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Bad MOJO is dedicated to the extreme hard core knives made by Busse Combat Knife Company. The goal of this site is to be a photo archive of the knives created by the Busse Combat Knife Company. You will find photos or information of the current regular models, past models, Custom & Variants.

This site is also dedicated to the hardcore Busse fans that love their Busse & love to see photos of Busse knives & drool over photos of their favorite knives. (Have a towel within reach.) Thanks to the Busse owners for allowing the use of their photos on this site. This site would not be possible without their great photos.

With all Busse fans, you will probably find out that you cannot own only one Busse knife. After visiting this site, you will become a Busse ADDICT if you are not already one. Enter at your own risk!

*** This web site is not associated with Busse Combat. THIS WEB SITE DOES NOT SELL KNIVES. Bad MOJO is only a caretaker of the photos & information on the knives made by Busse Combat. ***

 

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Our thoughts & prayers for our friends & ally.

Barrett Firearms

Hats off to Barrett Firearms for refusing to sell to any Kalifornia government agencies for supporting the ban on the .50 caliber to law abiding civilians. More kudos for them on forcing the LAPD to send someone to pick-up their gun at Barrett Firearms & not repairing it.

http://www.barrettrifles.com

Rob Simonich

Rob Simonich was killed in a car accident on November 28, 2003. My condolences to his family. I never met Rob but I do have one of his custom knife. What a loss! A sad day for all of us!

NEW MODELS INFO

OCTOBER TREAT

A Busse classic on steriod. The new Fusion Steel Heart with an 8" blade in your choice of either 1/4" or 5/16" thick INFI.

BLADE WEST 2003
...click here to check out the new Blade West 2003 Gallery.
...click here to the link to Seth Murdoc's photos from Blade West 2003.

The REAL thing folks. The FOLDER under wraps until its official introduction.

* The new line is just awesome. The ones probably getting the most comments are the Battle Mistress, Steel Heart, Satin Jack, & Natural Outlaw.
* Those are not blood groves on the new un-named fighter. The groves are to lightened the knife.
* There is a possibility of a 5/16" Steel Heart.
* The Busse display table was also awesome. There were knives from Jerry's users in addition to some from other private collections. This table was a treat for Busse fans who only saw pictures of some of their favorite Busse knives. You definitely missed out if you were not at Blade West 2003.
* Dark Nemesis won the Soohee Award knife for his display. Congrats & kisses!

Busse Combat's New Models. . . .Lots Of INFI Info!!!!!

Busse Combat Decides To Go Backwards!!!!

We thought that the best way for Busse Combat to continue its innovation was to zig when we were expected to zag!!!! In order to advance forward, we have chosen to go backwards. Confused? Good! So were we! Before Busse Combat hit the beach in ’92 I had over 10 years as a full-time maker. The best part about making custom knives was the individual attention and options that could be given to each customer’s order. Giving the customer a number of options and choices becomes nearly impossible as you start marking the production numbers that we hit nowadays. The good news is that we think we have a plan that will allow us to return to the individual service of those early days and to offer you guys as many options as possible.

We will be separating our civilian production from our law enforcement and military runs. Our civilian produced pieces will have a far better fit and finish than will our mass production runs. They will have many options available at no charge including differences in blade color and handle color. They will be run in date determined batches thus making it much easier for us to provide you with more accurate delivery dates. These delivery dates should not be affected by team orders unless we are at war. Our online ordering has been changed and will no longer automatically charge your card at the time of order.

The batches will be by model and once a batch date is passed, all subsequent orders will be included in the following batch. These batches will be running in approx 2-3 month increments. For example, if you miss out on the first batch of Fusion Steel Hearts it could be anywhere from 4 to 6 months before the next batch reaches completion. The second batch may, likewise, have different options available than the first batch. We are hoping that this will “fuse” many of the features of the Busse Custom Shop with the production power of Busse Combat. We will offer as many different options as possible from batch to batch. You will no longer have to settle for a standard model, but can have the exact knife you want, with the options you want, made specifically for you. This new protocol will dramatically increase our cost of manufacturing but should also greatly increase our customer satisfaction. This should prove to be very helpful for our new customers who do not understand the concept of “2 weeks”. Sadly, the “2 weeks” call should quickly become a thing of the past.

More later,

Jerry
6/25/03

[1] All blade lengths are measured from the front of the micarta scales to tip. . . . note how the micarta now extends over the front guard hole in order to get you another 1/2" of blade.

[2] Sheaths are no longer included in the price of the knife, but will be available. There will also be many configurations in different materials, from several suppliers. We believe that this will give the customer the most bang for the buck as you will now only be paying for exactly what you want.

[3] Having not increased our prices in nearly 4 years, in spite of steady increases in material and labor, the time has come. We are now employing several new, much more expensive manufacturing processes that will prove to make for a much better product. Couple this along with a huge increase in the amount of steel being used for each individual model, and an increase in prices will be noticed across the board.

[4] Say farewell to the asymmetric edge! Your feedback indicated that you prefer a symmetric edge. So, all edges will now be SYMMETRIC convex unless ordered in an Asymmetric convex configuration.

More to come later. . . . .

Jerry
6/12/03

The Next Evolution Of The Busse Combat Line!

*** The Ergo line discontined on 04/15/03 ***

The first Busse Combat Knives featured a Bird Beak pommel with straight, narrow handles like those found on the original Steel Heart, and Jungle Assault ('92-'95). . . . Next were the wider, straight handles, with rounded pommels, like those found on the Steel Heart II, and Original Battle Mistress ('95-'98). . . Then came the Ergo handles, like those found on the Battle Mistress E, Steel Heart E, Natural Outlaw E, and Badger Attack E ('98-'03) . . . .What's next?. . . . Something very cool has been brewing! We are extremely confident that you're gonna love this next evolution of the Busse Combat Line. Wait until you see some of the new designs that will be coming out in the year to come! YOWZA!!!!!

The Busse Combat line continues to evolve. The protos for this next evolution have been in the field since May. Their performance has been incredibly impressive. We will continue to offer the Ergo models until the current batches are sold out. Once they are gone, that will be the end of the Ergo line.

Stay tuned!

Jerry Busse
10/12/02

Thanks Jerry for your donation to the Military & allowing us Busse fans the chance to participate in your generous donation program. TK did you a dis-service by not mentioning your generosity.

USSOCOM... Priceless!

One of our contacts at USSOCOM has just sent these cool t-shirts for The Busse Combat Team. Here's the run down.

* Over 150 Busse Combat Blades to our Front line troops? - $43,433.00

*Shipping and Handling? - $128.52

*Overtime hours paid? - $3,920.00

*USSOCOM T-Shirts and a heartfelt Thank You from our troops overseas? - PRICELESS!

Note the lettering on the shirts is Black and Gold. . . very nuclear!

Jerry
1/27/02

Why Serrations ??

If you look at some of the recent knives we have come out with, notably the Flying Tiger and the Flying Mojo, you will notice they are "adorned" with unique serrations toward the front of the blade.

I have often been asked of late as to whether they really improve performance.

The answer is "No" and "Yes"! These serrations do not improve chopping performance, nor do they hinder it. Due to their shape and design they will not get stuck in whatever it is you are chopping, like normal serrations have a tendency to do. But the knives we have put them on are not really choppers, they are fighters.

Jerry has long believed that serrations are in the wrong place. For a fighter, you want the serrations on the front of the blade. Why? Well just like the old Ginsu knives were able to cut through anything, our "Flying" serrations would make short work of a leather jacket or equally heavy clothing or canvas material that would otherwise repel the sharpest blade. Our serrations, besides looking very aggressive, are VERY AGRESSIVE.

Just like the Combat line can win just about any cutting or chopping contest on this planet, they will likewise win any contest that simulates stabbing. So the next time someone pokes fun at these curious looking blades with their unique serrations, remember, they are not just for show, they are for real !

Contender
03/06/02

KNIFECoating

What's Grinding!

September 2003
Busse at Blade West 2003

June 2003
New Fusion line introduced at Blade 2003 with new prices. Team Busse Combat & O.I.N.K. clubs formally formed

April 2003
Ergo line discontinued

November 2002
Active Duty introduced

August 2002
Public Defender introduced
Killer B retired.

June 2002
Swamp Rat Knife Works offering affordable knives.

May 2002
Badger Attack 3, Groove Master, & Skeleton Key models introduced.

Andre DuMouchel no longer a Busse Rep.

March 2002
Bad MOJO face-lift.

Busse Twentieth Anniversary" knives announced (Argonne Assault LE & CG, Flying Mojo Signature Series).

February 2002
Bad MOJO web site borned.

January 2002
Busse donates over 150 knives to the military.

SPAWNING
10/04 - Fusion Steel Heart
09/04 - Meaner Street, Leaner Street
08/04 - Force One
06/04 - Nuclear Ice Pick
06/03 - Fusion line introduced at Blade 2003
11/02 - Active Duty
08/02 - Public Defender
05/02 - Badger Attack 3
05/02 - Groove Master
05/02 - Skeleton Key
03/02 - Argonne Assault LE & CG
03/02 - Flying Mojo Signature Series

TOMBSTONE
04/03 - Ergo line Busse
08/02 - Killer B
02/02 - Badger Attack
02/02 - Mr Mojo

$7,500 Busse Collection...

Okay, here is the deal - your great great aunt on your father's side just passed away (you never met her) leaving you $7,500 that you DON'T need to pay bills. So you have decided that Busses are safer and more fun than stocks and you want to "invest" the $7,500 on Busses.

Which will you choose? Here is my fantasy $7,500 Busse collection. Let me know what you would put in your collection:

1. Original American Kensei (perhaps $2,000 if you could find one)
2. Argonne Assault - the "knuckle knife" (perhaps $1,500 if you could find someone and pry it out of their dead, cold fingers!)
3. Straight Handled Clip Point Battle Mistress - $1,000 one of the first INFI BMs
4. Straight Handled "Ghost" Busse Steel Hearts (the Busse name/logo is barely noticeable - $1,000) very rare.
5. I wanted to stay away from Variants but there is one that Jerry said he would never duplicate - Chip's Quintuple grind SH - $750(would that do it Chip??)
6. A Lean Mean Street, Flying Tiger and Bad Apple (all destined to go up in value) $1,500

Contender

Get A Quick Degree In Micartaolgogy!

This post started as a response to our new friend Mell's inquiry regarding the handle material on his new Mean Street. As I responded it started to turn into the "War and Peace" of general Micarta info. So. . . .I decided to post it separately in order that it might be used as a quick reference.

Micarta was developed by Westinghouse earlier in the last century. It has a higher tensile strength than steel, it is impervious to changes in temperature and it will not swell, warp, or crack, even under adverse conditions, once it is on the knife.

There are three types of micarta and several grades of these three types. They all consist of layers of either paper, linen, or canvas. Paper is the most decorative of the three. I have seen paper micarta handles that are 20-30 years old that continue to look great and perform like the day the were made. Linen micarta is the middle grade when it comes to toughness and durability. I used linen exclusively throughout the 80's and very early 90's. It is very attractive when smoothed out and very strong. Canvas is the toughest of the three grades. It surpasses linen micarta by a large margin for strength and durability. Canvas also offers the best overall texture for slip resistance. It is probably the least attractive looking of the three grades unless you suffer from Busse Combat Nuclear Syndrome. In that case you can only find "beauty in the performance". Cosmetics be damned!

It would be difficult to go wrong with any of these three grades.

MICARTA TRIVIA BUSTER: I've come across some interesting history on Micarta through one of our legal resources. While doing research on Westinghouse he discovered that the inventors of Formica had borrowed so heavily from Micarta technology that the name "Formica" is short for the term "Formerly Micarta". Think of that the next time you drop a skillet on the kitchen counter. . . .

Oh yeah, I'm loaded with useless information like that. . . . Would you like to hear where the names "Steel Heart" and "Battle Mistress" came from. .. . .?

Yours in layered phenolics (Micarta),
Jerry Busse
02/09/01

Bad MOJO UPDATES
10/30/04 - New Line-Up Galleries updated: Fusion Steel Heart. Galleries: Side By Side.
08/28/04 - New Line-Up Galleries updated: Active Duty, Air Rescue, Force One, Mean Street, Natural Outlaw, Nuclear Ice Pick. Galleries: Basic Line, Collections2, EU17.
04/07/02 - Bad MOJO face-lift.