My AK47 has beauty marks? What's the story here?

Walking Man

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Hi, everyone, I know this is going to sound like I'm complaining, but I'd like to know what's up with my sword. I have a couple light gouges, and I mean very light and tiny, but it's not something you'd normally see on a new knife. I think it's part of the corrrugated beveling thingy. Basically I'm curious what caused this and if others have the same thing. And no, I don't want to send it back, so there. :p
This picture doesn't really show much, because it was hard to get them to show up at all, but if you look at the top and the bottom of this page you'll see two small lines, there's actually a third and fourth one, but they are hardly noticable, and you'll see it if you look for it. Thanks.
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Well I see them but I have no idea what caused them. The factory sheath? My terror monkey had scratches that look like they were caused by the factory sheath. The shop said to sent it back and they'd take care of it but I been too lazy. The scratches on my TM ran parallel (sp?) with the edge of the blade not across like yours.
 
On old Straight Handled Battle Mistress's and Steel Hearts there were such lines from stacking at the factory or the coaters.

On the small knives you can sometimes find a line inside the rear Talon hole
where the knife was hung during coating.

On the knives made 5+ years ago two parallel lines 90 degrees to the blade
were common enough, go look carefully at your old coated blades.

Beat the sword a little and you will never notice.:D

Remember these really are made to use and abuse and can be made quite unhappy by being kept prisoner in a safe.

I have seen a few people get all upset from finding lines from being hung at the coater,,,to the extent they returned the knives.

I think those particular people would not be likely to use the knife in the first place.

Busse now makes Shiny, pretty knives for collecting,,the coated knives are for beating (in my never so humble, but seemingly often asked for opinion) :rolleyes:
 
Andre, I'm just not that picky; okay, I admit that I thought about sending it back, but the idea disappeared quickly. It's a keeper, and these little lines make it more interesting, I just wanted to find out what the story was, so I could pass it on if the sword ever leaves my collection, and it's also good to know for my own Busseducation. BTW, they are not just lines, they are actually gouges. At first I thought there might be some chance these might compromise the structural integrity of the sword, but then, I realized how silly I was being and that there's just no way a couple small gouges will make this sword any weaker.
 
There should not be gouges in any long blade that is meant for abuse. I dont care what anyone says about "its a user...its not about fit and finish"...if you dont mind stress risers on a LONG blade, then its no big deal. If the lines are only in the blade coating, that is one thing. If they are actual gouges in he steel, that is quite another.
 
TikTok, I think it will be okay. The gouges are definetly in the steel, but I don't really see these compromising the structural intergrity at all.
 
I remember reading that the AK47's that had lines were made of 420J2 steel. So you got a collector:thumbup:


Walking Man said:
Hi, everyone, I know this is going to sound like I'm complaining, but I'd like to know what's up with my sword. I have a couple light gouges, and I mean very light and tiny, but it's not something you'd normally see on a new knife. I think it's part of the corrrugated beveling thingy. Basically I'm curious what caused this and if others have the same thing. And no, I don't want to send it back, so there. :p
This picture doesn't really show much, because it was hard to get them to show up at all, but if you look at the top and the bottom of this page you'll see two small lines, there's actually a third and fourth one, but they are hardly noticable, and you'll see it if you look for it. Thanks.
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You might want to wait to see if anyone else's has these marks before you use it. If no one else has these marks or maybe just a couple then you could have a very rare Busse sword on your hand that could be worth a fortune. People(skunk) will trade you two normal AK-47's for your one. :D

Oh I can only hope that mine has these marks!

:D
 
try for a better picture and then send one to jerry or garth to examine. that would be your best bet.

other than that how does that beast feel?
 
My swamp rat has these lines, it's just a cosmetic thing and I don't mind. I didn't buy these knives for display so.....
 
idahoskunk said:
try for a better picture and then send one to jerry or garth to examine. that would be your best bet.

other than that how does that beast feel?
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That is my better picture. :grumpy: I wish I could do better..... Maybe I can, now that I think about it....
But it feels GREAT!
 
Okay, here's the best I could do, I maxed out the resolution on my scanner, and increased the contrast a little bit, and here we go.
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man that is like looking at a HAIR on a gnats azz. How did you notice that?
 
Looks like teeth marks from when Jerry was pillaging the ship carrying JWB across the Atlantic!:eek:

Truly a collector's item!:cool: Congrats!
 
If it is not a line on the coating, if it is indeed a gouge of some sort in the steel of the sword then check with the factory.

Sorry,90 degree to the knife marks in the coating are not uncommon in the older knives.

I made an Assumption,,, :foot:

So I made an A$$ out of U and mption (Just call me mption)

I formally here apologize, mea culpa, mea culpa, I did it, I was wrong, and I am sorry. :(
 
Cobalt said:
man that is like looking at a HAIR on a gnats azz. How did you notice that?
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For your info.... I can see it clearly at arm's length. Under decent light, I stop seeing it at around 6 feet. I used to have to check QC on parts for a printing company, and that's how we would gauge how bad a scratch was or if it needed to be fixed, depending on product placement.
 
papathud said:
I formally here apologize, mea culpa, mea culpa, I did it, I was wrong, and I am sorry. :(
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Andre, easy with the self-imposed guilt trip. Everything is cool here. :cool:
 
Walking Man,

My kids say that I should be a travel agent,,,,,I keep going on, or keep sending them on "Guilt" Trips.

Guilt is what I do when I feel that I have done wrong, followed for the most part by acknowledgment, apology and then possible restitution.

People who do much, make mistakes, what I want to do is to learn from them and move on with my life with greater knowledge and understanding.

Failure is an opportunity to begin again with more knowledge and experience.
 
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