My Busse is Bigger Than Yours...

Havoc550

Havoc550

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Who can argue that the Butaniku is not the biggest Busse blade ever, am I right? I got one of mine on Friday (I hope I have another coming in) and it is a beast. Since this is my normal wall hanger color scheme, I will not be chopping into anything with it. Sorry, I can't do it, nope, can't do it, I want to, but can't. BTW, mine was sharpened by Big Bad Beef, so the grinds are perfect.

Speaking of chopping, I know I just said that, a quick reminder to those who may be new to the katana world, these are slashing swords, not chopping. I don't have any tatami mats to slash up right now and beating up saplings with a katana is sacrilegious. I know this Infi is tough stuff, but I still prefer to treat this blade as history intended.

The balance of this blade is definitely forward by quite a bit, even when gripping the sword correctly, you can still feel the balance is point heavy. Not all katana's are supposed to be balanced slightly after the tsuba (guard), it's really a personal preference. Swords meant for practice cutting usually favor a tip heavy design. Regardless, the Butaniku has a very unique thickness and geometry compared to a traditional katana, so it is understandable that it doesn't feel exactly the same. The only fault I can give the sword on the handling portion is the lanyard hole. It shouldn't be there or the G10 should continue down and be ground even with the tang, with little to no curve. The pinky on your non-dominant hand should rest on the flat bottom of the tsuka (handle).

Honestly, I am on very little sleep, I have no idea what I am saying right now, so here are some pics:

This first one is the Butaniku sitting below a Bugei Peace Katana. Notice the unnecessary, shameless ESP plug at the bottom left:

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Here is an image from the point side:

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A nice comparison of the tsuka/handle/grip/whatever. Notice the curve difference in the traditional katana:

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The above sword on this pic is a Shobu Zukuri wakizashi:

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Here it is with an FNX Tactical and the big boy FN SCAR 17S (Heavy):

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No gallery from me is complete without the tool that makes boys into men!! SHAKE IT!!

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I hope you enjoyed this presentation. I can link these pics in a much higher res if need be, just let me know.

(And as I close all my posts that include images, nothing on here is for sale or implied as such)
 
Awesome pics man, be sure to post some "in-use" pics :D :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Cappy2cap said:
nice..what did that Busse run you? if you dont mind...
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It was around $1600. I don't have the exact price since I ordered back during Blade 2012. It may have gone up since then, but until it becomes a regular item, none of us will know.

Cavalry_Scout said:
How much for the FNX?
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I paid $1300 new without the RMR. I have seen them for less and much more, so that was a fair price to me. I got it from Tilly's Armory out of Burnet, Texas. Look them up on Facebook, they get a lot of FN stuff and are great to deal with.

RobCamlin said:
Get a load of Money Bags over here
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I don't know what I was thinking with that picture. Maybe I was using those firearms as a size comparison for others regardless that some forum members post pics of $10k+ knife collections weekly. I am glad you asked though, because it's time you knew the truth. Those two firearms are why my life is in ruins now. I loved my 1998 Nissan Sentra, but I needed an FNX Tactical and a SCAR 17S more. I sold my car and scrounged up enough in savings to buy both. Because of that, I was forced to take the bus and since my wife was banned for biting a passenger, she had to quit her job. Shortly after that, Junior came down with the small pox and Betty Sue took to the Wild Turkey. I had to break open their community college fund that I opened at McDonalds to have them treated. My wife ended up having an affair with one of the McDonald's nugget cooks and she left me. Oh, I also lost my apartment and now live in a Hostel on a small Texas farm. Its not a great place, but some nights I do get decent sleep when the other patrons are not throwing their shoes at me.

You can call me a lot of things, but never "Money Bags". As you can see, I have nothing...
 
Havoc550 said:
I don't know what I was thinking with that picture. Maybe I was using those firearms as a size comparison for others regardless that some forum members post pics of $10k+ knife collections weekly. I am glad you asked though, because it's time you knew the truth. Those two firearms are why my life is in ruins now. I loved my 1998 Nissan Sentra, but I needed an FNX Tactical and a SCAR 17S more. I sold my car and scrounged up enough in savings to buy both. Because of that, I was forced to take the bus and since my wife was banned for biting a passenger, she had to quit her job. Shortly after that, Junior came down with the small pox and Betty Sue took to the Wild Turkey. I had to break open their community college fund that I opened at McDonalds to have them treated. My wife ended up having an affair with one of the McDonald's nugget cooks and she left me. Oh, I also lost my apartment and now live in a Hostel on a small Texas farm. Its not a great place, but some nights I do get decent sleep when the other patrons are not throwing their shoes at me.

You can call me a lot of things, but never "Money Bags". As you can see, I have nothing...
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Hahaha bro I was just kidding, you just have some impressive toys. Bravo for that response though.
 
Havoc550 said:
I don't know what I was thinking with that picture. Maybe I was using those firearms as a size comparison for others regardless that some forum members post pics of $10k+ knife collections weekly. I am glad you asked though, because it's time you knew the truth. Those two firearms are why my life is in ruins now. I loved my 1998 Nissan Sentra, but I needed an FNX Tactical and a SCAR 17S more. I sold my car and scrounged up enough in savings to buy both. Because of that, I was forced to take the bus and since my wife was banned for biting a passenger, she had to quit her job. Shortly after that, Junior came down with the small pox and Betty Sue took to the Wild Turkey. I had to break open their community college fund that I opened at McDonalds to have them treated. My wife ended up having an affair with one of the McDonald's nugget cooks and she left me. Oh, I also lost my apartment and now live in a Hostel on a small Texas farm. Its not a great place, but some nights I do get decent sleep when the other patrons are not throwing their shoes at me.

You can call me a lot of things, but never "Money Bags". As you can see, I have nothing...
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Awesome toys! Even more awesome response! Made my day.
 
Havoc550 said:
I wasn't 100% sure, so I responded this way to cover all angles. :)
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It comes full circle. If I recall correctly you poked fun at me abit about posting new scores from time to time.

That is a sweet sword!

I was wanting one but was on a tomahawk buying spree last Blade. These Busse Bataniku are indeed impressive.
 
Nice to see the well informed/historical review of the Butaniku. I hope you get your other in soon so we can get a review of it in action.
 
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