Suggestions for altering existing Busse's? And Why you want the alteration?

komondor said:
I want to see the FBMLE with about 3/4" inch added, bringing it to a total blade length of ~11". That would make it a little bit blade heavier than it is now, and also give it more of a machete like quality. And, of course with a full convex grind.
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what you speak of is basically a nmfbm. the only difference is thickness, otherwise the nmfbm is literally a fbm with an additional 2" of blade.

silverdragon33 said:
also, flattening out the back of the fusion handle did wonders for me. it doesn't force one of two positions now and is way more comfy. it looks like that's one of the things they did for the killa zilla though, but not sure from the few pics i've seen
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I don't mind the fusion handles as much, though the mags make it intolerable for me. the corner of the mags center swell digs into the metacarpals like crazy.

with the sjtac, the center of the handle is almost a complete circle, it's way to severe for a tight grip. when you grab onto something hard you need the force to be able to distribute itself out evenly, since there's almost no padding at the center of the palm. anything sharp is a no-no for hand health.


I bring up that as a desired mod mostly because it's a really easy one. I love where the swamp rat handles have gone, with a correctly positioned back palm swell (instead of almost center over center (finger to palm swell) like it is on the sjtac), and a very mild back curve. the more extensive mods I'd like to see is more of a missing size from the busse lineup, the compact 9.5" edc. 5.5" handle space, 4" blade, no choil. if you add a choil you end up with something like the active duty or the euro 4, I want the absolute maximum out of that 9.5", wich means a full secure grip, and every last bit of blade possible. I own just such a busse custom shop model, but I'd love to see one with more a more substantial guard than mine, like what will be seen with the tank buster.

I just wish the tank buster was 9.5" oal instead of 11.5".
 
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komondor said:
I want to see the FBMLE with about 3/4" inch added, bringing it to a total blade length of ~11". That would make it a little bit blade heavier than it is now, and also give it more of a machete like quality. And, of course with a full convex grind.
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thats what your speaking of right? a fbm with extra blade length? obviously it's not as thick as the fbmle, but if you put on some standard slabs, you end up with a much more forward balance knife then the fbmle, where the extra thickness might push it over the edge of reasonable general use.
 
+100 on an Anorexic FBM or NMFBN. Distal taper would be very nice. I scored a Burt Foster Camp Knife at Blade, and with the distal taper you have to change your chopping technique. It's not as blade heavy as the Bussekin we're used to, so you have to either choke back on the handle or use a thumb&forefinger grip and give a wrist flick just before impact.


OldPhysics said:
I managed to secure a unique thin CG FBM last year, so that's done.
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:eek: Did we see that? Tell me more. :cool:
 
Finishes suitable for users, that won't look all scratched up when used. I think the blade coatings look good new or very slightly used, but pretty unsightly when used hard. I understand they are practical, just not ll that prety when used. I'd like to see some finishes that look OK used and/or are easier to recondition to a prettier state:
Double Cut and Satin options available for ever.
Parkerized finish option.
Hard chrome finish option.
"Tenifer" (Glock) finish option.
Uncoated option. I.e. not double cut, not satin, just plain uncoated INFI, pits and all.

Optional screws instead of tube rivets for scales. i.e removable scales and/or ship with scales unattached option. For people who want to have their own finish, scales or wraps applied.

Snake skin scales always offered. Because they're sexy.

Highly polished blued finish option - because I think it would look awesome with wood, bone, or leather grips. A deep glossy blue finish and mid-dark leather washer grip on say a Hell Razor or Tank Buster, as long as it would not compromise the tang too much. Just because it would look pleasing.

Tank Buster with spear point.
FBM with spear point or put another way BME with fusion grip
NMSFNO with spear point.
(or put another way - a spear point option) Because I love spear points.

NMSFNO with fusion handle - to help it as a chopper/

Thin-ish scalloped teeth on spine - I'd love this in the bottom of the middle wave on a Tank Buster. Some teeth that would be useful for cutting rope, notching wood and the like, without losing cuttting edge.

Mojo with deeper recurve. (On-ya Mustard Man!!) Because all that weight upfront makes an awesome chopper.

Return of the assymetrical grind - as an option on blades where the blade width does not make it silly. Because missed them and I think the ode sounds awesome for a user.

Hell Razor with bayonet ring and fastener - i.e. Hell Razor bayonet. Because the best way to improve a fighting knife is to mount it on an M16 or a Mossberg.

Slightly longer 1"-1.5" Hell Razor with blade height, width modified to keep proportions. I.e roughly NMSFNO/FSH sized Hell Razor. That's the only way I can see to improve my favorite knife. Make it a bit bigger. I love my HR it's one of my favourite knives. bit bigger and I think it would chop better and still be useful as a fighter. Call it Texan 'Razor.
 
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If we're talking about 'fantasy' offerings then how about if you could get blades being offered with different handle shapes as a choice?

So you could get a FFBM blade with either a TAC, Straight Handle, Standard Handle.....etc. Or even a FFBM blade with a MoFo or BARF handle?
 
A 3/16 in. thick Fusion Battle Mistress with no ridges and no coating (satin or double-cut) would be great. Otherwise I'll have to pay someone to do the modifications.
 
I would love to see Boney Meaner Street. I mean MS with a 0.12"~0.14" or so thickness. Less pronounced butt and same handles.
 
All of these options, but I would be willing to accept most any option if you would bring it back with the FBM!! Thin, thick whatever, I want one.
 
Alex p. Schorsc said:
A 3/16 in. thick Fusion Battle Mistress with no ridges and no coating (satin or double-cut) would be great. Otherwise I'll have to pay someone to do the modifications.
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LeftytwoGuns said:
All of these options, but I would be willing to accept most any option if you would bring it back with the FBM!! Thin, thick whatever, I want one.
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Just keep watching the Exchange and eBay. User CGFBM do come up at a good price.
 
Last Visible Canary,

I know all about the NMFBM. I specified the FBMLE having extra length because I want to keep the .32" girth of the latter. I like that beefiness. Plus, I like those swedges (dips) found at the spine of the FBM variants.
 
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komondor said:
Last Visible Canary,

I know all about the NMFBM. I specified the FBMLE having extra length because I want to keep the .32" girth of the latter. I like that beefiness. Plus, I like those swedges (dips) found at the spine of the FBM variants.
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if you can get ahold of one of the moabs you could probably send it in and have the back grooved out to match the fbmle, plus they are a heavier .410 thickness. theres a few of the satin ones hanging around, and since the custom shop wouldn't have to do much in the way of re-satining the blade it could porbbaly be done for less then 100$
 
I would pay $900 for a 11" FBMLE with full convex. I would not pay the $1,600+ for the MOAB. Plus it's too thick.
 
How about combining Busse with other Busse and kin.

For a 4" - 5" blade, one of my favorite handles is the RMD handle.

I would LOVE to combine the RMD's handle with a 4.5" - 4.75" SJTAC shaped blade.

I would prefer no thumb ramp, but if there "has" to be one, I prefer the RMD's thumb ramp over the SJTAC's.

I would be interested in trying this knife with both choil and NO choil options.

I would also LOVE to see this and many other smaller knives handles skeletonized to shave weight.
 
resinguy said:
+100 on an Anorexic FBM or NMFBN. Distal taper would be very nice. I scored a Burt Foster Camp Knife at Blade, and with the distal taper you have to change your chopping technique. It's not as blade heavy as the Bussekin we're used to, so you have to either choke back on the handle or use a thumb&forefinger grip and give a wrist flick just before impact.




:eek: Did we see that? Tell me more. :cool:
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Sure did.

Without Jeremy, I'd never have noticed it, since it just looks like a standard CG FBM with black blade and std-sized black canvas micarta handles. The spine is 0.25" at the thickest part, but the blade thins out very fast about 3/8" down from the spine and the corrugations are cut much more deeply than normal. I really had to look to see the difference, but I certainly felt it when I picked it up. The front half of the blade has a nice swedge leading down to a pretty thin tip.

When I swing it, it feels very light and fast. Thanks to Jeremy Horton, I got lucky this time.:thumbup:
 
A 3/8 SR77 SHBM with a Swamp Rat M9 blade scaled up to 10 1/2", high saber convex grind to a zero edge, Nuclear Meldown treatment done to pommel and choil, satin finish, and standard hand sanded orange and black G10 handles with slotted bolts for easy removal. I'm very specific ;)
 
One thing I would really like to try on a big chopper is to have more flair on the back/top of the end of the handle.

when you swing a big heavy knife hard the fusion handle anchors against my pinky, but not much against the thumb, meaty fleshy part of the palm/thumb.

Think of the top flare at the end of traditional Khuks, or look at one of Dan Koster's survivor handles at the end handle shape.

This would cut down on the reverse grip comfort, but I don't do much reverse grip, ninja-ing fighting and stabbing with my FBMLE.
 
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