What is a Busse knife worth?

[c4man]

He said it was solid bolts, who photoshopped in the slotted ones?

 

[randucci]

For those interested in the knife in question here is a pic sent to me by Kwai.

SHSH II with half moon pommel.
Slotted fasteners and smooth micarta.
Thickness??????
A2

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It has smooth handles, but also has large front and rear holes, hard to tell the actual blade material, I would guess A2, but what do I know!

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[Solstice]

It has smooth handles, but also has large front and rear holes, hard to tell the actual blade material, I would guess A2, but what do I know!

I was wondering when the Steel Heart master was going to show up???

 

[Cobalt]

I had a verified INFI SHSHII with that same sheath and handle so It might be INFI. But if I had to bet, I'd say A2.

just remember I posted "I'll take it" before it made it to this forum

 

[moonwilson]

This far into the thread and so far nobody has ventured a guestimate? I'd say the knife is worth between $700 and $800, maybe more, based on my admittedly limited expertise. And yes, I want it. Anyone else have a better idea of what this knife might be worth?

 

[Guyon]

This far into the thread and so far nobody has ventured a guestimate? I'd say the knife is worth between $700 and $800, maybe more, based on my admittedly limited expertise. And yes, I want it. Anyone else have a better idea of what this knife might be worth?

I think it's worth a hundred million dollars.

 

[moonwilson]

I think it's worth ONE HUNDRED BEEEELION dollars.

Hi Guyon, fixed your post. Slightly off topic, I think the "questions" about Busse knives not shipping with factory sheaths is effectively answered by the pics of the sheath above. Does anyone think that beautiful knife belongs in a sheath like that? I'll take a nice Chuddy Bear sheath over that monstrosity any day of the week- twice on Sundays.

 

[wetdog1911]

Hi Guyon, fixed your post. Slightly off topic, I think the "questions" about Busse knives not shipping with factory sheaths is effectively answered by the pics of the sheath above. Does anyone think that beautiful knife belongs in a sheath like that? I'll take a nice Chuddy Bear sheath over that monstrosity any day of the week- twice on Sundays.

If you think that is ugly, you ought to see mine. Basicly a folded over pieck of kydex angled on the bottom. This is for a fatty SHSHII slotted that was sold to me as A2, but has those pesky dimples.

My other SHSHII is hollow tubed and has a really neat High Desert Low Ride sheath, but the 2 knives will not fit in each others sheaths.

So what about the value?

Rob

 

[Mulder]

fatty SHSHII slotted that was sold to me as A2, but has those pesky dimples.

My other SHSHII is hollow tubed and has a really neat High Desert Low Ride sheath.

So what about the value?

Rob

Rob,

I'll take the tube fastener SHSH.

Don't put tooooo much faith in the dimples as meaning INFI.
Plenty of A2 knives out there with dimples as well.

dave

 

[wetdog1911]

Rob,

I'll take the tube fastener SHSH.

Don't put tooooo much faith in the dimples as meaning INFI.
Plenty of A2 knives out there with dimples as well.

dave

Yeah, I know. My 2 fatty SHBA's have dimples but the A2 grind. Pretty sure they came from the same web and same grinder. I've never seen more 2 identical straight handles of any size. Usually a glance was enough to tell any of them apart, be it SH's, BA's or MS's, back when I had multiples. When the handles are dirty from carry, I can't tell one from the other.

Anyway, A2 or no, I carry both and have the utmost confidence in them. A2 is no slouch.

Tube fastener SHSH? Hmmmmm NO! But if I change my mind, I'll give you first shot.

Rob

 

[Kwai Chang]

Eric, thanks for the legwork. I'll know better, should I ever post again.

Lessee... Blade measures 8 3/8" from handle.

The thickness measures ~0.030 - 0.0305 in front of the handle. Sorry, I couldn't get it to go over 0.031"!

The sheath is made by Eagle. It's the only one I've seen that uses a wrap-around cord for retention.

I'm quite sure that the steel is A2, as INFI wasn't heard of at the time... I got it in '98 or '99, previously owned.

I think that answers all questions?

Does this link work to show more pics? I just set it up last night.

http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/KwaiChang/

Oh yeah... About the "solid bolts" business... Not being adept in BusseSpeak, I meant that they were not hollow tubes. Sorry if that was misleading.

 

[wetdog1911]

Link works fine.

You have a very nice SHSHII there, don't undersell it.

I'm still curious as to estimated worth.

Rob

 

[moonwilson]

If you think that is ugly, you ought to see mine. Basicly a folded over pieck of kydex angled on the bottom. This is for a fatty SHSHII slotted that was sold to me as A2, but has those pesky dimples.

Hi Rob, that is just unconscionable. A knife like that in a sub-par sheath? No no no, that simply won't do. If you like, I'll take that SHSHII off of your hands, free of charge, and give it a proper pair of pants.

 

[Uncle_Jarvis]

Im sure you can end up selling the steel heart for $1000.
There are many people on the forums that would give an arm and a leg for that paticular blade. Well at least that is what I would offer you if I had that kind of cash to throw around. Just list it on the exchange and see what happens..

-Dave

 

[randucci]

I always like the people that say "I'd give $XXXX for the knife, if I had the money", I'll say what I always say, "It is worth what someone is willing to pay". I PM'd you a price value range before I saw the pictures, after seeing the pictures, it would be within the top range of what I said. You are the one that needs to determine a price you would like to get for it and list it in the Exchange, if you want to take a chance on a higher price, you will need to do an auction. So, there is my $.02 worth.

 

[Tony G]

Im sure you can end up selling the steel heart for $1000.
There are many people on the forums that would give an arm and a leg for that paticular blade. Well at least that is what I would offer you if I had that kind of cash to throw around. Just list it on the exchange and see what happens..

-Dave

Do you have any idea how much that post may cost me in in Christmas gifts? :grumpy: :grumpy:

 

[Uncle_Jarvis]

I may have pissed off some folks that want this steel heart for a cheap price.

It is what it is...

TonyG u have enough goods, cant get everything you want

 

[Cobalt]

Eric, thanks for the legwork. I'll know better, should I ever post again.

The sheath is made by Eagle. It's the only one I've seen that uses a wrap-around cord for retention.

I'm quite sure that the steel is A2, as INFI wasn't heard of at the time... I got it in '98 or '99, previously owned.

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what part of this did you not understand

I had a verified INFI SHSHII with that same sheath and handle so It might be INFI. .

I will repeat, I had the exact same knife with the exact same bolts a while back and it had the same sheath and it WAS INFI. Unless that is my old knife, there was more than a few of those sheaths. In fact I remember seeing an SH-E with one as well.

98-99 INFI was well known at the time since I placed my order for it in 98.

 

[Tony G]

I don't think anyone is angry about it.

But Tim is right. I may also think that this knife could be worth $1,000 but you have to find a guy with the $1,000 to spend that thinks it is worth $1,000. It may be that there are only guys here that think it is worth $900 that actually have $900.

Which is why they may still have the $900 in the first place.

I may have pissed off some folks that want this steel heart for a cheap price.

It is what it is...

TonyG u have enough goods, cant get everything you want

 

[Uncle_Jarvis]

I agree with Cobalt, I think it may be infi.
You may need to do more homework on this one Chang.