Why Busse?

Warranty , nuff said kk,
I will add one more thing , if you have any issue or problem they will go above and beyond to make you happy , I speak from experience , and I can't think of many companies in any business that make sure your satisfied at the rate they do , I was surprised at just how accommodating they are .
 
I carried a Randall in combat in Viet Nam and thought there is no better blade on the planet....until I discovered Busse's INFI. My collection of Randall's is miniscule compared to my Busse collection however I can order a Busse and get it within a couple of months (usually) however get on the Randall list and wait 5 years. Do the two companies match up....in their own ways...but hands down I have beat the Big Busse's with no worry about damage and I have done the same with Randall....Busse For the Win every time.

What others have stated is that Price is long forgotten while quality still remains!
 
How many other knives can you beat to hell and back and not worry about damaging them? Almost none. :thumbup: If you do manage to hurt them somehow, there's always the LIFETIME warranty to fall back on. Busse prides themselves as having never not honored a warranty claim (there have been very few).

INFI is a great steel, overall. While other steels may excel in one particular area or another, say sacrificing toughness for edge retention, INFI compromises doing one specific thing great by doing everything pretty darn well (and better than most do one thing). Swamp Rat's SR-101 (52100) may take a keener edge than INFI and hold it a bit longer, but INFI is much more corrosion resistant.

Also, if an INFI Busse is beyond your means, start out with an Elmax or HACK model, or even one of the 'kin brands. Next to Busse, Swamp Rat and Scrapyard knives are pretty hard to beat! :cool:
 
Four-and-twentypence said:
After years of hearing mythical lore about Busse knives, but drawing back at the price a poor southern boy just cannot afford, could someone explain what their reasoning is for buying a Busse? What is more, what are all the references to pork?
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Best I can say is because I want one, if I want one then I'll find a way (legally) to get it. I'll never use a busse to its potential. For me, I like the attention to detail. The other stuff is just an added bonus. Be sure to watch the exchange to. You can get them second hand at not so shocking prices, and everyone in there are pretty good folks to deal with.
 
Even if I dont use INFI as much as I should like. I know that IF had to only bring ONE edge tool, A Busse it would be.
For the many reason stated above. Now I do believe in the "right tool for the right job". In as such, I find it easier to use an axe for chopping wood, a spiked hawk for obliteration, a sword to... Well if I had use for a sword.... Than a large knife to perform all the above.
I am confident a Busse ASHBM can do everything I need it to and more, if it was the only "tool" I had.
Now to my point.. If you must have only one tool to do it all, A large Busse is quite inexpensive. Yes, inexpensive.
A good axe will run anywhere from 30-100$+
A hood hawk will run between 100-200$+
A good sword will run between 400-1000$+
A good knife (non Busse) between 100-200$+
At close to 500$ a ASHBM is inexpensive for all the quality, for all the tough love you will put it through, and for all the things you can do do it, with no worries about if the blade you hold will break or chip, and easy to resharpen to keep on going when other blades will fail you. Should it fail you (likely wont, unless you dedicate yourself to the task) Busse will take care of it, no question asked.
 
kevlemarin said:
Even if I dont use INFI as much as I should like. I know that IF had to only bring ONE edge tool, A Busse it would be.
For the many reason stated above. Now I do believe in the "right tool for the right job". In as such, I find it easier to use an axe for chopping wood, a spiked hawk for obliteration, a sword to... Well if I had use for a sword.... Than a large knife to perform all the above.
I am confident a Busse ASHBM can do everything I need it to and more, if it was the only "tool" I had.
Now to my point.. If you must have only one tool to do it all, A large Busse is quite inexpensive. Yes, inexpensive.
A good axe will run anywhere from 30-100$+
A hood hawk will run between 100-200$+
A good sword will run between 400-1000$+
A good knife (non Busse) between 100-200$+
At close to 500$ a ASHBM is inexpensive for all the quality, for all the tough love you will put it through, and for all the things you can do do it, with no worries about if the blade you hold will break or chip, and easy to resharpen to keep on going when other blades will fail you. Should it fail you (likely wont, unless you dedicate yourself to the task) Busse will take care of it, no question asked.
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Not to mention the ASHBM is a pretty sexy blade. Just saying.
 
thumbtack01 said:
Not to mention the ASHBM is a pretty sexy blade. Just saying.
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AND.....They are addictive....Can't have just one you know there is Monday, 2fer Tuesday, Wednesday...well you get the picture....:eek::D
 
Here is an 11 year old post of the same question.

For me, Janowski's article sealed the deal.

Since 2000, when I got my first, it has been the best group of people I've ever come to know.

I hope you can find this to be true for yourself as well.
 
Quality, warranty, "class". I have always believed in buying quality "merchandise", whether it is clothes, shoes, guns, knives, or other "tools". Quality products are worth the initial expense because they perform and they LAST! I still have the first Snap-On 3/8" drive socket set and ratchet and combination open end wrench sets that I bought as a teenager back in 1955. I have used them on numerous vehicles of my own and used them "professionally" for a few years back in the late '70s. They are still as good as the day I bought them. Today, those tools cost many times more than what I originally paid for them. Busse knives are the same. They will last virtually forever and only appreciate in value. The same does NOT hold true of inferior tools or knives. Quality is well worth the initial cost! :DJust my .02.
 
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Darn I wanted to see more "use" pics :(
 
You mean that "Rambo" knife (with Letter of Authenticity!), that I saw for sale on heavehay @ $99.99 won't stand up to similar abuse? My world is shaken...Cheers.
 
SpyderPhreak said:
How many other knives can you beat to hell and back and not worry about damaging them? Almost none. :thumbup: If you do manage to hurt them somehow, there's always the LIFETIME warranty to fall back on. Busse prides themselves as having never not honored a warranty claim (there have been very few).

INFI is a great steel, overall. While other steels may excel in one particular area or another, say sacrificing toughness for edge retention, INFI compromises doing one specific thing great by doing everything pretty darn well (and better than most do one thing). Swamp Rat's SR-101 (52100) may take a keener edge than INFI and hold it a bit longer, but INFI is much more corrosion resistant.

Also, if an INFI Busse is beyond your means, start out with an Elmax or HACK model, or even one of the 'kin brands. Next to Busse, Swamp Rat and Scrapyard knives are pretty hard to beat! :cool:
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I tried that with a Basic 11 and a TGLB and burst a blood vessel in my eye.
 
SpyderPhreak said:
How many other knives can you beat to hell and back and not worry about damaging them? Almost none. :thumbup: If you do manage to hurt them somehow, there's always the LIFETIME warranty to fall back on. Busse prides themselves as having never not honored a warranty claim (there have been very few).

INFI is a great steel, overall. While other steels may excel in one particular area or another, say sacrificing toughness for edge retention, INFI compromises doing one specific thing great by doing everything pretty darn well (and better than most do one thing). Swamp Rat's SR-101 (52100) may take a keener edge than INFI and hold it a bit longer, but INFI is much more corrosion resistant.

Also, if an INFI Busse is beyond your means, start out with an Elmax or HACK model, or even one of the 'kin brands. Next to Busse, Swamp Rat and Scrapyard knives are pretty hard to beat! :cool:
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I tried that with a Basic 11 and a TGLB and burst a blood vessel in my eye. I need a thinner knife to use as a nail I guess. Those were the last knives I bought before jumping on the Busse train.
 
What mattered a lot to me in buying my first Busse Combat knife was the fact that it was 100% made in America. Hard to find that now a days :(
 
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