Wartime Knife Use

Cobalt

Cobalt

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Well, as it appears that there are questions about Busses being used in war, I decided to do a little search of my own and within about 20 minutes I came up with the following. Isn't it amazing how, when one is not LAZY and is not a TROLL, one can find what they need :thumbup:


http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=258260&highlight=iraq

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=354126&highlight=iraq

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287376&highlight=iraq
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287952&highlight=iraq
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=331959&highlight=iraq
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=371737&highlight=iraq


And for visual effect:

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And for some written record:


Jerry Busse said:
This is a very rare piece. In fact, it is one of less than 10 that were flat ground. The remainder of the Desert Storm fighters were hollow ground. It is also great to see how well that parkerized finish has held up under no use. ;)

Here’s a little history on these knives.

In 1986, I purchased, what to me at the time, was a huge batch of A-2 tool steel barstock (over 600 Pieces), that I believe measured 1 3/8" wide by 16" long and a little over 3/16" thick. I designed specific models that would fit this size bar. It is important to note that I didn't design on paper, back then. These knives were definitely the precursors to the Custom Variants. I would simply sit down at the grinder with the handles cut out and start grinding out the profiles of the blades. Once I had the blade profiled, I would put in the primary grinds and Bam! a blade was born!!! You'll note that the guards are not nearly as healthy on the Desert Warfare models as on all other models from the same period. That is due to the narrow barstock that these were cut from. I began making these models in 1986 and continued up through 1989. I would normally only sell these at gun shows near military bases and primarily only to military personnel. They sold for $225.00 unless you were military, police, or rescue personnel in which case the price was $135.00:eek: :eek: :). Hmmmmm. . . . looks like we were giving them away back then too. ;)

We were at a gun show in Fayetteville, NC (Ft. Bragg) in August of 1990. Iraq had just invaded Kuwait on August 5th and the 82nd Airborne was being deployed on the following Tuesday for Operation Desert Shield. I have had bigger shows, money wise, but I have never sold that many knives at a single show. The fella at the table next to ours actually brought his wife to the show on Sunday so that she could see the frenzy. He told me it looked like we had hung a “Free Beer” sign over our table. Sunday was busier than Saturday as most of our Saturday customers brought their buddies back on Sunday. There was rarely less than 15-20 guys in front of our table. My good friend and main helper in the shop, Jerry Snyder, packed a boat-load of these blades along with some special small D-2 blades that had micarta as well as para-cord wrapped handles. It turned out that a “boat-load” wasn’t enough. We called the shop on Saturday afternoon and told one of our guys to bring every finished knife we had. We sold 262 knives at this show!!!!! Subsequent shows were also very healthy and we blew through every knife we could make. With so many different models and variations of the same size, we just started referring to them as “Desert Warfare” fighters. They soon became known as Desert Storm fighters. I am always amazed at how few of these knives have re-surfaced. I have, likewise, only seen 1 of the 500+ small D-2 blades since we sold them in 1990.

Nice find!!!!

Thanks for sharing the pics!
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all in just 20 minutes. :rolleyes:
 
Thanks Cobalt! I remember that pic! One of our own here on the forums sent one off with a Buddy that's serving if my memory serves me right.
 
Laziness is not the only hurdle a troll must overcome. They must also fight an uphill battle to overcome inferior genes, which make them appear to be knuckleheads to most normal people in the world.
 
great job on pulling these items up for the rest of us to read .no doubt in my mind what and who they were made for . AMERICAN HEROS as in your picture keep up the good work and support or troops .thanks again
 
another 10 minutes netted this:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=464682&highlight=afghanistan

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=452324&highlight=afghanistan

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=290240&highlight=afghanistan

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175010&highlight=afghanistan


JDS said:
I get an additional 12 hours notice prior to deployment. I got the call back in January. I was only gone for 6 weeks, but it does make it tough on the family to be here one day, gone the next for an indefinite period. However, I consider it a privilege to take care of the folks in our military and do my very small part in our efforts against the bad guys. It is also great to have the support of companies and people like Jerry and his folks. Even though I am medical and not "a front-line troop", Jerry equipped my team with his excellent blades. He did this out of his own generosity, with no ulterior motives. I was even hesitant to post this because I don't think Jerry is after public praise for his actions (his knives maybe). Well Jerry, they were used and appreciated. No stealthy commando raids. Just dependable tools used every day for our work in the field. Thank you.
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I definitely know Busse knives are being used in Iraq!! I couldn't find the photo of my SON when he was in the army over there, but here is the knife he took with him and brought back, THANK GOD!!!

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Well now.... there something to be proud of:thumbup:
(I mean the son)



ronybear said:
I definitely know Busse knives are being used in Iraq!! I couldn't find the photo of my SON when he was in the army over there, but here is the knife he took with him and brought back, THANK GOD!!!

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Are there any dorks in this thread making excuses for not answering the question? :D
 
This dork found most of the above materials in around thirty minutes this afternoon, but it was too much fun playing with the troll dorks to actually post it.

The Search function is your friend.
 
Guyon said:
This dork found most of the above materials in around thirty minutes this afternoon, but it was too much fun playing with the troll dorks to actually post it.

The Search function is your friend.
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The search function is only your friend if you have an IQ that is greater than 60. .:p
 
Thanks, Cobalt - Great reading material.

Makes Proud of Busse, and Proud to be an American.

Thanks, Jerry! :D :thumbup:
 
This thread is relatively dork free, nice job digging all that info up Cobalt.

Here is a picture (not very revealing mind you) of a SJ in a kydex rig I made for a friend of mine who is currently deployed with the SEALs somewhere in the world. The knife itself is a 1/4" DCBB SJ with tan slabs. It was one of two knives Jerry donated to help out a family during a fund raising event. They had triplets or maybe it was a four pack, but some of the kids had heart defects and such and they did a fund raiser for them. (Thanks again Jerry for the help, the kids are doing very well) The knife was originally purchased by the brother in law of the deployed serviceman. He was just going to let him use it then he decided it was best if he just kept it (his wife rewarded him with a SJTAC out of my stable, I am sure he will take it with him when he is deployed soon).
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God willing this guy makes it home safe and sound, perhaps I can talk him into letting me snap some after pics of her to see how she aged.
 
War time....

I think Skunk used a Busse to destroy some bank records he didn't want his X-wife to see. Does that count?
 
Here is one that was previously in my possession. Actually, me and the guy who ordered it from Jerry have been it's only owners. I will look to see if I can find the posts it is referenced in.
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The sheath is the work of Okuden and let me tell you it was a tank! I miss the knife and the sheath, but they are home now.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136227&highlight=crowinghorse
Look at post#5 for the pedigree of this sweet blade.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=322524&highlight=crowinghorse

This blade is heavily referenced in the first link in Cobalt's first thread as well. On a side note I had an ARK that Ranger288 had used while deployed. Sadly it is in someone else's hands now.
 
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