Return of the REGULATOR

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I'm wondering if we might ever see this epic blade return to the FOR SALE section.... this knife is setting the bar here in South Africa. So many of my friends are logging onto the knife exchange every day to see if they can score one.... My training partner were lucky enough to get one last week from ebay.

Do you guy's think we may see the return of this monster fighting killing machine???

Is it the handle, the blade ot the combination that makes it so awesome for you, Anton?
I guess you have handled quite a number of knifes

The handle mostly... and yes I have had and handled tons of fixed blades.

Maybe you should offer to team up with Dan to create the ultimate fighting knife - I bet he would acknowledge your experience!

Until then your best bet would be the Ganzas (I did get my hollow ground Reg there) or Knob/Blade... I guess you could get a bunch to have some for your guys

If Regulators pop up from Dan, I'd buy one or two!

I have a few Regulators and de-Regulators myself...awesome blades!

My first "Busse" of any description...and second in fact... still love them !

I like my original my than my green and bronze pair

Anton
I'm wondering if you ever tried the TGLB? Its about the same weight as the Regulator, maybe even less. The handle is supposed to be very comfortable as well. I ordered a Battle Grade version just to check it out. Though the BG version should weigh a little bit more...

MM

I'd like to see one with a Busse style saw back !

INFI does feel lighter than sr101

The Regulator is about 16oz the TGLB I've seen between 14.5oz and almost 17oz. The BGTG though doesn't have the LB treatment its .22" as opposed to.25" so I'm thinking about 17-18oz's...if its less I'll be happy


MM

Mmm.... team up with Dan! Now that will be something, I might just send him a email.

Anyway... the first ever action movie Made in South Africa will be done next year, I signed on about three weeks ago "fighting co-ordinator"
I will do my best to get a Regulator in of the scenes. Can't use it in a action scene but will try and get it some other way. The shortfilm will be made in Febuary. Super excited to get this going!!

Totally cool Anton, keep us posted!

COOL, and on more than just the possibility of having a Reg in it. Best of Luck Anton.

Thanks Randy

Randy..... you will see all the developments on FB

Cool! I am TRYING to not be as active/vocal, what ever on fb but I DO follow your posts. Thanks for all the information you put out.

What with You working on this movie and Andy working on Boar, we got the Industry infiltrated. Now all we gotta do is continue to push for the movie industry to start using Real, Good, blades, like say something from the Busse Brothers.

I would love to see them show up in the store again. I had a deregulator but let it go, dumb mistake.

I've had a few, nothing special IMO.

..... not me working on Boar mate (I just skinned a couple of hogs to help the cause). Rob Stanly and Cesar are your men on that project...

My dereg is my go to SHTF knife especially after seeing you wield it Anton.

Cool so you supplied the pig skins?

I did, to Cesar who made the sheaths and shipped them off to Rob for use in the film.

Great choice....

Well Duh! I knew that. Well all you Aussies look alike.

Oh WOW, didn't know Cesar had anything to do with the movie. WAY Cool!

I'm anxious to see "Boar" whenever it's released here in the U.S.

You up late, or early Tom.

I took a nap earlier this evening and it threw off my sleeping pattern.

Yeah I can't wait to see the movie as well

I wouldn't mind seeing them come back, but with something different. Just like someone mentioned, saw teeth on the back. Usable saw teeth on about 2/3 of the back leaving 1/3 of the front of the blade so you can baton with. Tan handle with camo blade would be cool.

I would certainly like to see the Regulator come back. It's become my Busse Grail knife, especially now I've managed to snag a Dogfather.

So please Dan, for those of us who weren't around the first time, re-release the Regulator. Or the Deregulator!

I'd love a sr77 dog father! Awesome snag! I've got 3 regs now. One original and two hollow ground with the bronze coating.

What's the difference between the regulator and deregulator? I searched bladeforum with no avail

The top guard is chopped off the De-Reg


MM

Correct

Deregulator

Correct on the difference, and nice pic Greaser!

Thanks Klink

Does that make the Deregulator more useful? I know that a lot of folks complain about the top guard on the R6 and maybe the TGLB, so I was thinking that the Deregulator may be a better choice. I do like the look of the top guard though!

Simply a matter of personal preference. I like the De-Regulator more myself, but to each his own. Different strokes for different folks!

The top guard is usefull.

I like it also the way it is---and I hate my TGLB

I have a Regulator, but I find myself wishing that it was a De-Reg.

Randy, I cut off the top piece of one of my Regulator style handles with my Cold Steel Voyager XL pocketknife. It's easy!

I used my CGDF to "De-Regulate" mine...yep Dog-Eat-Dog

MM

Whatever works!

I've thought about that more than once Tom, and If I still had the Other Regulator I might do it. But I reckon I'll just keep this one the way Dan made it, UNLESS I really start using it hard.

Why should it be any better DE-regulated?

A little easier to choke up on the blade and better able to guide it with your thumb supporting.

Well I have never seen me using it for any bushcrafting - to be honest I just like to hold it in my hand

YUP what Tom said PLUS if you hold it in an Ice Pick grip and lay the spine along your forearm it will lay a lot flatter.

Another good point, especially if you use the reverse-grip style of knife fighting.

check!

That grip is Great for blocking as well.

Just make sure it is laying along the muscle, NOT on the bone! If it's on your bone and you use it to block a strike it WILL hurt!

Did you do any martial art knife fighting or was that in your military training?

Niether one for me.

I always thought abut trying out Krav Maga

Seems to work well for lots of folks!

Yeah but not too many places to learn it in the countryside

So true. The closest martial arts training near me is in a town 19 miles away, teaching karate.

karate...not toooooo sexy...

did some judo back when I was a kid - sooo boring

Well, ANY training is better than none I guess.

Sorry, it's all a bunch of useless nonsense built to take your money. IMO. If you carry any knife for self defense, you're not carrying enough ammo. I love my knives, don't get me wrong. But I'd be just as likely to look to jab a ballpoint in someone's eyeballs as pull a knife if I was unarmed. Being able to pull a knife fast is great.. if you're within arm's reach of the bad guy.

Ninja videos are great... entertainment.

Knives cut stuff, build stuff, do useful things. If you're relying on a knife for defense or offense you've done messed up.

Grog, yup. BUT sometimes you can't carry a firearm in certain places. Having a knife is better than not having anything. I personally have ended an altercation before it started just by having a knife suddenly appear in my hand. Are there better choices, YOU BET. BUT having something besides bare hands does give you a one up at times.

To me, a knife is a backup to your firearm AND your mind and feet. Meaning that IF you are in a corner and can't extricate yourself in ANY other way, and grave harm or death is looming on the horizon for you, then you go to steel.

No doubt, it's all about the mind set. I give no [censored] what I have to use, I'll shove someone's prosthetic leg through an [censored]'s eye if I have to. I just feel that a knife is way down the totem pole as an offensive option. I'll probably bite someone's ear off before I cut them there.

After enough "what would you do" options.. I think the hardback spine to a book is one of the deadliest things around.

Yup, virtually anything can function as a weapon if needed. AND usually the bigger the better! Unless the only BIG option you have is a 500 pound block of concrete.

I believe that martial arts training strengthens the mindset. When using a "deadly weapon"...gun, knife, etc. you had better be able to prove that you were in a life-threatening situation. Whatever the outcome, lawyers will ruin your life.

..... so if you eliminate a firearm what else should one carry ?

I should also state that I have seen many people killed and incapacitated (in person)with edged and pointed weapons, I have a great deal of respect for both in a close confines attack/defence. Also understanding how to use a edged/pointed weapon in an offensive manner MUCH better equips you to defeat the same if you are so attacked. It WILL be bloody.

We carry knives as backup to our firearms incase they fail.

Carrying a blade is better then nothing.

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that would do the trick!