Swamp Rats!!!!. . . . Help Design And Win A Free Knife!!!!!!

RATMANDU - INFI edition, uncoated with satin finish, without choil (= perfect knife)
 
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a THIN jungle knife based on either a british martindale golok or even better their jungle knife(kind of a kukri reversed, straighter blade more pronounced hump on the spine)! with res-c handles of course.
 
I like the idea of a Waki in infi,,,,

still pimpin the idea of the nuke ice pick making some sort of comeback.
 
Okay . . . I had a chance to catch my breath and put some thought into this.

Why not a package deal from all companies?

Take the best of all lines, and put them in a package!

I would LOVE to see Busse/Swamp Rat/Scrap Yard go once more into the world of hunting blades!

From Busse:

The Pork Chop.
An INFI cleaver, designed primarily for big-game cleaning/quartering.
INFI is a great chopping steel, but rumor has it, it isn't ideal for smaller/thinner blades (if I'm wrong, PLEASE do whatever the heck you want).

Make it as light as possible, but stout enough to go toe to toe with a Moose . . . and win!
The Pork Chop should be able to cut through bone, and still have enough uumph leftover to take branches off nearby trees for a make-shift drag-stretcher to get your stuff out of there.

This might be the perfect outlet for Busse's red-headed step-child, the SAR5. Make the blade deeper and shorter, and it would be a great cleaver . . . but please put more texture in the handle so that I don't lose it when taking full swings at bones!


From Swamp Rat:

The Drop RAT (or DRT)
A tactical handle on a 5" blade (4.5" cutting surface) with a drop point.
Think a Rat Hunter with a deeper blade. 1/8" wide, 2" deep.

From Scrap Yard:

The Bone Dog
Put a Res-C handle on a boning or caping blade and complete the package.

Or, you could offer the Drop Rat with a Res-C handle, for a more affordable option and call it the Drop Dog.
 
this is what ive currently been dreaming about.

a camp tramp style blade, but an inch and a half longer, and with a drop point starting from just before the halfway point down the spine (in other words, closer to the handle than the point) , same 1/4 inch thickness, and maybe a blade a touch taller, but with the same grind.
 
BM-E....Battle Machete anywhere between a 12-16 inch by 2-3mm blade, with a 7-8 inch E handle. There is enough blade on the classic machete design, the buyers can get just about any change made to the blade at the custom shop, clip points, golok profile, whatever. so you sell one base line model, with many custom shop mods made to the blade for all the flavors that the many people want.

:D
 
A no choil RMD would be excellent!! :thumbup::thumbup:
I would furthermore like to see an inch longer, no choil, gently recurved Ratweiler with a rounded spine and a max width (spine to lowest point of edge) of 1.3" (now 1.1" or so).

Also, I just thought of an idea for the Waki butt: a 5' handle extension so one could use the blade as a spear for thrusting and slashing (or reaching those pesky high branches with the good apples :D).

Thanks,

D-R
 
MustardMan said:
RAT KHUKRI!

Res-C or Micarta, made from thin SR-101, saber ground to keep cost low. Offer a satin version with a visible temper line, and I'd buy several. Keep the saber grind about an inch in width all along the blade, so there is a lot of weight out near the tip, making a mean ole chopper.
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I Want A RAT Kukri Also. If Busse is reluctant to lead the way and a Busse Kukri would break the bank, how about Swamp Rat Lead the way to the toughest kukri in the world !!!
 
I`d go with a RATHAWK ! A Tomahawk ! With Spike of course but a better looking version than the previous offerings .
 
on_the_edge said:
Busse ABA or BAIII made out of SR101.

I can pretty much guarantee that you won't be able to keep up with demand. :D
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I think this is a great idea. Only thing is that my Rat Hunter, SAR Rat and Desert Jack fill this niche already. ;)

What I am thinking about SHBM style blade in SR101. Ditch the 'M' style handle and design a handle like the Zilla handle. Absolutely make Micarta, G10 AND Res-C handles an option. I know that the M9 was recently released, but as mentioned above, not a fan of the 'M' style handle. Bringing back the Res-C option to the Swamp will bring the hordes in, especially with a Chopper.

As OTE suggested, I think an ABA or BA III style blade as a compliment to the SHBM style blade above would be one sick combination to offer!
 
INFI Ratweiler (gen 1) - doublecut with tigerhide slabs. :thumbup:

:D
 
how about a fusion of 3 steels. sr101 blade, infi spine, and some sr-77/micarta handle. or switch it around to get whichever steel would work best where.
 
I want a smaller machete style knife kinda like the knife used in the movie "predator" I want the end ( tip ) to resemble the busse sarsquatch. The blade 13"-15" long. Sabre ground to keep weight in the spine and to aid in its chopping ability. The handle to resemble the "ergo" grip seen on many busse knives. This grip would help in the downward momentium as your chopping. I want regular micarta/G-10 handles ( no res-c ). A coated blade would be awsome as well to furthur protect it. A satin would be great also. SR101 is great as this will keep the cost down even more over infini. This is what I want. I can already see me using it !!!!!
 
A couple more:

-INFI Ratmandu

-Jackhammer, BATAC without the choil. Just take the length of the knives where the choils are completely out. A bottle opener butt would be nice.
 
A full flat grind Sating Desert Jack.

A tandem blade ergo kerambit.

A "hoop shaped" ULU.

A kuhkri

A self rescue/ rescue tool with seat belt cutter, that cuts belts with either a push or pull stroke.

A long handled, short bladed knife, without choil.

A spear point.

THE PROTOTYPE HATCHET THAT LOOKED LIKE AN ALIEN! COOL TOOL! Anybody remember that?
 
I think I have a good one...for the Swamp or the Yard. I don't think I am worthy of even suggesting a Busse design. I was thinking...

A 9.5'' blade of spring tempered & differentially treated SR-101 (Regulator steel), .25'' thickness, convex edge, and I don't know if I will get in trouble just talking about this, but the new Res-C handle as seen on the Regulator. Pretty much an updated version of the best knife (IMHO) to come out of the Swamp...the Battle Rat! Everyone likes a chopper...

-Brendan
 
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For me, an Americanized TANTO!!!
>.220" thick, X 9" blade length, with a hilt at approx 6-6.5" and not tappered like a regular tanto but more rectangular like a AK or WAKI hilt. Something to accentuate a Eastern blade but with the Western flare. This would be a great complement to the AK or WAKI IMHO. You could make one in the standard SR-101 and coat it for the swamp therefore reducing production cost.
Thanks Jerry this was fun to think about.
 
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