What sounds like a good combo to me would be 7.5+ inch SYKC knives, and Busse or SRKW for anything smaller. I have given up on the Swamp though.

I would say yes.

Imagine taking a belt grinder to your sabre grind and smoothing out the transition between the flat sabre at the top of the knife and the angled part that drops to the edge and you will have full convex. I have a strong preference for convex edge grinds... this is a convex edge grind that goes all the way to the spine. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

Hope your NMSFNO arrives soon. Did you ever get an ASH1?

No I didnt. I am not even going to be able to get the NMSFNO after all. Apparently, Busse COmbat doesnt REALLY have the knives they offer on their site for purchase ready to ship when you buy them, which is odd because they have the ss and the sd and the skinny ash ready to go. Amy said she wont be able to get it to me for 4 weeks and i will be at benning by that time so i had to drop the order <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />



The SOD is tougher! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

doubt that there would be a significant advantage for infi in destruction testing, the S6 still stands as the benchmark in the noss series of metal torture. the sod is very close to the s6 in design.

i would assume infi would have an advantage in rust resistance, edge holding and of course in emptying your bank account, beyond that i've always wondered about the advantages for infi in normal use

does anybody have a basic 7 and a sod, that's a comparison i would like to see

I thought he did test the Ash 1

Amy quoted me 4 weeks as well, but I received it in less than 2! I ordered at the end of Nov. and got her early Dec.

Well there you have it-two weeks and you have some great steel for sure <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />!! Add to that what Bruce linked to above and you have a winner <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Now- we need to see what Jerry is going to do with that VERY special steel he snatched at the bankruptcy aution <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crossfingers.gif" alt="" />. Got anything on this Bruce ? Tolly ? Anybody ? Looks like a WINNER all the way around to me <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />-Thanks

The FFBM is most definitely the benchmark of his tests, and has outdone ANY other knife that he has tested. I love SY knives, but c'mon.

something you might consider Recon, there are orders that are cancelled at Busse so Amy may have a different color combo lying around for you to pick up. That happened with my ASH1, I screwed up and ordered the wrong combo so when it showed up Amy gratiously let me send it back. I gave her a list of different colors I wanted and she happened to have one there ready to go. Since you ordered black on black there may not have been any? Worth a look, the blade is defintely sweet and worth every penny. As for Noss test and this never dying toughness issue, it makes sense to me that the FFBM had higher marks, it is .320 thk whereas the S6 is .25. Not saying one is tougher than the other just making a case that the only fair comparison test both steels should be the same thickness.

Good point. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Hi Bruce,

just checked the review, great as usual by Noss. When comparing though both tests then the difference was edge holding. Yes it took him a lot of time to break the BM but the same happened to the S6. Both broke when batoned through metal pipes, both survived all other tests. I admit the BM looked a lot better performing the same tests but the differences were minor.