All three Busse brands are made in Wauseon, Ohio. Jerry is the head honcho, and he does Busse Combat, his wife, Jennifer owns Swamp Rat, and his brother Dan runs Scrap Yard knives.

Busse Combat Knives are INFI steel, Jerry's own exclusve steel. You can read about it at the Busse site. These are the top of the Busse made knives, and the most expensive.

Swamp Rat knives are made of a 52-100 steel, with Busse's famous heat treat it is called SR101. A few have been made of 154CM stainless. Most of these have micarta or G10 handles, like the Busses, but are priced lower than Busses.

Scrap Yard Knives are made of a modified S7 shock steel which SY calls SR77. These are very tough and all have Resprine C molded handles. These are the most economical of the 3 brands, superior performance for an affordable price being their main mission. There have also been three Scrap Yard Knives made in 154CM, including the most recent Scrap Muk.