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I may actually let one go back into the wild. As most know I am a “knife buyer” not a ‘knife seller” but my new Landcruiser would look good with some bling 
I bought this blade here in Australia sight unseen around 4 or 5 years ago. It was purported to me as a “Custom Shop ASH1” (so if you know my reputation you will understand why it came straight to me). In fairness very pretty CS Blades are not something that generally blow my skirt up but it was after-all an “ASH”. It arrived and went into storage. Sometime later I had several out and was looking at it and thought it not quite an ASH1 but what I was unsure. Grabbing another it was my belief that this it was a CS blade made up from a “3B2” blank and blinged it out.
Prior to preparing this ad I contacted Garth R at Busse who conformed my belief saying;
“You are correct in that it is a custom built off a 3B2 blank. It appears to be double dyed maple burl handles with a black g10 bolster”
This blade is unused by me and appears to me to have had no use by anyone else.
I have done my best to capture the blade and any imperfections. The first pic is a “glamour shot” I took here in the light box when it arrived (don’t let the almost notorious red background fool you, it’s my pic)…..
The balance of the pics are those I took today here in the back yard. It is overcast but even with that it is difficult to get a good exposure balance between that shiny blade and dark handles. So I have taken pics of both exposed as best match my eye on how they look in person.
The blade arrived to me in an ad-hoc cardboard sleeve and this is the source of the faint longitudinal marks on the blade, they are hard to capture but I have done my best in a couple of pics. They are, on close inspection present on both sides.
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Besides the longitudinal marks down the blade the only other blemish I could see is pictured here on the bottom of the talon hole. A little polish on a Q Tip may remove it but I am not going to do that…
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I believe I have a pretty good reputation here on the forum but this has been gained as a buyer not a seller. That said as you would imagine I wish not to jeopardise that in anyway. I am more than happy to provide additional pics to a potential buyer if so requested.
I have never seen another CS 3B2 offered here before so there is little to work on as a price guide. I do not need to sell this one either so not looking to be lowballed.
I am asking $1100US shipped by the most secure method I am able to avail myself of from here in Australia to your home destination. Shipping will include tracking, signature on receipt and insurance (which, as I have always expressed, is for my protection). Payment via Paypal would be preferred, no extra fees, %s or the like. For well known members here, other options may be able to be worked out but I believe PayPal offers us both the best protections.
To ship I will place it in a mesh sleeve Busse ship satin finish blades in and a properly formed cardboard sleeve all well packed in a box.
I reserve the right to do business with whom I choose (ie not sell to particular individuals) without further explanation.
A firm “I will take it” here in this thread would be my preference however I also understand that some prefer to maintain their anonymity. I don’t believe buyers will be knocking down my door for this one so I don’t think it will come down to time stamps of a post vs PM etc but if it does I will be the sole arbiter of who was first. Sorry if I sound too blunt, I am simply trying avoid the varied issues I have read of in the GBU here
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I bought this blade here in Australia sight unseen around 4 or 5 years ago. It was purported to me as a “Custom Shop ASH1” (so if you know my reputation you will understand why it came straight to me). In fairness very pretty CS Blades are not something that generally blow my skirt up but it was after-all an “ASH”. It arrived and went into storage. Sometime later I had several out and was looking at it and thought it not quite an ASH1 but what I was unsure. Grabbing another it was my belief that this it was a CS blade made up from a “3B2” blank and blinged it out.
Prior to preparing this ad I contacted Garth R at Busse who conformed my belief saying;
“You are correct in that it is a custom built off a 3B2 blank. It appears to be double dyed maple burl handles with a black g10 bolster”
This blade is unused by me and appears to me to have had no use by anyone else.
I have done my best to capture the blade and any imperfections. The first pic is a “glamour shot” I took here in the light box when it arrived (don’t let the almost notorious red background fool you, it’s my pic)…..
The balance of the pics are those I took today here in the back yard. It is overcast but even with that it is difficult to get a good exposure balance between that shiny blade and dark handles. So I have taken pics of both exposed as best match my eye on how they look in person.
The blade arrived to me in an ad-hoc cardboard sleeve and this is the source of the faint longitudinal marks on the blade, they are hard to capture but I have done my best in a couple of pics. They are, on close inspection present on both sides.
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Besides the longitudinal marks down the blade the only other blemish I could see is pictured here on the bottom of the talon hole. A little polish on a Q Tip may remove it but I am not going to do that…
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I believe I have a pretty good reputation here on the forum but this has been gained as a buyer not a seller. That said as you would imagine I wish not to jeopardise that in anyway. I am more than happy to provide additional pics to a potential buyer if so requested.
I have never seen another CS 3B2 offered here before so there is little to work on as a price guide. I do not need to sell this one either so not looking to be lowballed.
I am asking $1100US shipped by the most secure method I am able to avail myself of from here in Australia to your home destination. Shipping will include tracking, signature on receipt and insurance (which, as I have always expressed, is for my protection). Payment via Paypal would be preferred, no extra fees, %s or the like. For well known members here, other options may be able to be worked out but I believe PayPal offers us both the best protections.
To ship I will place it in a mesh sleeve Busse ship satin finish blades in and a properly formed cardboard sleeve all well packed in a box.
I reserve the right to do business with whom I choose (ie not sell to particular individuals) without further explanation.
A firm “I will take it” here in this thread would be my preference however I also understand that some prefer to maintain their anonymity. I don’t believe buyers will be knocking down my door for this one so I don’t think it will come down to time stamps of a post vs PM etc but if it does I will be the sole arbiter of who was first. Sorry if I sound too blunt, I am simply trying avoid the varied issues I have read of in the GBU here
I will answer any questions as promptly as possible, please though take into account the time difference that may exist between your and my location.[/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL]