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What does "SR" mean? #291010 05/21/09 07:45 AM
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I wondeer what "SR" mean in steel names...
And in particular, what does SR-77 and SR-101 mean?
Why "SR" and why "77" and "101"?

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Re: What does "SR" mean? #291012 05/21/09 10:07 AM
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I can't answer that question. What I CAN tell you is that SR-77 is a derivative of S7 and SR-101 is a derivative of 52100-B. The "SR" designations and heat treat methods are proprietary to Jerry Busse.

Yes, I know that. but I'm interesting in why did they named these steels like that. Just curious.
Now I know INFI comes from "infinity". But "SR" is another mistery now <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> (especially because 52100 and S7 are so different steels and their derivates here are named very similary, starting with "SR" and then a number)... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

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Re: What does "SR" mean? #291014 05/21/09 10:19 AM
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I have assumed the SR stands for Swamp Rat, since that's the first place both steels were introduced by the Busse clan.

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Re: What does "SR" mean? #291016 05/21/09 11:16 AM
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If I'm not mistaken, SR-101 was used in the Busse Basic Series before Swamp Rat was created. Maybe the name "Swamp Rat" came out of "SR" and not the other way around. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

EDIT: I think I'm wrong about that. The Busse Basic series was concstructed of M-INFI. It was the Taliwhacker that was the first Busse blade manufactured out of SR-101. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong about that. Thanks. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

You are correct bld522, The Busse Basics were "Modified" INFI and SR-101 first showed up on the Busse Tali-Wacker (I still love that name)
SR-77 I belive first showed up on the Swamp Rat Crash-Ax.
NOw here is my question Res-C handels were on the Basics in 2001 and then on the Tali-wacker in later 2001-ish, is that correct?


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Re: What does "SR" mean? #291018 05/21/09 12:33 PM
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I always thought the SR stood for Swamp Rat.


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Re: What does "SR" mean? [Re: james_bond] #291019 05/21/09 01:12 PM
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The Busse Basics were "Modified" INFI and SR-101 first showed up on the Busse Tali-Wacker (I still love that name)
SR-77 I belive first showed up on the Swamp Rat Crash-Ax.

Let me preface by pointing out that this is completely based on my reading and researching, and I have absolutely no first-hand knowledge of the situation whatsoever. This is purely from the perspective of someone who's googled a few websites out of curiosity.

From what I can gather, the Tali-Whacker, while originally produced immediately after 9/11 as a custom military run, wasn't actually released for general sale as a military overrun until 2003. That puts it after the beginning of Swamp Rat.

In other words, while the steel was used on one very special release pre-swamp, it very well might not have been "named" at that point, since it was for a custom run and had no need to be advertised.

Unless there were any other old Busse's that got that steel, I still stand by my guess that it was named SR-101 to coincide with the starting of the Swamp Rat brand.

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I always thought the SR stood for Swamp Rat.

same


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Re: What does "SR" mean? [Re: reconseed] #291021 05/21/09 01:35 PM
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I always thought the SR stood for Swamp Rat.

same



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