Busse family of knives

[SCRooster]

Anyone here, other than myself, that believes this family of knives is probably the finest value for the dollar out there?


All three are of the same family; Busse (high end), Swamp Rat (median priced), Scrap Yard (bargain priced, great value).


I own one Busse, three Rats and one Dog.  They all perform flawlessly - great steel, hold their edges, almost indestructible.


I also own a Rat Waki - sort of short sword/machete type tool.  And my go-to blade, in the field, is a Battle Rat, although I also own a Battle Mistress.


Was just wondering if there are any other lovers of these blades?

[cabledad]

I love a knife that stays sharp I have aTom Beery hammer forged knife built in the early 80 in Rockdale,Tx .Stays sharp, my next purchase of a knife is a McCroskey made in Oklahoma was going to buy one 2 years ago had heart problems and didn't.They say there scary sharp guaranteed to stay that way,shave the ink off a wallmart receipt skin and cut up bunches of deer.Never seen one but I think my son is scheduled to get one for a Christmas present. One of the hog hunters was talking about them and said all there claims are true.Don't know. Of course its not the knife its the man on the knife  that really makesthe difference.I saw a butcher (Dutch from Rockdale) in the middle 80s skin a small hog on the ground in no time at all ,he did it with a commercial blade that he sharpened himself. He shot it I drove over and it was mostly finished when I got there. I want another knife I need another knife probably won't use it for much.But I will go to deer camp and loan it to you. Go hunting and have fun.

[SCRooster]

What sold me on the Swamp Rats was I was at the Knife Show in Atlanta about ten or eleven years ago and saw them use a Battle Rat to chop a cinder block in half ... then it still sliced paper.


Rethinking that made me decide to google for any proof of my claim hoping to provide a citation of sorts.  Here's the only reference I could find that would support what I typed above.  Had I not seen it with mine own eyes I would have never believed it.  I thought it was a magic trick at first.




http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/211910-Battle-Rat-block-chop-could-most-knives-do-it-and-survive

[Ranger99]

i've got rid of most of my expensive knives.
i used to have a lot of randalls and other
high dollar knives back when i made good
money and had good jobs during the reagan
and 2 bushes years. i've just recently got
rid of my last 2 randalls and just have 3 handmade
knives left and use good cutting cheaper knives now
so i won't have to boo-hoo if one goes in the
drink or gets stolen.


i've seen and handled a battle mistress before.
really nice, well built cutlery. i can't make myself pay
what knives like that go for anymore. the cost of a
firearm or knife used to be immaterial to me, but
these days i can't see myself getting several hundred
dollars worth of use out of a knife or several thousand
out of a firearm.

[Victor3]

 I've handled a few of their big choppers and kinda want one. Just don't have a clue what I'd use it for. 

[gcrank1]

Im with you Ranger, not that I cant get a little lust going for some collectables or customs, its just not going to happen (unless that ship really does come in....).
These do look 'purposeful', though.

[salvo]

Hi SCRooster, your not alone, I bought my first Busse in 94 a Straight Handle Badger Attack. The collection has grown since then, fantastic knives Busse and kin!