serial # on a Busse is requested strickly for sentimental reasons and has nothing to do with how many were made or the order in which they were made. The Tanker A's may be an exception; I don't know.
And by the way, I'm surprised Skunk didn't offer to tell you this, but the serial number on a Busse knife means nothing. It is no sure indicator of how many of a particular model were made. When I ordered my AS, Dave (Roberson?) asked me what serial # I wanted on mine, and showed me a list of the serial numbers that were already taken. I wanted #419, and that's what I got. That does NOT mean that there were at least 419 AS's made. If I had asked for #999999999 that's what they would've put on my blade. FYI someone had already reserved serial #762, for obvious reasons. Usually, as in my case, a high serial # on a Busse is requested strickly for sentimental reasons and has nothing to do with how many were made or the order in which they were made. The Tanker A's may be an exception; I don't know.
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huh? i got fricked, my 2 AS's didn't even have numbers on them. you are speaking of the assultshaker, right
AS = After Shock (I know I know, it stands for Assault Shaker too, but in this case I mean the former; I thought it would be understood since there we've never seen any Assault Shakers with serial #'s)
The "silver" tubes look silver but I think it's safe to say they're nickel (I think we can all agree that they aren't actually silver; nickel is soft and maleable similar to brass, but real silver would not work well for the tubes; plus they would tarnish and cost a fortune.)
The "silver" tubes look silver but I think it's safe to say they're nickel (I think we can all agree that they aren't actually silver; nickel is soft and maleable similar to brass, but real silver would not work well for the tubes; plus they would tarnish and cost a fortune.)
Filosofem,
In hindsight I shouldn't have represented that Busse serial #'s NEVER mean anything, since I can't know that for sure. Perhaps there have been some limited production runs that were sequentially numbered, but I can tell you for certain that in the case of the After Shocks and Mister Mojos, they were not sequentially numbered, and you could reserve any number you wanted for your knife, as long as it wasn't already taken. Nobody cared about getting serial number 001, or 002, etc.; everyone wanted the cool numbers, like 44, 50, 357, 223, 308, 556, 762, 3006, etc. Those were the first numbers to go. So the serial numbers were never intended to represent the order in which your blade was made; rather the purpose for the serial numbers was to personalize each blade to its owner by letting him choose a number that had some personal meaning to him, which a lot of us thought was pretty cool. Anyway this is good news for you as I'm pretty confident that there are nowhere near 404 SJ-LE's just like yours (saber grind, quarter inch, with nickel tubes) floating around. I'd say they're a bit more rare than that. It's possible I'm wrong though; I guess no one can say for sure except for The Man. Congrats either way. It's a beautiful knife and not a bad investment either (especially in Europe, where Busse's are more scarce).
Skunk,
only 53 .25" SJ's ever made? That seems like a low number but that's good news for me (and you)! Anyway, your SJ collection is killer and drool-worthy as always. I'll bet even Jerry wishes he had as nice a Satin Jack collection.
In hindsight I shouldn't have represented that Busse serial #'s NEVER mean anything, since I can't know that for sure. Perhaps there have been some limited production runs that were sequentially numbered, but I can tell you for certain that in the case of the After Shocks and Mister Mojos, they were not sequentially numbered, and you could reserve any number you wanted for your knife, as long as it wasn't already taken. Nobody cared about getting serial number 001, or 002, etc.; everyone wanted the cool numbers, like 44, 50, 357, 223, 308, 556, 762, 3006, etc. Those were the first numbers to go. So the serial numbers were never intended to represent the order in which your blade was made; rather the purpose for the serial numbers was to personalize each blade to its owner by letting him choose a number that had some personal meaning to him, which a lot of us thought was pretty cool. Anyway this is good news for you as I'm pretty confident that there are nowhere near 404 SJ-LE's just like yours (saber grind, quarter inch, with nickel tubes) floating around. I'd say they're a bit more rare than that. It's possible I'm wrong though; I guess no one can say for sure except for The Man. Congrats either way. It's a beautiful knife and not a bad investment either (especially in Europe, where Busse's are more scarce).
Skunk,
only 53 .25" SJ's ever made? That seems like a low number but that's good news for me (and you)! Anyway, your SJ collection is killer and drool-worthy as always. I'll bet even Jerry wishes he had as nice a Satin Jack collection.
