Sr101 in relation to infi steel....

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bzelflipador

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Hello all,

First I'd like to say I'm relatively new to bladeforums. I have however used it as a resource on many occasion to purchase a blade based on the reviews here and other websites with knife knuts.

To get to my question, I am trying to find the relation that the scrapyard and swamp rat (busse kin) knives have to infi. I know that these knives are related to busse knives, but don't know if the relation In the Steels (used for construction of the knife) is the same. Is sr101 sr 77 and the other steels used in swamp rat and scrapyard scraps of infi steel used to form these busse kin? Or is it a separate steel used very similar to infi?

I have recently purchased a scrapyard scrapper 6 and a busse BWM. BOTH have seen some hard use in the last few hiking/camping trips that I've taken. Just wanted to get a little bit wiser as to the temparements and qualities of the steels.

Your knowledge imparted is much appreciated.

Respectfully,
-bzelflipador
 
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They're a little different. INFI is a Busse only tool steel and SR-101 is a modified tool steel(5160 I think...). INFI is a little tougher and SR-101 has a little better edge retention. They're both great steels though.
 
So the busse kin steels are not as they say "scraps" of infi. It's a different tool steel altogether?
 
Thank you for the feedback! Much appreciated.

Excuse my ignorance but....When you say ball bearing steel, do you mean ball bearings taken melted down and formed into a knife?
 
bzelflipador said:
Thank you for the feedback! Much appreciated.

Excuse my ignorance but....When you say ball bearing steel, do you mean ball bearings taken melted down and formed into a knife?
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No. 52100, like many steels, was never originally meant for use in knives. It was developed for use in ball bearings, hence the name.
The Bussekin brands are comprised of three companies: Busse Combat, Swamp Rat Knife Works, and Scrapyard Knives. All three companies are run by different members of the Busse family. Busse Combat is run by Jerry Busse, Swamp Rat is run by Jerry's wife, (or is it his sister? Or maybe his wife is his sister? I forget.) and Scrapyard is run by Jerry's brother.
Busse Combat is the premiere line, and currently uses INFI as their only steel.
Swamp Rat is the middle tier, and uses SR101 and SR77.
Scrapyard is the Bussekin budget line. Still high end, but lower end than the other two. Mainly use SR101, though they've done some knives in ELMAX as well.
 
Busse mainly uses INFI. Swamp Rat, SR101/52100, Scrap Yard SR77/S7 Tool steel. Both Swamp Rat and Scrap Yard sometimes use INFI.
 
Dan57 said:
No. 52100, like many steels, was never originally meant for use in knives. It was developed for use in ball bearings, hence the name.
The Bussekin brands are comprised of three companies: Busse Combat, Swamp Rat Knife Works, and Scrapyard Knives. All three companies are run by different members of the Busse family. Busse Combat is run by Jerry Busse, Swamp Rat is run by Jerry's wife, (or is it his sister? Or maybe his wife is his sister? I forget.) and Scrapyard is run by Jerry's brother.
Busse Combat is the premiere line, and currently uses INFI as their only steel.
Swamp Rat is the middle tier, and uses SR101 and SR77.
Scrapyard is the Bussekin budget line. Still high end, but lower end than the other two. Mainly use SR101, though they've done some knives in ELMAX as well.
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Wow thanks for all the feedback and knowledge. You made me laugh in your decision making process whether swamp rat is run by Jerry's wife or sister or maybe his wife is his sister lol. I am still researching busse and busse kin knives. They have been peaking my interest since I have begun my journey into knife lore :) can't seem to stop using or purchasing knives these days. I have added quite a few great blades that I use pretty regularly and busse is slowly being introduced to my uses (cost of blades somewhat limits their acquisition on my end :) ) but the two I have are quite impressive. Again thank you for taking the time to reply. THANK ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE REPLIED!
 
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