RMD status

hhmoore

hhmoore

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Over the past few days, I have seen a number of posts referencing the RMD going away, selling out, being discontinued. Nobody responds to my subsequent inquiries in those threads, so I can't take them too seriously. But what if they're true? The Swamp would neither confirm, nor deny.
Is somebody here just trying to screw with people? Cause a run on RMD purchases? Fill us with panic because the fall of the RMD would mean that civizilation, as we know it, is ending? Maybe the RMD is tired of being the bratty little sister, and becoming the InfiDu?
I don't know what's happening, or who started the buzz....but, whoever it was
Thank you! I just ordered 2 RMDs to add to the mischief.

Unfortunately, adding these two could cause problems, depending on how things are categorized.
Are ratmandus and infidus close enough to be grouped together? If so, would the MMDs go in the same group?
(I'll explain the quandry after I consider a few replies)
 
I ordered another in muddy with tan canvas right after they "sold out" on the TGLB. I figured if the TGLB was gone, the RMD could be on its way out. Who knows... I hope not, but didn't want to miss out on one more:)
 
I like that combo...I should probably get a Rodent 6 in those colors.
I'll have to run a sheath by you, sir - see if you can duplicate it. (I don't doubt that you can; so it will be more a matter of if you would, and for how much)
 
I sir was one of the people who had stated with several Rats, Busse, and all of the Yards being sold out the I had a feeling the RMD would be soon to follow...

Not trying to panic everyone but when I had decided on another RS they were gone before I pulled the trigger, and when I wanted a 2nd TGLB I had considered it for a couple weeks and I had pulled the trigger at 4 a.m. and started a thread about my feeling that it would soon be gone....Jerry confirmed they were gone 4 hours later.

So I just pulled the trigger on an RMD Black Canvas w/Jungle Green, I'm not missingnout on an RMD.
 
(Like you, I had been delaying a Rodent Solution purchase...and missed it by /<----->/ that much. And I confirmed with the Custom Shop that they simply are not available)
I went in for a tan micarta on desert sage blade (ala MMD), and a red/black G10 on muddy brown blade....
because I wasn't going to miss out on an RMD, either. One never knows when one might need a good knife, or two, or a spare.

The clouds took over

(The two on the left are the only users, so far)
 
My user (if you want to call it a user more like step child the way I beat it senseless for no reason some times) is a sage and black canvas too. That is a seriously nice collection of RMDs and the great part about it is I firmly believe the CGs with micarta are the best user RMDs ever made. Unless of course the N2K RMD ever comes to exist in which case I will need a good divorce lawyer due to how many I will purchase.
 
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hhmoore said:
Is somebody here just trying to screw with people? Cause a run on RMD purchases? Fill us with panic because the fall of the RMD would mean that civizilation, as we know it, is ending? Maybe the RMD is tired of being the bratty little sister, and becoming the InfiDu? I don't know what's happening, or who started the buzz....
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With no news coming from the Swamp or the Yard, we are left only with conjecture. I haven't responded until today because we just don't know. However, as I responded on Busse, there was no warning before the Rodent Solution went off the site, not even on Rat Chat. With little communication, I think many of the Regulars enthusiasm has been dampened, as is evidenced in the lack of participation here and elsewhere. Certainly, to me, with no other evidence to go on, it feels as if my favorite company and its designs are being absorbed into Busse proper. But what do I know? Usually not much. But with nothing else to go on but my gut, well then I've got to go with it.

Nothing would please me more than for a company rep to post here and tell me I'm dead wrong.
 
Somewhere in the pipe I read that Dan would be making the next ScapYard with 1095, hopefully the cost will reflect that change, but I am for sure in on Busse Heat Treated 1095...
 
SpyderPhreak said:
It's just everyone's gut feeling. With all the knives going out of stock lately, and with the RMD being such a long-lived model (similar to the Rodent Solution), it's probably a safe bet that the RMD's remaining time is short. Personlly, I'd be surprised if it wasn't gone before Christmas.
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Posted in the other place you asked, but put here for reference.

Firestrike said:
Somewhere in the pipe I read that Dan would be making the next ScapYard with 1095, hopefully the cost will reflect that change, but I am for sure in on Busse Heat Treated 1095...
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1095??? :confused: I don't recall seeing that. He was talking about using 5160, however.
 
Hard Knocks said:
With no news coming from the Swamp or the Yard, we are left only with conjecture. I haven't responded until today because we just don't know. However, as I responded on Busse, there was no warning before the Rodent Solution went off the site, not even on Rat Chat. With little communication, I think many of the Regulars enthusiasm has been dampened, as is evidenced in the lack of participation here and elsewhere. Certainly, to me, with no other evidence to go on, it feels as if my favorite company and its designs are being absorbed into Busse proper. But what do I know? Usually not much. But with nothing else to go on but my gut, well then I've got to go with it.

Nothing would please me more than for a company rep to post here and tell me I'm dead wrong.
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I first thought maybe the INFI RMD was Busse listening to the masses about the RMD in INFI but I draw the line at putting a talon hole on it. Now we are seeing chants for a Choppy in INFI, I really hate to say this but I do believe we may be watching the end of Swamp Rat Knife Works.

Firestrike said:
Somewhere in the pipe I read that Dan would be making the next ScapYard with 1095, hopefully the cost will reflect that change, but I am for sure in on Busse Heat Treated 1095...
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If you want an extremely well heat treated production knife in 1095 just get an ESEE. Several of us Swamp dwellers have and use them along with our Swamp blades.
 
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PatrickKnight said:
I first thought maybe the INFI RMD was Busse listening to the masses about the RMD in INFI but I draw the line at putting a talon hole on it. Now we are seeing chants for a Choppy in INFI, I really hate to say this but I do believe we may be watching the end of Swamp Rat Knife Works.
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I can't think of a single reason why Swamp Rat would go away. It's an established brand with an established reputation and a lot of good will has been created around it. Some of the most popular knives Jerry's ever made (not the least of which is the RMD) have been Swamp Rat knives. Why would he want to get rid of it? :confused:
 
If you want an extremely well heat treated production knife in 1095 just get an ESEE. Several of us Swamp dwellers have and use them along with our Swamp blades.[/QUOTE]


Nope, Im done with fixed blades that are not Busse just as I am done with folders that are not Benchmade.

I've found my happy knife place.
 
Firestrike said:
If you want an extremely well heat treated production knife in 1095 just get an ESEE. Several of us Swamp dwellers have and use them along with our Swamp blades.
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Busse heat-treated 1095 versus Rowen heat-treated 1095 would be interesting to see, though. Characterizing Rowen's heat-treat as extremely well-done isn't hyperbole. They do a beautiful job with that alloy. If Jerry's heat-treat can spank Rowen's, I suspect it would send quite a shiver through the sporting cutlery community and add yet another feather to Jerry's already formidable headdress. I'll be glued to the videos if it happens . . . that's for sure. ;)

This much I would advise. If Jerry decides to add 1095 to his stable of alloys, don't bet against him.
 
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Well, Scrap Yard has already announced going back to the old sales model and once the available models were sold out they were gone for good. Seeing Swamp Rat's and Busse's sharing the same fate as of late does perhaps point towards all three sub companies going back to the original sales model. The TGLB selling out was an enormous shock given the popularity, but there's always the chance that sales simply fell off now that the Walking Dead hasn't featured the knife for several seasons lately.
 
PatrickKnight said:
My user (if you want to call it a user more like step child the way I beat it senseless for no reason some times) is a sage and black canvas too. That is a seriously nice collection of RMDs and the great part about it is I firmly believe the CGs with micarta are the best user RMDs ever made. Unless of course the N2K RMD ever comes to exist in which case I will need a good divorce lawyer due to how many I will purchase.
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Perhaps if they decide to discontinue the RMD, all remaining blanks could become the "N2K variant" some Rats helped roughly define so long ago.
 
bld522 said:
Busse heat-treated 1095 versus Rowen heat-treated 1095 would be interesting to see, though. Characterizing Rowen's heat-treat as extremely well-done isn't hyperbole. They do a beautiful job with that alloy. If Jerry's heat-treat can spank Rowen's, I suspect it would send quite a shiver through the sporting cutlery community and add yet another feather to Jerry's already formidable headdress. I'll be glued to the videos if it happens . . . that's for sure. ;)

This much I would advise. If Jerry decides to add 1095 to his stable of alloys, don't bet against him.
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I only bet against Jerry if he is against one other person who lived about 2000 years ago. That being said with 1095 being such a simple steel it really is hard to do THAT much with it. Unless of course you go with a dht and put a sick hamon on it then sign me the heck up!!
 
Or stick some nitrogen in the matrix or . . . who knows what Jerry does? :confused: By the time he's finished with it, we could end up with SR102. ;) :D
 
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INFI Chopweiler? Count me in. That was mostly what I paid attention to.
As for the other stuff, who knows how Busse knife group will choose to do their business? I will continue to have faith in Bossman and his companies. I'm excited for the good things to come.
Buckle up for the ride boys - oorah!
 
bld522 said:
Busse heat-treated 1095 versus Rowen heat-treated 1095 would be interesting to see, though. Characterizing Rowen's heat-treat as extremely well-done isn't hyperbole. They do a beautiful job with that alloy. If Jerry's heat-treat can spank Rowen's, I suspect it would send quite a shiver through the sporting cutlery community and add yet another feather to Jerry's already formidable headdress. I'll be glued to the videos if it happens . . . that's for sure. ;)

This much I would advise. If Jerry decides to add 1095 to his stable of alloys, don't bet against him.
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Hmmmm. Somebody bring an ESEE 6 and let the the games begin:

http://www.scrapyardknives.com/trash-1/

:)
 
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