I agree that it is strong enough but I handled one of these and I have to agree with Jerry...not great. But I have heard that a lot of folks like it. I did ask Jerry how long he was on the Blue when he designed it but he did not remember
Dan
The price on the SAR was not bad, but for some reason that knife just doesn't look like a Busse to me. I'm sure it's a fine knife.
I've been looking at Nessmuk style knives lately, but haven't been able to love the exaggerated sine-wave spines that many of them have. What's the purpose of it? Some Nessmuk designs have a straighter spine, and the SAR fits that pattern. It reminds me of a shortened old old-style butcher knife. It's definitely not tactical, but not everything has to be.
Dan, I'd be interested in exactly what you (and Jerry, if you'd care to relay his feelings) didn't like about the SAR. Personally, I liked it a lot. Mind you, I couldn't agree more that it's atypical for Busse and I'm not looking for a whole line of them, but as a change of pace update to a classic 19th century design, I like it.
