ST 56 Meaning?

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tuica

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Greetings. Hope y’all are surviving this current strangest of situations. In looking at various Busses in the Bad Mojo Archives, I noticed the ST56 Persian Fighter. According to the accompanying text, this knife was “made for a special group and continues to see heavy action in Afghanistan and Iraq.”

Would anyone here have the foggiest notion what the designation ST56 actually stands for? Thanks for your participation.
 
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Thanks fellas. You came up with something I hadn’t thought of, GU Kid. And speaking of a working Busse Bad Mojo. Think it’s Gonzo.

I went on one of my previous posts regarding it for a link. No search engine results. Other than a Bad Mojo.net that takes you to a “nekkid naughty site.” And same linked on FB. Strange.
 
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Hmmm. Jax certainly has a reputation for his extensive Busse knowledge. Thank you, Sir. Special Tactics piece of equipment between number’s 55 and 57. Hmmm. I’ll take that for $1,000, Alex.
 
I’ve heard the meaning of 3B2 on BF. But I can’t recall it at this moment, and there’s other “fish to fry.”
 
I had 2 ST56's, and sold...they were so cool, and the asym/extra palm swell feature really works when flipping the blade around in hand (I was NOT on that or any other combat team, ever - I just worked on helicopters state-side). It is amazing how Busse identifies these "simple-meaningful-practical" innovations an/or incorporates feedback from "operators" to make these knives singularly purpose built for possibly even just one particular mission, or set of parallel operations or sustained operations in a particular theater of battle.

Quite cool and very Busse!!! Busse has many faces - the hush hush military stuff is very intriguing and another reason I love the company. Even cooler when we get to handle some of the real military issues.

C
 
Thanks for your worthy comments, COPIOUS. I do appreciate a knife’s ability to easily spin around to that other holding position.
 
Yeah - the grip factor in both positions is enhanced as well...I knew about this when I purchased, although was like, "yeah, that sounds cool and all", and then I held the knife and handled and "did some moves" with it...quite a unique and innovative enhancement that is not just theoretical...and I am sure much more appreciated by those who know what they are doing.

That said, I started killing dragons and 4-foot thistle monsters at a very young age...the thistles are so satisfying to kill...start at the top with the thistle head, chop off thistle arms and work down and you can kill the same juicy thistle (the kind in Louisiana are big and thick and juicy and cut real clean) like 5 times...my grandad had a whole 10 acre field of fully grown and menacing thistles when he bought 64 acres I helped him clear as a youngster. I went on for days killing thistles; knife, machete, sling blade...I will never forget the joy! I was covered in thistle blood for 4 straight days. Then we bush hogged it all...

The Louisiana Bull Thistle:
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I had 2 ST56's, and sold...they were so cool, and the asym/extra palm swell feature really works when flipping the blade around in hand (I was NOT on that or any other combat team, ever - I just worked on helicopters state-side). It is amazing how Busse identifies these "simple-meaningful-practical" innovations an/or incorporates feedback from "operators" to make these knives singularly purpose built for possibly even just one particular mission, or set of parallel operations or sustained operations in a particular theater of battle.

Quite cool and very Busse!!! Busse has many faces - the hush hush military stuff is very intriguing and another reason I love the company. Even cooler when we get to handle some of the real military issues.

C
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Once at Knob Creek Garth mentioned that he had to go visit a tanker unit about a potential project. Always wondered if anything ever came of that.
 
Thanks guys. South Louisiana. Different world than where I was raised. Suburbs of Portland, Oregon and Sacramento, California. Spending a good part of my working career in Virginia has allowed me to travel through, and appreciate, the Deep South.

There’s no place more different in the US. Meant in a positive way from an American History scholar, and former NPS Civil War Park Ranger. And from someone who loves to eat great southern cooking. Have a good weekend.
 
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