Question regarding Busse Battle Mistress

d762nato said:
Or this Busse Argonne Assault LB it looks pretty nice but may be some what hard to locate. You wouldn't have to worry about it coming out of your hand though.

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I still think this would make the Baddest Hog Killer out there. It's pointy and sharp on both sides of the blade and looks like it would slide right in like butter. It's not going to come out of the hand when it gets bloody I wouldn't think either.
 
d762nato said:
I still think this would make the Baddest Hog Killer out there. It's pointy and sharp on both sides of the blade and looks like it would slide right in like butter. It's not going to come out of the hand when it gets bloody I wouldn't think either.
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They fit probably 20% of people's hands. If you can't find gloves to fit this knife is for you, otherwise it needs to be modified. Still one of my favorite designs. I love the history behind the name too.
 
breavis5694 said:
They fit probably 20% of people's hands. If you can't find gloves to fit this knife is for you, otherwise it needs to be modified. Still one of my favorite designs. I love the history behind the name too.
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Your saying it's too big for most people? I hadn't heard that before, not that I've been researching it specifically
 
I have average hands and the finger grooved mojo is too big to use all the grooves. Once the custom shop opens back, I plan on sending it in to have the last 3 grooves taken out
 
d762nato said:
I still think this would make the Baddest Hog Killer out there. It's pointy and sharp on both sides of the blade and looks like it would slide right in like butter. It's not going to come out of the hand when it gets bloody I wouldn't think either.
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Something to ponder: You poke piggy with knuckle knife, piggy twist badly while poked in death throes, what remains of your hand still caught in knuckle knife becomes broken, dislocated or worse... worth it? :eek: This is why many mechanics/electrians/welders/etc tend to not wear rings, digits are more valuable than accouterments. ;)
 
Yea I would feel better with the experts doing it. I want to leave the first one and take the others out
 
AZTimT said:
Something to ponder: You poke piggy with knuckle knife, piggy twist badly while poked in death throes, what remains of your hand still caught in knuckle knife becomes broken, dislocated or worse... worth it? :eek: This is why many mechanics/electrians/welders/etc tend to not wear rings, digits are more valuable than accouterments. ;)
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Excellent point. Wild boar are very tough animals and they do not go down easy. I would never use a knife with a D-guard on one and I have never seen such used. Boars do not like to die easy. Anyone who is using a knife to kill a hog is likely using dogs to catch it. The hounds will back the hog up somewhere where he can't go anywhere or because he is tired. At that point the dogs will go in and nip at the hog from all angles. It is extremely important for the men to run in and use catch dogs to catch the hog otherwise you end up with several dead hound dogs. Once the american bulldogs or pits catch the hog, you go in and either throw it by grabbing rear legs and lifting or you go in and stab it. The hog is still fighting when you stab it. You stab it in the side into the heart lung area. If the pig turns on you with that knife still in him and you have the knuckle guard it will break your wrist and fingers for sure.
 
AZTimT said:
Something to ponder: You poke piggy with knuckle knife, piggy twist badly while poked in death throes, what remains of your hand still caught in knuckle knife becomes broken, dislocated or worse... worth it? :eek: This is why many mechanics/electrians/welders/etc tend to not wear rings, digits are more valuable than accouterments. ;)
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You make a valid point Tim for some reason it never crossed my mine as to this possibility of this happening but then I guess I've never wrestled a wild boar with a knife. :D At any rate the AA is a cool knife you have to admit. :thumbup:
 
d762nato said:
You make a valid point Tim for some reason it never crossed my mine as to this possibility of this happening but then I guess I've never wrestled a wild boar with a knife. :D At any rate the AA is a cool knife you have to admit. :thumbup:
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The AA is killer cool for sure, no argument there, but ideally suited for long pork problems. ;)
 
Most folks who go after hogs use way too much knife. Extreme length will make it harder to kill a hog cleanly.

A double edged blade is twice as deadly for this use.

Finally, the "sweet spot" is under the front shoulder, the skin is much thinner and quite easy to penetrate. Accuracy, and a quiet mind make more difference than a big fancy knife.

Talk to Larry Harley if you have time. He will learn you some.

Shane
 
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I am sorry guys.

That whole line about hogs being hard to kill is just not so.

If the hunter does his job, making a good thrust, and pumping the knife handle, up and down, "like pumping water from a well" the arteries above the heart are severed and the hog goes down like a light switch was shut off.

The description of the target area is wrong. Look at the anatomy in a 3D sense. A hog's chest narrows dramatically immediately between its front legs. It is possible to actually pierce the chest cavity and go right on through with a super long knife.


The skin as I described before is no thicker than a deer skin, and nowhere near as tough as the skin on the neck and shoulder.

Why would you ever attack a boar hog in its toughest spots?

Shane



C'mon now.
 
I've named my BattleSaw "Ole Razorback" ;)

Not very original, I know...:o

But totally accurate! :thumbup:
 
devieduran said:
if you strong enough to stab deep enough to the wild board, i think it would be dead

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I agree. The blade will make the kill but you are going to have to stab much harder than you would with a needle point or spear point (my favorite). Think of a bayonet for instance, its a spear point for a reason. Please note the USMC still uses a bowie blade for a bayonet. They have no issues with this blade style. Any blade will kill, it is a matter of how easy the work is and how clean the cut is. Regardless of shape, sharper the better.
 
I would think anything with sharpend top swdge would be good. Have you thought of getting a regulator? Don't get me wrong IV never been hog hunting on farm we use a gun to put them down price of a bullet well worth making it easy. Any who I would think anything custom with sharp swedge would do the job with very little effort.
 
PeteyTwoPointOne said:
I've named my BattleSaw "Ole Razorback" ;)

Not very original, I know...:o

But totally accurate! :thumbup:
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Jerry should have called the Battle Saw the Razorback Mistress. Think that's been mentioned previously. Doesn't mean we can't! ;) :thumbup:
 
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