I was at blade west this morning. the show was much smaller then I pictured and the busse presence is less than blade. the dogs who said it were right. there was no ratmandus or howling rats. the biggest surprise is that not one scrap yard knife was there. ther were a lot of hacks and a couple of a few other models. I might head back tomorrow and see if the selection is different. when I got there just before 11 am and bought a chopweiler I heard there was at least one ak and swamp wardens but they sold. I bought a chopweiler and met skunk and joules360. the busse desk wasn't too busy but it was the busiest booth there.