After I moved into my current house I had a huge pile of cardboard boxes that I had to cut up. Up until that time I had only bought INFI but I happened to get a Battle Grade Boss Jack in a grab bag, so for the first time I got to really get a good feel of the two steels in a side by side comparison. Been a lover of SR101 ever since.
The difference used to be CG as opposed to LE- Limited Edition which Busse used to offer along with the standard CG. LE's cost more, & varied, but usually satin finished & mostly with Tigerhide micarta. LE's varied in thickness to the CG sometimes..but not always. CG's also used to come uncoated- was an upcharge option for DCBB & satin finish at order. (ASH-1 CG & LE run is a good example of varying CG versions with an LE offering) & LE's are usually serial numbered...usually.
For me SR101 kept an edge capable of shaving hair from my arm markedly longer than INFI did. It wasn't scientific or anything. I just made sure not to hit any staples to keep it fair. I started with my Son of Badger and when I noticed it wasnt cutting as well I tested the edge against my arm and then set it aside. Then I grabbed the BG Boss Jack and finished the bigger half of the project and it felt almost as sharp as when I started. It wasnt "hair popping sharp" anymore but it would still take hair off.
It seems that I need to be a gold member in order to upload pictures here, but here is the link over the exact knife.
I use to contact Amy at Busse, and send some pictures over the knife, and she can verify it, I mean worse case I can send it to the Busse and have it verified, specially if you buy it from eBay, you have some good time on you to return the item in case of forgery counterfeit.
Thanks for the link, I’ve seen this one, I would like to see a
Thanks for the link, I’ve seen this one before,
Kenneth, after the last post that you mentioned about the “fake” BUSSE knives, I got a bit worried about the two BUSSE knives that I purchased online, I called BUSSE yesterday and I’m about to send the knives in for resharpening and make sure these are the legit BUSSE knives. I thank you for that, I was not at all into that there might be a fake one out there, sometimes you trust people the way you are yourself.
Thanks a lot for the picture, I will try to send a picture of mine, I will get it later today, finger crossed, it will be the real deal hopefully.That looks like a genuine INFI Badger Attack TAC (BATAC). That particular knife would have originally been sold through the now-defunct Busse Company Store in late July 2007. Here's a picture of mine for comparison:
It was described on the Company Store website as: "Badger Attack - CG grade, black crinkle with blue-black G-10." It's not at all like the blue-black G10 I've seen lately, and if I didn't know from the description what it was (I still have the email from the BCS), I don't think I'd be able to positively identify it.
They didn't offer multicolor G10 handles on the original BATAC run. That one was a Busse Company Store exclusive that probably sold out in a matter of hours.
