My Classic - NOe :)

[TurnerIII]

Well, after going on a INFI selling spree and settling down the MRS - I was contacted by a truly great Hog and he offered me this - a NOe.
(and I cant thank him enough!)

Its something I have been after for some time. One of my first Busses was a NOe and I have owned several since - but (as the old story goes) let them slip through my hands.

Not this time. I have her and I am keeping her!

Smooth coated, asymmetrical edge w/ what I am thinking is an original sheath. SWEET! I like the classics and this is sure one of them:thumbup:

 

[stjones]

Congrats!!!
The E series look AWESOME!!!
I really like the SHe.
How are does the texturing on the handle feel in hand?

 

[TurnerIII]

Congrats!!!
The E series look AWESOME!!!
I really like the SHe.
How are does the texturing on the handle feel in hand?

It feels very nice, plenty to grab hold of and not too abrasive. Just like an old girlfriend coming home.

SHes are excellent too - but for me the NOe makes for a better all around camp blade. Lighter, easier to carry and can do about the same tasks.

And then there is the BMe - which is about the perfect larger Busse for me
.

 

[t1mpani]

I'm one of those who greatly laments the passing of the E handles. That was the era when I became aware of Busse, and the ergo line is still what I picture when I think of this company. It's a shame, because one of the "problems" of the E series would have been addressed by a very common feature of later designs---namely, wider blades. This would have helped counter the admittedly heavy E-handle and shifted the balance more forward, improving their chopping ability greatly. Of course, so would skeletonizing the handle a bit, as blasphemous as that sounds (done correctly, they'd STILL be absurdly strong). Don't get me wrong, I very much like many of the designs that have come later, but all of them feel slightly wrong when I pick them up, because I know what a REAL Busse is supposed to feel like.

Great pickup, BTW :thumbup:

 

[RussMo]

It feels very nice, plenty to grab hold of and not too abrasive. Just like an old girlfriend coming home.

SHes are excellent too - but for me the NOe makes for a better all around camp blade. Lighter, easier to carry and can do about the same tasks.

And then there is the BMe - which is about the perfect larger Busse for me
.

T-III, you are dead on with the NO-e making such an all around camp blade:thumbup:. I know I like mine!!!

 

[Matteo Escobar]

Love. It.

Ergo series is my favorite.

 

[TurnerIII]

Ya, I like the old style Busses - smooth coating and all :thumbup: