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What's your "Grail"?
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Here was one of mine, although I think I need its DCBB Saber Ground brother to join it.....
Jaxx
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My first hunt for a Grail was this FSH variant 3rd from the left.... It is one of several, but is the only one in that group with a sterile blade.
I saw it for sale and I wasn't quite used to Busse prices yet being new to the quality knife scene. It got snagged quickly and headed overseas. At some point, it got traded, and headed back to the States. I convinced the previous owner to tell me where it went after agreeing that I wouldn't hassle the new owner until he let it be known that this FSH-v was in his possession. I had to wait about a year before it then was listed for sale, and I jumped on it and worked a deal.
My second Grail hunt involved #27 Mr. Mefo.
After I had been nicknamed "Mr. 27" from the Skelly Warden fiasco, the previous owner brought this to show me at BLADE'07 where I first became aware of its existence. Although he wasn't interested in selling it, he did allow me to pose with it for a pic.
Earlier last year, this kind HOG reached out to me about another rare Busse, and while I had him on the phone I asked about this Mefo. Man, the kindness of this Old School HOG was amazing...He had given it to a buddy of his, so when I asked about it's whereabouts, he told me that he gave it to a friend and would see what he could do for me...He literally got his buddy to trade it back to him for another Busse just so he could pass it along to me. Incredible!! I owe him many thanxx over this!!!
This last one many of you have already seen... The Grail that I lusted after almost since the very beginning of my exposure to Busse knives was the Off Duty, but more specifically the Satin Snakeskin Off Duty really appealed to me. At the time, I thought that the Prototype OD was the only one in this combination until another classy Old School HOG reached out to me earlier in 2009 and asked if I wanted his. How could I possibly resist this Grail OD??
I did also score another sweet OD in 2009 around the same time, but for some reason, I have yet to take a pic of it that I like. It's another satin beauty with black G-10 bolsters & giraffe bone handles.
I thought that SFNOLE #27 was going to be my next grail, but a new HOG with Old School traits was very kind to me and we quickly worked a trade over it. :thumbup: Thanxx again, man!
...Now I need a new Grail to hunt!
Thank you to those who helped me score these Grails!! I haven't named names to protect the innocent...
But they know who they are and they really do deserve the recognition that I'd like to give them!
I saw it for sale and I wasn't quite used to Busse prices yet being new to the quality knife scene. It got snagged quickly and headed overseas. At some point, it got traded, and headed back to the States. I convinced the previous owner to tell me where it went after agreeing that I wouldn't hassle the new owner until he let it be known that this FSH-v was in his possession. I had to wait about a year before it then was listed for sale, and I jumped on it and worked a deal.
My second Grail hunt involved #27 Mr. Mefo.
After I had been nicknamed "Mr. 27" from the Skelly Warden fiasco, the previous owner brought this to show me at BLADE'07 where I first became aware of its existence. Although he wasn't interested in selling it, he did allow me to pose with it for a pic.
Earlier last year, this kind HOG reached out to me about another rare Busse, and while I had him on the phone I asked about this Mefo. Man, the kindness of this Old School HOG was amazing...He had given it to a buddy of his, so when I asked about it's whereabouts, he told me that he gave it to a friend and would see what he could do for me...He literally got his buddy to trade it back to him for another Busse just so he could pass it along to me. Incredible!! I owe him many thanxx over this!!!
This last one many of you have already seen... The Grail that I lusted after almost since the very beginning of my exposure to Busse knives was the Off Duty, but more specifically the Satin Snakeskin Off Duty really appealed to me. At the time, I thought that the Prototype OD was the only one in this combination until another classy Old School HOG reached out to me earlier in 2009 and asked if I wanted his. How could I possibly resist this Grail OD??
I did also score another sweet OD in 2009 around the same time, but for some reason, I have yet to take a pic of it that I like. It's another satin beauty with black G-10 bolsters & giraffe bone handles.
I thought that SFNOLE #27 was going to be my next grail, but a new HOG with Old School traits was very kind to me and we quickly worked a trade over it. :thumbup: Thanxx again, man!
...Now I need a new Grail to hunt!
Thank you to those who helped me score these Grails!! I haven't named names to protect the innocent...
But they know who they are and they really do deserve the recognition that I'd like to give them!
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I gotta go with Resinguy on this one; EU Uncle MoFo. And, in a perfect world it'd be satin/black paper.
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For years my INFI grail had been a big chopper with reach.
In a thread awhile back I advocated for a thinner, longer machete style in INFI, and I’m still interested, but one of the issues was whether to build a knife out of INFI that would be so thin (as in standard machete thickness) that it couldn’t be expected to stand up to lateral pressure without snapping, thereby failing the Busse warranty. After mulling that over for a few months, I have come to the following question:
If know in advance that I can’t expect a knife to survive what I plan to do with it, and I’m going to do it anyway, why would I want to spend more than a few dollars on it?
I’m not sure I can answer that in a way that would be consistent with spending INFI prices on a machete. Sure, it would be nice to have an edge that would stand up better than 1055/1095 @ 50 HRC, but how important is that on a “disposable” machete, really? After all, you can certainly hone a standard machete to a razor edge, and I’ve pounded plenty of them lengthwise through deer skulls with no ill affects on the blade other than a peened spine, even using a hammer:
Bottom line, I really think the NMFBM has filled the bill for me. The LE version was a tad heavy for my personal taste at .27”, and the CG at .25” was not quite at the limit of what I thought was optimal, but Knife Hunter took pity and sold me a couple in black paper/satin that are right at .26”. I didn’t expect to like the machined mags on this model as well as the hand-smoothed, but with gloves, the added texture makes for a very solid grip. In short, my bell has been rung! This may be “it” for me:
On a side note, my very first Busse was a Basic 5 ordered direct from the factory in the 1990’s, and a couple of reground versions from the shop have served as my most useful of all knives. If I hadn’t discovered that knife and its siblings, the concept would no doubt have been my grail:
The SY S5LE took the B5 concept to another level with INFI and mudder-textured Res-C. Add in some fine tweaking by Ban, and this is now my go-to hunter/camper/utility user. If I didn’t own it already, this would definitely be my grail:
I count myself undeservedly lucky to own these fine knives, and when the devil finally comes to collect his due, these are the ones I’ll try my damnedest to hide.
In a thread awhile back I advocated for a thinner, longer machete style in INFI, and I’m still interested, but one of the issues was whether to build a knife out of INFI that would be so thin (as in standard machete thickness) that it couldn’t be expected to stand up to lateral pressure without snapping, thereby failing the Busse warranty. After mulling that over for a few months, I have come to the following question:
If know in advance that I can’t expect a knife to survive what I plan to do with it, and I’m going to do it anyway, why would I want to spend more than a few dollars on it?
I’m not sure I can answer that in a way that would be consistent with spending INFI prices on a machete. Sure, it would be nice to have an edge that would stand up better than 1055/1095 @ 50 HRC, but how important is that on a “disposable” machete, really? After all, you can certainly hone a standard machete to a razor edge, and I’ve pounded plenty of them lengthwise through deer skulls with no ill affects on the blade other than a peened spine, even using a hammer:
Bottom line, I really think the NMFBM has filled the bill for me. The LE version was a tad heavy for my personal taste at .27”, and the CG at .25” was not quite at the limit of what I thought was optimal, but Knife Hunter took pity and sold me a couple in black paper/satin that are right at .26”. I didn’t expect to like the machined mags on this model as well as the hand-smoothed, but with gloves, the added texture makes for a very solid grip. In short, my bell has been rung! This may be “it” for me:
On a side note, my very first Busse was a Basic 5 ordered direct from the factory in the 1990’s, and a couple of reground versions from the shop have served as my most useful of all knives. If I hadn’t discovered that knife and its siblings, the concept would no doubt have been my grail:
The SY S5LE took the B5 concept to another level with INFI and mudder-textured Res-C. Add in some fine tweaking by Ban, and this is now my go-to hunter/camper/utility user. If I didn’t own it already, this would definitely be my grail:
I count myself undeservedly lucky to own these fine knives, and when the devil finally comes to collect his due, these are the ones I’ll try my damnedest to hide.
Jaxx
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I just found a new grail..
LOL, it would be mine too, except I know exactly what to expect in yearly maintenance fees on a BMW already... $$$$$
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LOL, it would be mine too, except I know exactly what to expect in yearly maintenance fees on a BMW already... $$$$$
I'm over it.
I miss my 2001 525i.
The M version has been my true, one and only grail for a long time now.
JohnTheTexican
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my grail knife is a urban shadow, snake skin pork belly skinner. i have it's big brother, now i need the pbs to complete my piggy back setup.:thumbup:
Did the you change pics for the better or am I going crazy again
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