Where to buy a Swamp Rat?

The answer is pretty much -Yes. Swamp Rat - swampratknives.com - and their big brother, Busse, pretty much only sell off their site. They make a great product (I just bought a Battle Rat at the Blade Show West). If you read down the Swamp Rat site I think they explain why they don't use dealers.

There is a used market for Busse knives. I don't know about Swamp Rat.
 
To my knowledge, yes, you can only purchase these blades through www.swampratknifeworks.com they are trying to keep the prices low and IMO thus offering a great knife at a fantastic price. From their website FAQ:

Why Don't We Sell To Dealers?
A: While we would like to sell to dealers, our top priority is keeping the prices for these knives as low as possible. We simply do not have any room to include standard dealer markup.

They are a very reputable company to deal with and Eric Isaacson is a regular here.
 
Also you don't want to contact Busse Combat about Swamprat. They specifically won't tolerate it. Jerry and Jennifer Busse want both companies to be indepedent of each other. I don't know if this has changed or not.
 
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