Other than my RMD I have put a sharpened swedge on a number of my Busse knives...some like my Jackhammer had a swedge already on the blade but it is not sharpened...it did'nt take much though to bring the swedge to a proper level of sharpness...



I really like the JH as a field knife but some reports of the CE finish being prone to rust have an unsettling effect...although so far I have found if looked after well this blade has never rusted on me at all...however I have given some consideration to keeping some of my Busse knives with the coating on.

I took some pictures on a very bright day of my Double Cut Bead Blasted finish on my knives when angled into the sun and they do still give off a fare bit of glare...



So I thought I would try and pick up some blades with suitable coatings on them and see if I could work with these just as well as my knives which have a Satin or Bead Blasted finish. I was able to pick up a RMD in sage and having done a swedge on this the knife works just as well as it's twin which is stripped...





and have to admit that I am now becoming quite interested in seeing how well I can adapt some of the useful painted finishes to work just as well as a plain metal finish.