Old BMs, Where Are They All?

[willic]

OH MY.............. When I started this thread, I had no idea what was coming! Completely in awe!

 

[bullpin]

Some really cool old mistresses pictured in this thread. Thanks guys. Hopefully one day i'll get the chance to use one.

 

[Blueoak]

Great thread. I love the old BM's.

 

[gk4ever2]

willic, To answer your original question "where are they all", the SHBM is an iconic Busse, so I would guess that many are in collections of old hogs that do not post these days. In my opinion it is a great knife to use, so I am sure there are users out there that rarely if ever appear in this forum. Sadly, some SHBMs will end up like this:
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[Cobalt]

Check out the top SHBM. It has a full swedge all the way across. I sold this one several years ago.

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

Why now?

 

[JohnTheTexican]

Wish I still had this beauty...

Do you still have this one?

 

[Lil' Foo]

Do you still have this one?

Indeed I do!!
I still have the original magazine you gave me to go along with it!!
You're a true hog!



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[trukreltrog]

I still have a copy of that laying around too. Cool you got the knife from it,,,

 

[Lil' Foo]

She stays right here with the other 2.





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[Lil' Foo]

I still have a copy of that laying around too. Cool you got the knife from it,,,

Thank you... It was a tough hunt!!

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[Cobalt]

Thank you... It was a tough hunt!!

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WASP!!!! Isn't that one an Rc of 64-65?

 

[Gravelface]

Nnnnnoooooo. My babies. Why do you torment me so!!!

 

[Tyrade83]

The only wasps I'd like to have around.

 

[Cobalt]

I am going to write this in large bold letters so everyone understands the importance of Busse's heat treat. Ask anyone about heat treating a piece of steel that has 0.6% Carbon or less and see what they say about how high an Rc they can reach. No one will ever expect any steel with 0.6% C to reach an Rc of 65. Busse did it with the WASP. Amazing. And that knife has been through a lot. Shows the toughness of that original INFI coupled with Busse's HT. .

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

I am going to write this in large bold letters so everyone understands the importance of Busse's heat treat. Ask anyone about heat treating a piece of steel that has 0.6% Carbon or less and see what they say about how high an Rc they can reach. No one will ever expect any steel with 0.6% C to reach an Rc of 65. Busse did it with the WASP. Amazing. And that knife has been through a lot. Shows the toughness of that original INFI coupled with Busse's HT. .

Brings a tear to my eye. We need a ROCKY montage.........

 

[rcb2000]

Wow, amazing pieces of history here.
Can't imagine how that high rc performs.
Do you think that was one of the blades Jerry used in the challenge at blade?
Edit: nope it was a basic 9

 

[Cobalt]

Wow, amazing pieces of history here.
Can't imagine how that high rc performs.
Do you think that was one of the blades Jerry used in the challenge at blade?
Edit: nope it was a basic 9

No, it was not that one. That one was a std SHBM at Rc of 61 that jerry used.

 

[rcb2000]

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...ght=Jerry+Busse+rope+cutting+Blade+Show&pp=20

This is the one I was thinking of.
Is there another one? I know Busse used to have a big ad that showed a knife doing all the tests like the bending in a vice, etc.

 

[rcb2000]

Combat grade SHBM 297??!!!!! [emoji46]


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