It's all about them Busse knives I tell ya. A Busse knife, a gourmet butane creme brulee torch, a hundred feet of 100 lb test dacron fishing line, a tyvek hazmat suit and a ball o' pemmican and you can take on the world!

I wish Busse knives weren't so rare. I'd love to give one a spin. There's an original Battle Mistress on eBay. Only 13 bids and the highest bidder is over $1000 already.


Am_Fear_Liath_Mor: How long is the blade on that Helle? The handle looks good for big hands.

Sharing photos of knives online is like showing the children's photos in your wallet. None of them can ever be depended upon to mow the lawn.The 'Bushcraft' knife is a genius of timing and marketing. That it falls in the general parameters of a working knife, though not a working man's (or woman's) budget is of merit vs some of the other Mel Gibbon fantasy knife seconds out there. And when people realise they cannot or will not wait 5 years and a pile of money, go out and find something just as useable; a copy or simply another good knife: Then we can all get on to what counts- getting lost, wet and hungry, surviving and planning for the next chance to get lost,wet and hungry.

Hi Hacksaw,



The blade is only 9 cm long so the handle is only 10.5 cm is size, so its quite a small lightweight knife at 122 grams with the sheath. It may be to small for big hands as its overall length is only 20cm.

Yes it does, Helle knives are a fine knife for the price. I prefer the Scandanavian grind on a larger knife, so much easier to sharpen razor sharp! Cheers!

Chris, this is a brilliant statement, so true!

Sharing photos of knives online is like showing the children's photos in your wallet. None of them can ever be depended upon to mow the lawn.

What? You need to mow the lawn? Here's what I use:



... and no, my children are not allowed to drive it.

KenK, I have serious doubts that "your perfect field knife" is going to work well for most of the various camping uses a good field knife usually accomplishes.

However, you can use that front blade to build a defensive wall around your campsite pretty quickly & well. Of course, the middle blade(s) will eliminate high grass to keep snakes away.

I guess you can add many different rear blades for other jobs as well. There won't be any danger of getting a sore back or sore muscles, as you use these blades.

Just my observations.....

[quote=Am_Fear_Liath_Mor]Hi Widget,


The Stewart Marsh handmade Bushcraft knife looks really nice, somewhat like Ray Mears Woodlore knife.

Here's a picture of my Helle Odel. It makes a nice bushcraft knife as well.


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Ray Mears is a close friend of Lars Falt. The Swedish survival instructor who wrote the book on cold weather enviroment survival. The "Woodlore" descends directly from scani knives like the one above. I personally prefer either a Mora Clipper or a Fallkniven F1. With a Cold Steel Master hunter running a close second.
Having said that they are all functional knives that have a certain spartan aesthetic to them.

But they ain't a real beauty. Unlike the lady above.

+1 LMF II fan! LOL!

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