What is the appeal of the MUKs?

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Forgive my ignorance, but what is it about the MUKs that are so appealing? They look intriguing to me, but having never handled one, I don't see exactly what makes people so drawn to them. Can someone enlighten me? They seem like they would be excellent bushcrafting and food prep knives.
 
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These are loosely based on the knife carried by outdoors legend George Sears (Nessmuk). The appeal for me (I bugged Jerry for this model for a very long time) for one thing is that it is a rendition of a very useful, historic design in INFI. I feel it will prove to be invaluable as a game processing and food prep tool. It is what I generally think of as ugly (in a loveable kind of way) but feels like perfection in the hand if being utilized as a tool. I do like that it is thin and performs well in bushcraft exercises as well. It does not in any way feel like a weapon and does not perform well for me in training in any style I incorporate. That is a bonus oddly enough for me, because I usually have knives the lean more to that use. The MUK will be dedicated to saving my bacon in keeping me fed.
 
Thanks for the history lesson! I probably shouldn't have asked because now I want one. I have been so fixated on big, long destructive knives, but after being out in the field with my smallest knife being 5", I really feel the need for some shorter, thinner INFI. Obviously I missed the boat on the muk, but maybe a Basic-4 will fill that void.

Totally off-topic, I really need to change my username. Don't get me wrong, I love my ESEEs, but Busse & Kin are quickly becoming my go-to blades.
 
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Eseestatic said:
Thanks for the history lesson! I probably shouldn't have asked because now I want one. I have been so fixated on big, long destructive knives, but after being out in the field with my smallest knife being 5", I really feel the need for some shorter, thinner INFI. Obviously I missed the boat on the musk, but maybe a Basic-4 will fill that void.

Totally off-topic, I really need to change my username. Don't get me wrong, I love my ESEEs, but Busse & Kin are quickly becoming my go-to blades.
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The Basic 4 looks like it will serve your needs well. It will also be at a price point that will probably be more attractive for many.

I was never really a Muk guy either until I got my LE. You may also want to keep an eye out for the Boss Streets, specifically the CABS - they are nice!
 
The muk really is amazing, from blade shape to handle design, and don't think it can't work hard just because she's thin
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mymindisamob said:
These are loosely based on the knife carried by outdoors legend George Sears (Nessmuk). The appeal for me (I bugged Jerry for this model for a very long time) for one thing is that it is a rendition of a very useful, historic design in INFI. I feel it will prove to be invaluable as a game processing and food prep tool. It is what I generally think of as ugly (in a loveable kind of way) but feels like perfection in the hand if being utilized as a tool. I do like that it is thin and performs well in bushcraft exercises as well. It does not in any way feel like a weapon and does not perform well for me in training in any style I incorporate. That is a bonus oddly enough for me, because I usually have knives the lean more to that use. The MUK will be dedicated to saving my bacon in keeping me fed.
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+++1, this is just an excellent small, lite weight and very handy K-prep and bushknife.
 
I don't really know what the draw to them is for me. I dont have a Busse Muk, but today I should be getting my Blade 2011 coated Sykco Muk. I will post pics later. I have always like the look of them.
 
It&#8217;s an excellent bush craft, food prep, and skinning knife. Because of the blade shape it excels in all those applications, especially the Busse muk. The Scrapmuk is a nice blade, but I prefer the Busse Muk.
 
AussieKnifeMan said:
its the latest release from Busse thats why theres a lot of talk about them right now
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That is one reason they are popular on this forum and people have been requesting them in INFI for a very long time but the Muk is popular in lots of knife related forums. It is a very well thought of design.
 
Within the Busse catalog it sits in a category populated by very, very few other models. It's choiless, thin and guard-less. Even if you include all busse kin, there are few that are in that category. If you want something similar, you have to go with one of the leaner meaner or active duty HACK models, a Swamp rat Vexillarius, or a scrap yard scrapivore.
 
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