CHOP OFF VIDEO: NMFBM vs FFBM vs Himalayan Imports 18" AK

[jankerson]

This is a chop off between the Busse NMFBM, FFBM and Himalayan Imports 18” AK, I took my largest 3 choppers that I use and put them against each other to see which one would come out on top. All 3 knives did very well as you will see when you watch the videos.

Specs are as Follows:

NMFBM:
11.5” Blade
17.5” OAL
.25” Thick
31.5 ounces

FFBM
10” Blade
16” OAL
.3125” Thick
32 Ounces

18” AK
12.25” Blade
18” OAL
.500” Thick
About 40 Ounces, Not sure exactly, but it’s heavy.


Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3, Wrap up
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[culpeper]

Nice job, dude!

[jankerson]

Thanks man. :)

[kurodrago]

?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????:D
In any case not my think but NICE:rockon:

[Noss]

The NMFBM Is The King Baby !!! :thumb::D


It Smokes The Competition !!


:D:D:rockon:

Thanks for the videos. :thumb:

[Madnumforce]

Impressive!

[jankerson]

Thanks Guys. :D

[jankerson]

The NMFBM Is The King Baby !!! :thumb::D


It Smokes The Competition !!


:D:D:rockon:

Thanks for the videos. :thumb:


That's right, long live the king. :thumb::rockon:

Busse must have done a hell of a lot of testing before they released the NMFBM because it just freaking blows through wood like it's not even there. :thumb:

I was chopping through 2" and 3" branches with it in one stroke. :rockon:

[Noss]

Yeah it's a great combo of length, weight. and geometry that make the NM perform so well. I think it's the best 500 bucks I have ever spent on a knife. :D

[jankerson]

Yeah it's a great combo of length, weight. and geometry that make the NM perform so well. I think it's the best 500 bucks I have ever spent on a knife. :D

The more I use it the more I think it's the best balance of an all arounder in the FBM line. :thumb:

I am thinking about sending my FFBM to the SPA to be DC and then a safe queen after that. IF I do it won't be for awhile yet as I am no hurry.

[Noss]

You going to go with the sniper snake skin pattern ?

[jankerson]

You going to go with the sniper snake skin pattern ?

I don't know what I will do with it as I haven't made up mind mind yet.

I am not done beating on it yet, I still love the FFBM as it's a beast, I might not do anything with it and just keep it as a beater. :)

I am getting a FBMLE though in the next few months, but that will be a safe queen. ;)

The NMFBM is just an amazing knife though. :thumb::rockon:

I am suprised you never did a field test video in yours.

[Noss]

I want to field test it but I can't get away for a few days. I haven't been camping in a while now. Work has me tied down. When I started this site I had more free time on my hands. I have to reject donated knife offers because there is no way I can test them in a timely manner. I can't be tied to the computer all day to prep them for the net. Hopefully things will die down soon but as it stands now I'm overloaded but in this economy this is good . It's good to have a paycheck. :D

[jankerson]

I want to field test it but I can't get away for a few days. I haven't been camping in a while now. Work has me tied down. When I started this site I had more free time on my hands. I have to reject donated knife offers because there is no way I can test them in a timely manner. I can't be tied to the computer all day to prep them for the net. Hopefully things will die down soon but as it stands now I'm overloaded but in this economy this is good . It's good to have a paycheck. :D

I can understand that. :) :thumb:

[Noss]

Yeah I got to pay bills first. :thumb::D

[jankerson]

Yeah I got to pay bills first. :thumb::D

Bills and Taxes.... :headbang:

[Noss]

yeah taxes are a total bitch. :jerkit: I could buy many more knives and guns if I didn't have to pay high taxes. But I'm sure this is part of the democrats anti gun knife agenda. :thumbdwn::D

[jankerson]

yeah taxes are a total bitch. :jerkit: I could buy many more knives and guns if I didn't have to pay high taxes. But I'm sure this is part of the democrats anti gun knife agenda. :thumbdwn::D

Nah, that's just so they can make their Buddies rich. :headbang::mad:

[Noss]

Well they should be pretty damn rich by now.

[jankerson]

Well they should be pretty damn rich by now.

Oh they are are.... :headbang:

[Noss]

Oh I know. :D

[Madnumforce]

Come in France, you'll learn what "tax" mean.

We have special taxes on oil, and we even have a VAT on the tax. We now have a "ecological tax" on the CO2 no one proved was responsible of the global warming. We have a "solidarity tax", I let you appreciate the non-sens of the concept. We have inheritances taxes and fees that you have to pay to receive what your parents sweat blood to earn! We have taxes on everything thousand insane minds could think of for one century of continuous brain squeezing.

[jankerson]

We have taxes on top of taxes here in NC and they are raising taxes yet again...

[Madnumforce]

Soon a tax on taxes we're not paying, maybe?

[jankerson]

Soon a tax on taxes we're not paying, maybe?

They will always find more ways to tax us. :headbang:

We are catching up to the UK and Europe fast. :thumbdwn:

[fartingbadass]

How do you think that Busse would chop compared to a tomahawk?

[jankerson]

How do you think that Busse would chop compared to a tomahawk?

Should out do a Tomahawk.

[fartingbadass]

I'd like to see how the Busse does against a hawk. I have a couple of the Cold Steel hawks, and they are really good work horses, especially the Frontier Hawk. I did a chop test between the hawks and a Ghurka Kuk, which I heavily modified and turned into a serious chopper, and I found that the kuk did not even come close to any of the hawks, even the not-so-chop-arific Norse Hawk. It would be interesting to see if a 500 dollar knife can out chop a hawk that costs $20.

[kurodrago]

I'd like to see how the Busse does against a hawk. I have a couple of the Cold Steel hawks, and they are really good work horses, especially the Frontier Hawk. I did a chop test between the hawks and a Ghurka Kuk, which I heavily modified and turned into a serious chopper, and I found that the kuk did not even come close to any of the hawks, even the not-so-chop-arific Norse Hawk. It would be interesting to see if a 500 dollar knife can out chop a hawk that costs $20.


In my opinion and only my opinion the knife that exceeds in "strength or chopping power" a ax is not invented yet!
That my friend is a Knife Maker's dream, and will die like a dream!
You know are equations that you can apply on the hawk or ax but you can't do that with knive.
knife at a predetermined weight and strength "which can only change"vary" between man size"
The ax or hawk the equations is completely different, because we have a handle with various lengt.
Let me explain to many people who don't know what I'm talking about;
The handle on the ax can Change Length....more long is you handle more strength you get!!
Which means that adds strength just only have more long handle.
Functions as a lever, The longest is the lever more great strength you have!

Watch this video and then perhaps you find an answer!!??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU19BmCu6nk&feature=player_embedded#

500 dollar knife can not!!!!!!!!!!

[jankerson]

I'd like to see how the Busse does against a hawk. I have a couple of the Cold Steel hawks, and they are really good work horses, especially the Frontier Hawk. I did a chop test between the hawks and a Ghurka Kuk, which I heavily modified and turned into a serious chopper, and I found that the kuk did not even come close to any of the hawks, even the not-so-chop-arific Norse Hawk. It would be interesting to see if a 500 dollar knife can out chop a hawk that costs $20.

You would be surprised what those dedicated choppers will do like the FFBM and NMFBM. ;)

I have yet to see anything short of an AXE that will out chop a NMFBM. :thumb:

It out chopped my HI 18" AK and that WAS the best chopper I have ever used short of a full sized AXE, I can split logs with it without a baton. ;)

[Madnumforce]

I'd like to see how the Busse does against a hawk. I have a couple of the Cold Steel hawks, and they are really good work horses, especially the Frontier Hawk. I did a chop test between the hawks and a Ghurka Kuk, which I heavily modified and turned into a serious chopper, and I found that the kuk did not even come close to any of the hawks, even the not-so-chop-arific Norse Hawk. It would be interesting to see if a 500 dollar knife can out chop a hawk that costs $20.

In some cases, it should, for exemple a short handled or poor quality edge axe VS a Busse chopper. But no one can possibly imagine that you will allways find a knife that will out chop a given axe. You will never find any knife that will do what a felling double bit axe do. Not even a regular full size axe. Maybe not even a good quality 2' long handle axe. The further point of application of the weight of the blade/bit, the more force you get there.

Imagine a mind experiment:
You take a NMFBM (I think we can say it's the better chopping knife out there), rub some butter on the edge and execute one perfectly normal chopping motion on the corner of a 4X4. Where there is no more butter is precisely where you instinctively know there is more chopping power. Now imagine than instead of the parallel spine and edge, constant cross-section of the NMFBM blade, you take 3/4 of the weight around the point of greater efficiency you previously found, on a 3" long edge with the same geomtry than the NMFBM, and keep the other fourth to link this chopping mass to the handle. It's completly obvious that this last chopping thing, in fact a hatchet, will out chop the original NMFBM cause the wieght is further.

[kurodrago]

In some cases, it should, for exemple a short handled or poor quality edge axe VS a Busse chopper. But no one can possibly imagine that you will allways find a knife that will out chop a given axe. You will never find any knife that will do what a felling double bit axe do. Not even a regular full size axe. Maybe not even a good quality 2' long handle axe. The further point of application of the weight of the blade/bit, the more force you get there.

Imagine a mind experiment:
You take a NMFBM (I think we can say it's the better chopping knife out there), rub some butter on the edge and execute one perfectly normal chopping motion on the corner of a 4X4. Where there is no more butter is precisely where you instinctively know there is more chopping power. Now imagine than instead of the parallel spine and edge, constant cross-section of the NMFBM blade, you take 3/4 of the weight around the point of greater efficiency you previously found, on a 3" long edge with the same geomtry than the NMFBM, and keep the other fourth to link this chopping mass to the handle. It's completly obvious that this last chopping thing, in fact a hatchet, will out chop the original NMFBM cause the wieght is further.

Absolutely correct :rockon: some other propaganda technique is welcome too:thumb::D

[jankerson]

The problem with it is that sometimes things just don't fit into a neat little box that is math and Physics. ;)

There are many variables at work when chopping with either a knife and an AXE or a Hatchet.

A full size AXE will always be the winner though except against a chainsaw. :D

The problem with the field Hatchets that people will really carry is that they are usually pretty light weight, lighter than most Big Choppers to keep the weight down.

[zhangmaster12]

The problem with it is that sometimes things just don't fit into a neat little box that is math and Physics. ;)

There are many variables at work when chopping with either a knife and an AXE or a Hatchet.

A full size AXE will always be the winner though except against a chainsaw. :D

The problem with the field Hatchets that people will really carry is that they are usually pretty light weight, lighter than most Big Choppers to keep the weight down.

Exactly. I have a smaller camp hatchet, it weights more than my dogfather, but my dogfather rapes it.

And, you automatically chop better with a big knife cause it feels so badass! :D

[Madnumforce]

The problem with it is that sometimes things just don't fit into a neat little box that is math and Physics. ;)

There are many variables at work when chopping with either a knife and an AXE or a Hatchet.

A full size AXE will always be the winner though except against a chainsaw. :D

The problem with the field Hatchets that people will really carry is that they are usually pretty light weight, lighter than most Big Choppers to keep the weight down.

True. Not to mention they also often are relatively small, so small there is not big advantage. To me, a NMFBM is superior, for exemple, to a Gransförs Bruks Wildlife hatchet because it is clearly more versatile, for a chopping power that must be relatively close. But just take the bigger size, the Hunter's axe, and the NMFBM is outchopped, I think. Although, NMFBM (well, the whole FBM serie, except the BWM) is really heavy, and it's not easy to use it for a long time, while a hatchet is much more convenient if you have much chopping to do. Guess it's because the center of gravity of the axe and repartition of weight much closer to the impact point makes that when it hits the wood, there is less residual torque tranfering to the hand and arm. Also, you can choke up a axe much, and have all the weight of the head just near your hand for precision work, but you can baton with a knife, what I wouldn't try with a axe (a chopping axe and a splitting axe having completly different kind of edge geometry). So, that's a choice, and here as everywhere, there is no simple answer and best solution in general.

[fartingbadass]

Maybe someone can do a test comparing one of the Busse choppers to a tomahawk. I would, but I do not own a Busse. It would be kind of silly to compare the knife to a full size axe, as no one would expect a knife to out chop an axe; but no one carries a full size axe when out hiking (except Paul Bunyon). All I can say is that I have yet to find a knife that out chops any of the Cold Steel tomahawks I own. In my opinion, and in my experience, they are the ultimate woods tools for my area: cheap, light, tough, and excellent choppers. I even feel "badass" when using one. I do a lot of hiking here in north Idaho--I go three or four times a week--and I am always looking for better gear. The best set up I have found, for around here, and when I head into the deep woods, is a hawk, an Old Hick skinner, and an Opinel. But I am open to changing it up. I'd just like to see if investing the money in a Busse is worth it. Kuks, which have a slobbering following, certainly do not out chop the hawk.

[kurodrago]

Is very long time this mentality of the people go with the mentality of the single knife, certainly must be big knife to do all. or may be just BATONING with it.
Bring a knife with a blade of ten inches like MMBM I realy don't know if it's worth, even if I'm giving this the definitions in my Based on body size" 6 ft (1.80 m) 170 lb (85 kg)
In my case, knife edge that exceed 8 inches in lengt is no more a knife for me.
But let me say that if I'm the same size of Paul Donald Wight, Jr.
Ring name.. The Big Show Wight
Billed height 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Billed weight 485 lb (220 kg)

I will think differently:D:p

[jankerson]

Maybe someone can do a test comparing one of the Busse choppers to a tomahawk. I would, but I do not own a Busse. It would be kind of silly to compare the knife to a full size axe, as no one would expect a knife to out chop an axe; but no one carries a full size axe when out hiking (except Paul Bunyon). All I can say is that I have yet to find a knife that out chops any of the Cold Steel tomahawks I own. In my opinion, and in my experience, they are the ultimate woods tools for my area: cheap, light, tough, and excellent choppers. I even feel "badass" when using one. I do a lot of hiking here in north Idaho--I go three or four times a week--and I am always looking for better gear. The best set up I have found, for around here, and when I head into the deep woods, is a hawk, an Old Hick skinner, and an Opinel. But I am open to changing it up. I'd just like to see if investing the money in a Busse is worth it. Kuks, which have a slobbering following, certainly do not out chop the hawk.


You are basing all of this on Comparing a Tomahawk to a CS LTC?

That's so funny it's sad.... :jerkit:

The CS LTC weighs 17 ounces, blade is 1/8" thick and 12" long, hardly a chopper in any since of anything.

Go buy a Cold Steel ATC or a New Gurkha Kukri in SK-5 then do your tests again and see what happens (The results will be a lot different), those are the real choppers in the Cold Steel line.

But then they cost a hell of a lot more than the LTC does. ;)

Once you do that and post a review with photos or a video of you doing the tests then your points will be valid, until then you need to do some shopping.

Then after all that is done you can start talking about Busses and what they might do.


Might want to watch this video here to get an idea, this is Noss's video, and this was with an AXE.

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[fartingbadass]

You are basing all of this on Comparing a Tomahawk to a CS LTC?

That's so funny it's sad.... :jerkit:

The CS LTC weighs 17 ounces, blade is 1/8" thick and 12" long, hardly a chopper in any since of anything.

Go buy a Cold Steel ATC or a New Gurkha Kukri in SK-5 then do your tests again and see what happens (The results will be a lot different), those are the real choppers in the Cold Steel line.

But then they cost a hell of a lot more than the LTC does. ;)

Once you do that and post a review with photos or a video of you doing the tests then your points will be valid, until then you need to do some shopping.

Then after all that is done you can start talking about Busses and what they might do.


Might want to watch this video here to get an idea, this is Noss's video, and this was with an AXE.

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I am confused. Where did I say a Cold STeel LTC kuk? I said a ghurka kuk that I had modified. It is one of the ones made in Indian, has a 12" blade, is 5/16" thick, and weighs quite a lot. I modified the grind, re-did the handles, and heat treated the blade for edge retention. It is a pretty sweet, if ugly, blade. Good chopper too.

I do not understand your comment about my need to go shopping. Are you suggesting my knives are not expensive enough? Is that the measure of a real outdoorsman?

It is a strange reaction, all I suggested was that it would be interesting to see a Busse chop against a hawk. You seem offended that I suggested,nay, implied, that a hawk might be a better chopper.

In any case, I gotta go hiking.

[jankerson]

I am confused. Where did I say a Cold STeel LTC kuk? I said a ghurka kuk that I had modified. It is one of the ones made in Indian, has a 12" blade, is 5/16" thick, and weighs quite a lot. I modified the grind, re-did the handles, and heat treated the blade for edge retention. It is a pretty sweet, if ugly, blade. Good chopper too.

I do not understand your comment about my need to go shopping. Are you suggesting my knives are not expensive enough? Is that the measure of a real outdoorsman?

It is a strange reaction, all I suggested was that it would be interesting to see a Busse chop against a hawk. You seem offended that I suggested,nay, implied, that a hawk might be a better chopper.

In any case, I gotta go hiking.


Not offended at all, I think it's funny. ;)

Any photos of this made in India CS?

[kurodrago]

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That Video is very questionable, Noss don't have much experience with axe too.

[jankerson]

That Video is very questionable, Noss don't have much experience with axe too.

I noticed that. :D

I was waiting to see that Made In India CS Kurki. ;)

[fartingbadass]

I noticed that. :D

I was waiting to see that Made In India CS Kurki. ;)

I am confused, again. When did I say I owned a CS kukri, which I assume means a Cold Steel Kukri, made in India?

[jankerson]

I am confused, again. When did I say I owned a CS kukri, which I assume means a Cold Steel Kukri, made in India?

Well the way you talked about the Kurki I was giving you the benefit of the doubt. ;) (CS Kurkies are not made in India)

Now, well I guess you haven't even tried any good blades against your Tomahawks so you point is even less valid than it was before.

Do you even own any knives that cost more than $50?

Have you owned any of the good field blades in the $200 - $300 range, there are a lot of them out there to choose from?

Trying to figure out if you have made any real investments in knives or not, I am not talking about folding knives either.

You can't possibly know what a good chopper is when you have never owned any. ;)


Photos of those everything you have tried knives? ;)

[fartingbadass]

Well the way you talked about the Kurki I was giving you the benefit of the doubt. ;) (CS Kurkies are not made in India)

Now, well I guess you haven't even tried any good blades against your Tomahawks so you point is even less valid than it was before.

Do you even own any knives that cost more than $50?

Have you owned any of the good field blades in the $200 - $300 range, there are a lot of them out there to choose from?

Trying to figure out if you have made any real investments in knives or not, I am not talking about folding knives either.

You can't possibly know what a good chopper is when you have never owned any. ;)


Photos of those everything you have tried knives? ;)

I am confused, yet again. You keep bringing up Cold Steel, when I never claimed to own a kukri made by Cold Steel. Further, are the Cold Steel kukris the standard by which all other kukris are judged? If so, then are your chopping tests valid?

Why bring folding knives into the discussion? It is kind of like me reminding you not to bring into the discussion your Frosts Cutlery collection of fantasy replica swords from the Red Sonja movies or to forget about talking about how ExtenZe is not about inadequacy but about making what you have BETTER, just ask Jimmy Johnson.

Is $50 the cutoff point below which knife quality and efficacy drops off? Must one really invest $200 to $300 in a knife to be assured "the best?" What about the Chris Reeves knives Noss tested? Didn't they cost about that much?

"Photos of those everything you have tried knives?" What does that mean?

You remind me of the blowhards I encounter at gun shows who puff and blow about the latest "must have" tactic gear. You know, the stuff with Rayon zippers and ultraflex, ExtenZe, GoreTex supplemental rain-proof drought fighting, 30 pocket pinball protection.

My point was always that it would be interesting to see a Busse chopoff against a hawk, nothing more. It is still a "valid point."

The kukri I own cost 20 bucks. I reground the blade and heat treated it for edge retention. The handle was modified for comfort, and I attached it to the tang with epoxy and heavy brass pins. It is ugly but tough, and it chops very well. It is as good or better than any of the production kukris out there, even those imported ones from Nepal that people pay way too much for. I can post pics of it, but you won't be able to see much other than the brass pins and the handle mods.

[jankerson]

I am confused, yet again. You keep bringing up Cold Steel, when I never claimed to own a kukri made by Cold Steel. Further, are the Cold Steel kukris the standard by which all other kukris are judged? If so, then are your chopping tests valid?

Why bring folding knives into the discussion? It is kind of like me reminding you not to bring into the discussion your Frosts Cutlery collection of fantasy replica swords from the Red Sonja movies or to forget about talking about how ExtenZe is not about inadequacy but about making what you have BETTER, just ask Jimmy Johnson.

Is $50 the cutoff point below which knife quality and efficacy drops off? Must one really invest $200 to $300 in a knife to be assured "the best?" What about the Chris Reeves knives Noss tested? Didn't they cost about that much?

"Photos of those everything you have tried knives?" What does that mean?

You remind me of the blowhards I encounter at gun shows who puff and blow about the latest "must have" tactic gear. You know, the stuff with Rayon zippers and ultraflex, ExtenZe, GoreTex supplemental rain-proof drought fighting, 30 pocket pinball protection.

My point was always that it would be interesting to see a Busse chopoff against a hawk, nothing more. It is still a "valid point."

The kukri I own cost 20 bucks. I reground the blade and heat treated it for edge retention. The handle was modified for comfort, and I attached it to the tang with epoxy and heavy brass pins. It is ugly but tough, and it chops very well. It is as good or better than any of the production kukris out there, even those imported ones from Nepal that people pay way too much for. I can post pics of it, but you won't be able to see much other than the brass pins and the handle mods.


$200~$300 is the mid point, not High End at all. ;)

I was trying to figure out if you had any real choppers that you could compare to, or know what a real chopper can do.

As it turns out you don't. ;)

Like I posted before there are a lot of good blades in the $200 ~ $300 range, some less also.

The reason for the $50 was to see if you really were serious or not in any knife investment, I can see your not.

How can you even use the name Busse when you haven't ever owned any knife that cost more than $50. You couldn't even comprehend what that means until you have owned a higher quality knife.

If you want to know what a Busse can do then BUY ONE and find out.

Or at the very least buy a real chopper so you have a clue about what you are talking about.

The Browning Competition Knife is a good chopper and it can be had for around $100.

[fartingbadass]

$200~$300 is the mid point, not High End at all. ;)

I was trying to figure out if you had any real choppers that you could compare to, or know what a real chopper can do.

As it turns out you don't. ;)

Like I posted before there are a lot of good blades in the $200 ~ $300 range, some less also.

The reason for the $50 was to see if you really were serious or not in any knife investment, I can see your not.

How can you even use the name Busse when you haven't ever owned any knife that cost more than $50. You couldn't even comprehend what that means until you have owned a higher quality knife.

If you want to know what a Busse can do then BUY ONE and find out.

Or at the very least buy a real chopper so you have a clue about what you are talking about.

The Browning Competition Knife is a good chopper and it can be had for around $100.

I do not want to buy a Busse, as I think they are too expensive. That does not mean that I think they are poor choppers or poorly made knives. I am quite sure they are wonderful knives, well worth the money, if you want to invest that much. That I do not want to invest that much does not mean I know little or nothing about knives.

There are plenty of quality knives to be purchased for around $50. The KaBar heavy bowie series are all great choppers. The Ontario Kuk is an excellent chopper, and it costs less than a hundred bucks.

I also would point out that I would like to see the Busse chop against a hawk. This was because, in my experience, which is considerable, the hawks chop better than knives do. Instead of non sequitors, you should just do a test.

Who said I do not own knives that cost more than $50? Did you come to that conclusion because I bought a cheap ghurka kuk and modified it? How do you know how well they chop without having purchased one, modified it, and taken it out to the field to use? The Chris Reeves Green Beret totally fantastic awesome knife costs lots of money, but it turned out not to be oh so tough.

The Gil Hibben Skull Crush Dagger is a great skull crush dagger for less than 100 bucks. And it is made out of surgical steel, otherwise known as 420 stainless.

[jankerson]

I do not want to buy a Busse, as I think they are too expensive. That does not mean that I think they are poor choppers or poorly made knives. I am quite sure they are wonderful knives, well worth the money, if you want to invest that much. That I do not want to invest that much does not mean I know little or nothing about knives.

There are plenty of quality knives to be purchased for around $50. The KaBar heavy bowie series are all great choppers. The Ontario Kuk is an excellent chopper, and it costs less than a hundred bucks.

I also would point out that I would like to see the Busse chop against a hawk. This was because, in my experience, which is considerable, the hawks chop better than knives do. Instead of non sequitors, you should just do a test.

Who said I do not own knives that cost more than $50? Did you come to that conclusion because I bought a cheap ghurka kuk and modified it? How do you know how well they chop without having purchased one, modified it, and taken it out to the field to use? The Chris Reeves Green Beret totally fantastic awesome knife costs lots of money, but it turned out not to be oh so tough.

The Gil Hibben Skull Crush Dagger is a great skull crush dagger for less than 100 bucks. And it is made out of surgical steel, otherwise known as 420 stainless.


Like I said...... ;)

[fartingbadass]

Like I said...... ;)

United Cutlery makes a Big Bad Bowie, and it is 420 stainless. No compass in the handle though.

[zhangmaster12]

fartingbadass, please zip it. You are not contributing in any way by making these United Cutlery posts.

Great stuff jankerson! The NMFBM and FFBM are my two most wanted choppers right now, but I keep putting off buying them to get cheaper knife :(:headbang:

[fartingbadass]

fartingbadass, please zip it. You are not contributing in any way by making these United Cutlery posts.

Great stuff jankerson! The NMFBM and FFBM are my two most wanted choppers right now, but I keep putting off buying them to get cheaper knife :(:headbang:

I do not understand your animosity. United makes some great knives, e.g., the Hibben IV machete. Talk about a chopper. 1090 carbon. 16" of manly chopping action. Maybe it is you who should "zip it?" Perhaps, you can try one, "to get cheaper knife?"

[zhangmaster12]

I do not understand your animosity. United makes some great knives, e.g., the Hibben IV machete. Talk about a chopper. 1090 carbon. 16" of manly chopping action. Maybe it is you who should "zip it?" Perhaps, you can try one, "to get cheaper knife?"

Can you show us your United Cutlery knives in use?


I wonder how those Busse knives would hold up in slicing against a Frosts Cutlery Demon Dagger knife. I read on a webpage that those are the BEST knives ever. 420 surgical stainless with molybendium hangnails and a free floating liquid timex compass installed in the tang. You cannot go wrong.

Nuff said.

[fartingbadass]

Can you show us your United Cutlery knives in use?



Nuff said.


You miss the sarcasm. Go back and re-read the entire inane exchange. It will make more sense, I hope.

[zhangmaster12]

You miss the sarcasm. Go back and re-read the entire inane exchange. It will make more sense, I hope.

D'Oh:headbang:

Im sorry, sometimes, its hard to tell on the internets.