For those of you that may not know the history behind the Tali-Whacker (Actually Taliban Whacker) here it is from Jerry himself, many years ago.

Tali-Whacker

One of the RAREST of all Busse Military Knives . . .OVER RUN!!!!!!!

This is a very unusual knife. It has never been SOLD before. We made them right after September 11th. This is the Tali-Whacker. It was made as part of a run of knives we donated to USSOCOM after 9/11 for distribution to our Special Ops Teams. Several of these were presented to soldiers who had been wounded in combat while the rest were given to our front-line troops. This is an “operator” only blade and the ones that were distributed were in the “sterile” condition with no markings whatsoever. A numbered Patriot tag was shoved into the front pouch with a letter explaining a little about the name, “Tali-Whacker” meaning “Taliban-Whacker”. We had an over run on these blades and are now clear to sell the surplus.

The Tali-Whacker was the first model EVER made out of SR-101 and it came along well before the inception of SWAMP RAT. It is the ONLY Busse Combat Blade made with SR-101 and a totally Sterile Resiprene C handle. The talon hole was removed as were all markings from the handle for Complete Sterility. The “coolness” of this blade was the inspiration behind Swamp Rat.

It is 1/4" thick with a 6 3/4" long blade and is 12" OAL.

We only have 68 Tali-Whackers available. They will come with an non-serial numbered Patriot Tag and are only available without the sheath. Tali-Whackers are $238.95. They come with one non serial-numbered patriot tag.

Here is a picture of the original with Patriot tag (two tags shown so you can see both sides. Only one tag came with the original knife).



And here is the Reissued knife in it's LE offering, 3/16" thick blade 7 1/4" long with a 12 1/2 inch OAL. The CG offering differs only in being Powder coated.


WOW, 12 years ago for $238.95 and today (special $198.95) Who says there has been inflation!

Heck, even if you paid the full $258.95 that is only 20 dollars over the original offering price 12 years ago!

NOW you know how truly Patriotic The Busse Combat Knife Group really is.

Thank you Dan and Jerry.


For Grins and Giggles, here is a part of what Jerry Said on 4/20/13:

The Tali-Whacker Is Coming. . . . The Tali-Whacker Is Coming!!!!!!!!!!

The Anniversary Tali-Whacker is on its way!!!!!

The original TW was 1/4" thick and featured a 6 3/4" long blade and was 12" OAL.

This Limited Edition Anniversary model is a bit longer but much faster with its super light 3/16" thick, 7 1/4" long, satin finished blade. It is 12.5" OAL

This Anniversary model celebrates the courage, sacrifices, and spectacular job done by all of our troops who have served and continue to serve.

As always, we thank our brave men and women of the armed forces for all they do and have done in the fight for freedom.

Good post Randy, and did I mention that I have BOTH models now?!!!?

BRAGGART!

Actually Tom, you should be proud. Now you gotta get a CG to make a complete matched set. You should put them on a stand of some sort.

I can't wait to pick up some new tan res c in the form of a Tali-Whacker CG! Such a cool blade

Thanks for posting this.

As you point out, these were offered at a price point that could not be overlooked.

Now, to sheath it and fit it into my "system". Not certain exactly what role it will play, but I did not buy it as a "fighting knife".

The new TWLE and the TWCG (to come) certainly are very nice in weight, comfort and quality. I'll speak to use/performance once I use it.