My specs are:
Blade Length: 7.5
Blade thickness: .30
Blade Height: 1 5/8
Over all Length: 12 7/8
Blade Grind: Hollow ground
Steel Type: SR101
Handle Type: Brown Green or Black Res C
Blade Finish: Parkerized
Weight: 14.8

It is the hollow ground Regulator. Long enough and thick enough to use for chopping and short and light enough for carrying and for food prep. For me, this is the ideal survival knife.

I hear you on that, Ray. I've been playing around with mine since I brought it home from Blade and it does seem to be a hell of a survival knife for not too much bulk or weight.

Okay, fine If a Busse asked me to design a "only one wilderness knife"....

Blade Material = INFI

Blade Length = 7.0"

Blade Thickness = 0.22" (half way between 3/16" and 1/4")

Blade Height = 1.875"

Blade Type = Straight Top until 3" from tip then slope down with 3/8" drop point

Blade Grind = Full Flat

Blade Edge = V

Choil = Yes 5/8" Diameter with forward swept cutting edge

Thumb Ramp = Yes with jimping

Special Blade Features = Nuclear Meltdown Treatment (to prevent abrading people and gear) except for 2" in front of jimping which should be a squared 90 degrees (for ferro rod striking)

Blade Finish = Food Grade Fluoropolymer except bottom 1" of blade which would be hand finished satin (ease of cutting and signaling)

Tang = Full tang with exposed Pommel

Pommel = Squared and extended 3/8" past handle scales and flared To 3/8" Wide with Serrations on rear face (for hammering). Laynard hole in middle of pommel.

Handle Shape = Hybrid ASH with SarSquatch

Handle Scale Material = Res-C 360 degrees over full tang but with extended and exposed pommel (like a Fallkniven)

Balance Point = Front except when chocking up on the choil and then neutral

Special Features #1 = Talon Hole (for use as front D-Guard attachment ... rear attachment location would be lanyard hole in pommel).

Sheath = 3/32" thick kydex liner lapped over 1" and thermally formed for positive retention (liner bottom is open for drainage - think of a flattened tube) inside double layer 1000D cordura (similar design to SpecOps' sheath but built better and designed) with thumb snap (secondary retention - formed kydex being primary), grommets for 550 cord wrap, and a large pocket secured with a fold over flap lid secured by hook-and-loop as well as a Fastex Buckle. Pouch would be 5" tall x 2" wide x 1.5" deep and would come with a stainless steel tin that is polished on one side. Back of sheath would have heavy clear plastic watertight slip pocket for adding picture of family member, Bible passage, signal instructions, etc.

ETA:

Blade color choices: Muddy blended with Sage or Safety Orange.

Handle color choices: Sage blended with olive drab or Safety Orange.

Sheath color choices: OD, Coyote, Multicam or Safety Orange.

I'd buy five of these at $600 each.

Sounds like an excellent design

... yes... ".22 ASH1 with magnum canvas grips" is afterall a specification....

..and a good spec at that. The 0.22 ASH is a great knife.

I wouldn't mind trying out a Fallkniven S1 in INFI.

Squared spines have no place on a survival knife, IMO. They introduce a stress riser into the design which can cause failure (breakage). It is not a coincidence that every single Busse & Kin knife does not have a squared spine…..

Carry a proper striker to use your fire starters with, otherwise use the edge in a pinch. The edge can take it without chipping out, I've verified this with a Taliwhacker and about 20 minutes of blasting a fire steel. It needed a little tune up sharpening but nothing you couldn't handle quickly.

Double tap…..

Don't the parkerized Regulators have a squared spine?

No, they do not. You can see very faintly beneath the parkerizing that they have deburred and broken the sharp 90 degree corner. If they didn't, folks would also be complaining about getting cut as even a 90 degree edge can cut.