I just weighed my 2010 Swamp Rat Warden that has the coating stripped off at 2.3 oz.
Unfortunately I didn't weigh it with the coating.
This in on a digital scale that has been calibrated.
Had to throw some more sand in the Vaseline eh?
I can't "knowledgeably" account for all the variances on the Rat Wardens.
All I can do is throw out theories and speculation.
Further, it is a knife that I had one of from 2007, but I sold without measuring or weighing. I have weighed and measured most myself. I just didn't think to on that one. So, I have to take info from others and ask for accuracy and interpret accuracy as best I can.
Maybe the Rat Wardens are just cut out of various "Scrap" SR-101 remnants and the scrap remnants have varying thickness.
For now, I have 3 reports of the 2010 Rat Warden at 2.2 ounces. I assume from what I can tell, those weights were provided including coatings.
Right now, 2.3 ounces without the coating is the anomoly. The coating probably only weighs about 0.05 ounce or so - maybe 0.1 ounce at most. If you sanded yours to satin and removed any significant amount of steel as well, then yours appears to be even more of an anomoly.
**** Maybe yours was a "Left-Over" from 2007 (?????).
I don't have much problem with a 0.1 ounce variance for the chart. I am a stickler for details and accuracy. But, these knives are just going to have some variances. I "Expect" variances on many of the knives. Some of the larger knives can easily have variances of up to an ounce or two - especially if they have different handle materials. G10 commonly weighs an ounce or so more than micarta on "average" sized handles. I have tried to notate the chart with certain common variances such as G10 vs. micarta, specified thickness that defined a given release: .25" thick FSH vs. .27" FSH and such, or different grinds such as full height flat vs. saber.
Keeping track of all of the Busse variances is a bit tricky.
Honestly, I didn't really expect so many variances on the small skelly knives since they don't have handles. But, it is what it is. There are some differences on the Rat Wardens in thickness and weight. The thickness from some is apparently going to be noticeable. The weight differences are not going to be that big a deal to most. Most people are not going to be terribly concerned about 1/2 ounce, let alone 1/10th ounce.
Although, I have tried to be as accurate down to 5/100th ounce as that is the extent of the accuracy of my personal scale.
For now, I still just have an estimate on the weight for the thicker 2007 version.
**** I guess we might have to keep in mind the "possibility" that some of the knives shipped in 2010 were left-over from 2007.
There does not seem to be any notation differentiating the two. And Busse is known to keep some "Left-Overs" around for various shows. So, that is my best guess.
I don't have a much better explanation.
The chart for weights and specs was only intended to be a reference guide and I think it still serves its purpose with its numbers being provided as accurately as possible and with the existing disclaimer posted at the top that some variances will and do occur.
It is what it is.
Let's Drink! :thumbup:
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