Wanted: your personal grail stories! What are you looking for, or what did you get?

The ZT line was originally intended to be a bargain knife with less attention to fit and finish than the other satin busses. However, as the knives were produced, some of the later ones were as nice as any Busse you would hope to see.

Quite a few years ago I bought one of the last 30 ZTNO's. It was flawless, with perfect grinds. I set out to accumulate a perfect ZT set, with no kydex marks, no flaws, and perfect grinds. After the NO was acquired, the ZTBM in such condition was the next easiest to find. I hunted for a long time to come up with the perfect ZTSH but finally found it. The ZTSJ, of which only 100 were made, were shipped with kydex sheaths, and although I found a very nice specimen, the perfect one with no Kydex marks has eluded me. I have seen only one I would call flawless, at a Blade Show, and should have bought it but had other targets on my mind at the time.
 
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This is so easy! One of those Ganza .410 MOABM's! There is bound to be someone out there that changes their mind, or just wants to fulfill somebody's grail wish? At least I hope so? There is another reason that I want one of those, but since it's personal, I'll respectfully reserve that for the person that may consider letting their's go. I'll just say that it's more than just me wanting a knife.

KennyD
 
If grail means the one which would go last, if ever, this should be the one for me :) And it was my champ wrt how long it took me to get it
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It's out there, I know who has it. Bless their coal black heart for keeping it.
 
Steel Heart, old school stamped Busse logo, ATS34

Satin ABA III with snakeskin

Silent Knight in A2, or a user in INFI :)

Hand Folder

Other one of a kind, hand ground late night Jerry experiments where you can see all those beautiful grind marks and saw marks (the First Blood pic thread)
 
My Grails used to be NMFBM and CBT CGFBM, got them both and not I want a MOAB.
 
Used to be NMFBM, AK47.... Got them:D.... Now.... ASH-1, Silent Knight.

Oh! Gleason! That pic of the ASH-1 that you've posted here.... That's pretty much it for me. Flat grind, love that colour.

....but I gotta say, all them small Busses ( & kin) are so yummy.... Damn you Busse!!!!!!
 
I have three that I'd love to get my grubby claws on...
MOASK - This is the sexiest Busse I've ever seen. :eek:
MOAB - The THICK one (0.41") in satin
Chuckette - Lexi was asking us to go big, so there ya are... ;)

Now all I gotta do is hit the lotto... :D
 
Original Silent Knight
Behemoth
That Tanto A2 sword from WAY back in the day.
 
I think my sig line says it pretty clear.
Toothless BARF and STRipper.

The one knife I have that is most precious is the knife at the bottom of this pic.
Hand ground by Jerry for a former employee, .200 thick clip point SHSH

 
If it's Straight Handled I pretty much want it.

My non-SH Grail would be this

 
Battlepappy. Maybe Jerry will do an anniversary run one day.....I really want an AK as well but they are much easier to get so I don't put it at grail status.
Outside the busse world my grail would be a Hinderer XM-18 aggressor tanto
 
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