Looks like a nice knife, might get one if the price is right.

I myself think this is a GORGEOUS model!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Gorgeous model is the mental picture I have of you, Renee. But I guess there could be two. The SFNO does look "right" to me. Hope it is not too expensive. I am guessing it will cost about the same as the Sarsquatch. I guess Wauseon has been tied up making only the big bucks INFI latley. Will there EVER be a new Scrapper?

Renee - which Yard models will be available at Blade West ? As the show starts Friday, it would be nice to know!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

What I don't see as sensible though is the HUGE mark up people ask for these and other "useful" sized Infi which is no longer available....why pay $600+ on the secondary market for one of these when a Skinny Ash or even an Ash LE can be had for far less? Even a FSH can be had for less than a SNFO and the FSH's are heavily priced up on the Exchange. A Chopweiler would probably do all tasks just as well....particularly when one of the custom jobs had the tip break and the grip pins fall out with "moderate" Busse type use. Chopweiler's were fetching $200-$250....it makes them look real bargains in comparison....

You can see the same problem of over pricing with the SHSJ's....SH here being "straight handle"....they also have prices in the $600+ mark...

For that sort of money I would go for a custom knife....infact I have done....a Jerry Hossom Massive Retribution in SV30....the blade length, design and weight tick all the boxes for me...it is bigger but lighter than a DFLE and WILL come fully finished with an etched cammo blade and a razor sharp convex edge....

Busse's like the SFNO and SHSJ at factory prices are the only way to buy these knives....in comparison my $120 for a DMDC on the exchange compared to the recent shop offering price is high but not exhorbitant....the knife is worth that sort of money....ditto for a DFLE at $300....there are no real comparable knives available at this sort of money...not with the same features....with the exception maybe for an alternative Swamprat knife in Res C....but when you start to go really high on prices like these after market Busse's you open up a whole world of specialist custom competition and these are often more able to give you exactly what you want.

I went and looked on the Busse forum. The typical response to the release of the SFNO is, "Holy Oinkin' Yowzaa.....let's drink". In fact, that is the preferred response to all Busse Combat offerings, but this one seems to be even more eagerly anticipated than most by those who know a lot about Busses. A typical response here might be, "Nice looking knife, how much does it cost"? In that vein, I am wondering just how much a satin or double cut version might cost. It is, no doubt, a good looking knife.

Satin versions on the exchange seem to be $620 or there abouts so from the factory I think they might ask around $550? How much were the Ganzaa custom ones? They were in the $600's were'nt they?

The small differences make a difference and the SFNO has enough small differences to make me pick it over another similar knife like the SarQ. If you are looking for a big functional difference between the SFNO and the SarQ you won't find it.

For me the iconic "best of breed" Busse knives are the AD, the SFNO and the CG FBM. Are there many others that are a bit different and also very desireable? Sure there are. Are these three, for me, the very best of breed? Yep. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Another example of small differences... pick between
- The MS or the SS4
- The RMD or the DMutt
- The AD or the MudPuppy
- The S6 or the Satin Jack
- The DF or the FBM

There's not a lot of functional difference among the above but I definitely have a preference. Preference and choice, and discovering what you really like/want/need among small differences make the hobby of knife collection/use more fun. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I have grown weary of stripping and sanding CG models. Even my best work still leaves a lot of detail work to be done on the ricassos and pommels. If I get another Busse it will likely be the SFNO in satin or double cut, or even CE. It all depends on the price. My Squatches might be a bit rough looking, but they sure cut well. I'd rather not get any more painted, dull $300+ knives, but that may be the only way I can get one. I sure as heck will not pay another $200 to $300 just to get one that is finished.

BIG +1

My price/value judgement and "MY" attention to "factory" detail (or lack of) on "potential" Busse purchases is going to be more picky these days rather than not.

I will have to see "WHAT" I want and can justify or pass.

I see lots of knives I would LOVE to have. The new NMFBMLE looks awesome. I WISH, but freakin' rediculous price - IMO.
I am just not seeing the value or realistic justification from Busse lately.

Unfortunately, based on recent INFI prices, I am not optimistic.

I hope I am wrong.


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KG,

Wait a few more months and see what the price will be on the secondary market for the NMFBMLE, lol

Yes, me too....I feel the same. I am not doing any stripping jobs on the knives I presently have until others arrive.I am awaiting some knives to see how they feel in the hand because I can usually tell which ones I will like the best once I know how they feel.

This leaves open the option of discounting some knives before they lose value by using them and these can then be sold on with the hope of covering most of my cost. In the main this applies more to my painted combat grade knives than my only Satin one. Satin knives can be polished back to an as "new" look or even better. Combats cannot be restored....only stripped. Buying a number of knives to pick the ones that feel best may sound extravagant...but what else can you do? Particularly over here? There is no chance of easily getting to a show to handle them.

I guess I don't mind stripping a few knives and polishing them up if they feel right and perform well....but for the later to happen this often means a complete edge re-profile and sharpening. Like HD says...this is a pain when they cost so much.

Some actually will need no work hardly...the DFLE will just need an edge profile as will the DMDC...I have a CE Satinjack which should be good to go from the off and a FSH already stripped and with a professional edge done. These two plus the DMDC and DFLE will easily be keepers. The DFCG and my FFBM and a green Skinny and the YK and the NMFBM may all be resold because the prospect of stripping them or being dissatisfied with a permanent beaten up paint job may just be too much. The RMD on reputation and "feel" deserves another strip and edge job but you do sometimes "blanche" at doing all this work.

Of the knives "painted" the only one so far which I think I will keep and re-do is the RMD.It does have that special "feel" to it. I already have a re-worked Skinny and the Ash LE is a winner now the edge has been done and all told with the other knives that fit the bill for no more hassle....I probably have enough.