Rarest of the rare

[voracious1]

Here is another odd show find for me. Not sure how rare these were but this was the first and only one I have ever seen.

Aww heck there's tons of those ol two bolt badgers around. Meh, A2.
I'll do you a favor and send you some nice fresh INFI for it.
I kid. Great find!

 

[mamun1024]

Ask Monte, he has most of the rarest of the rare.

Then again, the Apache Thrower and the Knight Lite are still MIA

HA! I wish bro, I wish! When Skunk, The Bully, and Jaxx digs up their rare stash, I won't even be in the same playing field....

Let me see, a production knife that just an example or two were made, but did not make it into regular Production, When the E-Models were introduced there was a smaller than the Badger E made, Called the Game Warden, showed at the show where the other E-Models were introduced, maybe a picture or two in a Magazine, I know of Two, the first one has a Logo, on the back of the handle I think, Skunk has the other one.

The Mis-Marked ZTNO as ZTSH is one of a kind Mistake, Monty has that now, The INFI BBSHSH, oh ya, Monty has that one now too, maybe the Steel Heart Ghosts, oh crap, Monty got that one too, Monty was a Very Busy Fella I will have you know!

Early Triple Grinds, especially Badger Attacks, the one Quadruple Grind Badger

Back in the Beginning, Back when just Battle Mistresses were made from INFI there was a Mutant (that is what Variants were called back then) looks very much like the Blue Grass Bowie, a long clip point, but is the length of a Steel Heart but made from a Battle Mistress and BeadBlasted.

Pictures, yup, I should get back to doing that again some day.

Andre, hope all is well brother!
Since Andre mentioned few that I have, I'll start with those...

ZTNO Mismarked

INFI BBSHSH

Ghost SHSHII, the BUSSE stamp is there but very faint.

A few more that I consider rare or have spent quite a bit of effort to get...

Hood Knife LE

ZTNO Ghost

Spearpoint

Skeleton

Shark

Lil' Ugly

Wedding Knife

Hunter

SHBA Proto

OINK SOWEE

LMS

ABA LE

SHBM LE

SHSJ LE

ZTSJ

Snakeskin MOAB

Snakeskin AK

 

[Eric Isaacson]

Monte,
Those are great pieces. Thanks for sharing a bit of your collection.

 

[bobbystoney]

Why in the world did I ever sell the MOAB and AK?

 

[gunfixrjoe]

This thread rocks

 

[Eric Isaacson]

This isn't the rarest piece out there but it is one of my rarest. Especially fun to wear it to shows in my Okuden Custom kydex and have people ask what it is.

 

[Eric Isaacson]

Aluminum AK was mentioned before. Wish I'd bought the other one I saw at the show when I got this one.



Here's the other one in case someone is on the search for it. I don't own the gray bladed one, don't remember who bought it, was at the Knob Creek show several years ago. I don't know a total number but it can't be many

 

[Eric Isaacson]

Here's a favorite of mine. 3 of 3 Full flat ground AD's from the very first run, ground to a flat grind by Jerry (with a great story that goes with them straight from Jerry) It took me a while to get all 3 but I finally did. Flat ground with Logo's. There is at least one other flat ground one out there, but it was done on the secondary market (and no logo as the logo was ground off)

 

[mamun1024]

Why in the world did I ever sell the MOAB and AK?

To help out a piglet?

Monte,
Those are great pieces. Thanks for sharing a bit of your collection.

Thanks Eric. I've always wondered what it would look like to see a pic of a complete collection from you, Jaxx, or Skunk. It'll probably have to be series of pics but still....

 

[RussMo]

This is one of the more amazing threads I've seen in a while. Thanks everyone for knocking some dust off and coughing up the pics. A little of Busse Combat Blade history is a cool thing!!!

 

[hookahhabib]

This is one of the more amazing threads I've seen in a while. Thanks everyone for knocking some dust off and coughing up the pics. A little of Busse Combat Blade history is a cool thing!!!

^^^^^ What he said


I was happy enough with the Busse Picture Game thread, but this has moved things to another level...

Keep it up HOGS, I know some of you are still holding out on us

 

[Lora7]

Great googley moogley! Look at all of those classics!

 

[RobStanley]

Great googley moogley! Look at all of those classics!

hahahaha! Good one. Googley moogley indeed.

 

[deepdive]

I have HG55 which looks more like Urban Grudge (and I have seen one simillar customer mod here recently). It has different tip and end of the handle, just like urban grudge.
All I know it is from Knob Creek, I bought it new from EU seller.

Cant post pics, sorry

 

[RussMo]

Monte,
Bro you suck!!! Good gosh that HOOD KNIFE is the one !!! What fantastic pics, thanks for the postings...

 

[gunfixrjoe]

Wouldn't it be something if Jerry himself broke out some stuff from his own personal stash, just to give us a peek.....

 

[dericdesmond]

Wouldn't it be something if Jerry himself broke out some stuff from his own personal stash, just to give us a peek.....

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/882809-Early-Busse-Blades-From-The-1980s

 

[M67]

I try not to post pics of this, but I've heard this fatty A2 SHBA is decently rare. Not sure on the other though

 

[jball1125]

I'd say the other is pretty common. I see it in my dreams all the time.

 

[Bigfattyt]

The folder counts of course, but only to a degree. I firmly believe it is a myth and that Jaxx is in on the hoax!!!!!! joking.......

Well, several Proto's did leave the compound. Under strict agreements not to show, or sell (if I remember correctly).

Some Proto's were sold, and pics posted. I may or may not have snagged some screen grabs.

If I had the cash, I would have bought one.


I think the Chuckette is a 1 off.