TY75,

Interestingly I just got two deliveries yesterday evening....a Skinny Ash in desert sage with magnum green or green/tan handles new from the store and a MPDC which I have promised to a guy in Cz who will be pleased to know it has arrived.

I got the Skinny Ash based on HD's recommendation and boy was he doing me a favour when he suggested this. I doubt I would have gone for one otherwise.
The balance point is in a straight line above the lanyard eye on the choil/ricasso just infront of the first eye hole in the grip....the grips are perfect for me....not as intense as the magnum's on my FFBM in the height of the palm swells and the light feel of the knife combined with the strength and presence of that broad blade ......it is a winner! Would'nt have gone down this route myself....Skinny and light are not what you think Busse's are about....but this is one hell of a handler....it also ain't Skinny. Plenty of meat in the blade to do whatever you want.

Some photo's were done straight away and interestingly I tried to show how well balanced it was because it struck me that way before reading this ....this morning. It is Sat 9.00 am over here in the U.K. The camera battery then died on me because it was late and flash was needed and the pictures are a bit grainy. I will do some better ones this morning if it stops raining and the sun comes out. Battery is presently being charged.

I will be using this as my main webbing knife.....no question....I have done a leather sheath for the FFBM to experiment with carry options....again photo's later today.....but a knife the size of the FFBM is really something for a user specific environment....size and weight cut down your desire to do say a 25 mile tab with this on the belt...it is best either on the Bergan or maybe on a TAC vest if anchored well for straight Infantry use.....I got it for a chopper for hide construction/cutting sticks/Hawkin's trench or entry work. An option instead of a Kukri really.

The Skinny Ash I would never have off my belt...BFT's...CFT's...endurance marches ....you can do all of that with this on and no problems. Only got the knife last night and you can tell straight away when something is right! Many thanks HD....