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Hey hogs!
I haven't been very active for the past couple years, (I know this is going to shock you all, but I find that a lack of disposable income and this forum are sometimes a bit at odds) but I am looking at a few Busses and wondering what kind of value I could expect them to have held. I am also curious about some production specifics on a few of these.
1. BOSS Jack LE and Azula leather sheath. This baby is in mint (or close to it--I can't find any scratches or other flaws. One thing I have always wondered about is the "CUSTOM" logo printed on these (on the side not shown). I haven't seen it on any other Busse models... I'm sure it's on something else, but I haven't seen it. What confuses me about all the various "Custom Shop" and "Crab Shack" stuff is how there will be seemingly full runs of LEs like this one that are apparently made by the Custom Shop, but also lots of one-offs. I know that the CS has made a ton of changes in the past decade in how and what they do, but it really blurs the lines of the what I feel most people mean when they talk about "customs." I guess that what my question boils down to is this: what makes this model "custom," as it's marked?
2. (Choil-less Anorexic) BOSS Street LE. Also mint. No sheath. Although it seems very much a tandem with the BOSS Jack above, there's no "Custom" logo on this. Hmmm.
3. Fusion Battle Mistress with Rainwalker(?) leather sheath. Seems to be new condition. This is one of those cerakoted with "ancient bronze," I think it was called. I have heard different things about how many of these were made, but it was always a low number around 10. Does anyone know the actual number? The sheath was sold to me as a Rainwalker but doesn't have a maker's mark, so I'm not sure.
4. CS INFIdu with Savage Made leather sheath. In great condition, though it has some minor wear on the bevels near the spine just from sheath removal/reinsertion. This is one of those instances where it's marked with a CS logo but looks like a regular production model. I guess that at different points Busse might have done some smaller runs of previous productions in the CS for things like Blade Show or for Ganzas?
5. Forsaken Steel Heart/Nano Fusion Steel Heart with unmarked kydex. This guy has a bit of wear on the belly and the edge was polished on an Edge Pro or something similar. What is the actual name of this knife?
6. Combat Grade Nuclear Meltdown Fusion Steel Heart. Forum member Whupash did a great job stripping and sanding this to the point where it's polished to being somewhere between a satin and mirror finish. He also made the excellent dangler-style kydex sheath. Used with some minor scratches, but still looks great and is sharp as heck. This was my first Busse and it started the obsession!
7. SARGE 7 LE with Armorall Leather sheath. This is in great condition, unused, but there is a bit of handling wear. I haven't bothered to weigh this, but I've always been very impressed by how light it is. It feels even lighter than an uncoated micarta TGLB. Beautiful sheath work by Dwayne.
8. ASH1. This is an oddity, because it's a quarter-inch thick INFI version with a saber grind. The BIG satin finish covers up some wear on the bevels. I would still say this is in very good condition. I am considering listing this (housed in a KABAR sheath) but honestly not sure what it would be worth. Where did this variant come from? I haven't seen any other ASH1s with this thickness and grind.
9. BG BOSS Jack and Azula leather sheath. In new condition. I LOVE the BG BOSS Jacks (probably even prefer them over all the INFI variants) but I have bought three of these over the years as new, and the coating on the tip is always weird. it looks like there the coating was applied too thick and then chipped off or something. Some of them even look a bit crooked or something. Does anyone know what the deal with the tips on these is? This one was the best of the three I have owned, but still looks a bit weird at the tip. I tried to capture it in a photo but didn't do a very good job.
That's all for now... What do you all think?
I haven't been very active for the past couple years, (I know this is going to shock you all, but I find that a lack of disposable income and this forum are sometimes a bit at odds) but I am looking at a few Busses and wondering what kind of value I could expect them to have held. I am also curious about some production specifics on a few of these.
1. BOSS Jack LE and Azula leather sheath. This baby is in mint (or close to it--I can't find any scratches or other flaws. One thing I have always wondered about is the "CUSTOM" logo printed on these (on the side not shown). I haven't seen it on any other Busse models... I'm sure it's on something else, but I haven't seen it. What confuses me about all the various "Custom Shop" and "Crab Shack" stuff is how there will be seemingly full runs of LEs like this one that are apparently made by the Custom Shop, but also lots of one-offs. I know that the CS has made a ton of changes in the past decade in how and what they do, but it really blurs the lines of the what I feel most people mean when they talk about "customs." I guess that what my question boils down to is this: what makes this model "custom," as it's marked?
2. (Choil-less Anorexic) BOSS Street LE. Also mint. No sheath. Although it seems very much a tandem with the BOSS Jack above, there's no "Custom" logo on this. Hmmm.
3. Fusion Battle Mistress with Rainwalker(?) leather sheath. Seems to be new condition. This is one of those cerakoted with "ancient bronze," I think it was called. I have heard different things about how many of these were made, but it was always a low number around 10. Does anyone know the actual number? The sheath was sold to me as a Rainwalker but doesn't have a maker's mark, so I'm not sure.
4. CS INFIdu with Savage Made leather sheath. In great condition, though it has some minor wear on the bevels near the spine just from sheath removal/reinsertion. This is one of those instances where it's marked with a CS logo but looks like a regular production model. I guess that at different points Busse might have done some smaller runs of previous productions in the CS for things like Blade Show or for Ganzas?
5. Forsaken Steel Heart/Nano Fusion Steel Heart with unmarked kydex. This guy has a bit of wear on the belly and the edge was polished on an Edge Pro or something similar. What is the actual name of this knife?
6. Combat Grade Nuclear Meltdown Fusion Steel Heart. Forum member Whupash did a great job stripping and sanding this to the point where it's polished to being somewhere between a satin and mirror finish. He also made the excellent dangler-style kydex sheath. Used with some minor scratches, but still looks great and is sharp as heck. This was my first Busse and it started the obsession!
7. SARGE 7 LE with Armorall Leather sheath. This is in great condition, unused, but there is a bit of handling wear. I haven't bothered to weigh this, but I've always been very impressed by how light it is. It feels even lighter than an uncoated micarta TGLB. Beautiful sheath work by Dwayne.
8. ASH1. This is an oddity, because it's a quarter-inch thick INFI version with a saber grind. The BIG satin finish covers up some wear on the bevels. I would still say this is in very good condition. I am considering listing this (housed in a KABAR sheath) but honestly not sure what it would be worth. Where did this variant come from? I haven't seen any other ASH1s with this thickness and grind.
9. BG BOSS Jack and Azula leather sheath. In new condition. I LOVE the BG BOSS Jacks (probably even prefer them over all the INFI variants) but I have bought three of these over the years as new, and the coating on the tip is always weird. it looks like there the coating was applied too thick and then chipped off or something. Some of them even look a bit crooked or something. Does anyone know what the deal with the tips on these is? This one was the best of the three I have owned, but still looks a bit weird at the tip. I tried to capture it in a photo but didn't do a very good job.
That's all for now... What do you all think?
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