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Mcusta M-16 Bushi Damascus Pocket Knife

Mcusta M-16 Bushi Damascus Pocket Knife

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Aesthetically, the Mcusta M-16 Bushi is hard to miss. Its 3.25-inch blade is made from 33-layer nickel Damascus with a VG-10 core, which delivers good edge retention and resistance to wear Read More

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EdgyFrank
7
Apr 23, 2018
Just got this knife this week end in purple. I've been eyeing Mcustas for a couple years now and this drop put a gorgeous Damascus model in my price and color range (purple - as much as a middle-aged white guy can, I'm channeling my inner Prince).
I really wanted to like it.
Unfortunately, the liner lock is killing me. It's almost impossible to close this knife. It sticks so hard that several times I thought I had become the proud owner of a small fixed blade. Is anyone else having this problem?
geemoneybe
118
Apr 29, 2018
EdgyFrankI received one of these on this drop and have had no such issues... It is a little stiff but I can close it easily with one hand, so perhaps your issue is more one of production than design. I'm really happy with mine, know some enthusiasts take issue with the washers but for the price I'm pretty pleased. Out of the box it's sharper than my Inkosi.
Hatuletoh
850
Mar 25, 2018
The attached pic is of the Bushi I picked up about six months ago; my first Mcusta. It was so wonderfully, surprisingly solid, much more so than the second model Mcusta I bought--the model offered in a drop that just recently ended, actually. It was a lovely, well-built knife to be sure, but the Bushi was just SO unexpectedly solid that I resolved to buy all the different colors any time I saw one at a good price. And $89+change is a good price, about $10 less than the best on Amazon.
So again Massdrop, you offer a knife that's right in my wheelhouse at the same time that I'm trying to gather funds to grab the Kizer/Cucchiara collaboration currently being offered, which again, is a knife perfectly tailored to my tastes--I collect Kizers and Cucchiara designs esp; managed to pick up the Mini Dorado w/ the rainbow skully, but now there's another one I want even more (whose name escapes me).
Then, of course, there is the newFerrum Forge/ WE/MD knife, the Buc. Chasing down the lowest possible price on an FF piece was what initially led me to Massdrop some months ago, so yeah--I'm absoultely going to have to buy that one. I love FF; been trying to find a dealer who will sell a Sceptor on layaway style credit so so could afford it.
And now this Mcusta. I just dont have enough $, you understand me? I still have a custom I'm trying to pay off; yesterday I bought a Pro-Tech at BladeHQ (naturally, I talked myself into the upgraded model and went over-budget), and BladeOps sent me an email on Friday asking if I'd like them to hold anything from the shipment of my favorite brand that will arrive next week. And of course I want them to: I love their "locals first" philosophy. And I love knives.
But you're stretching my budget to the breaking point. Couldnt you have some more drops I dont care about with knives by Benchmade or Spyderco or Kershaw or CKRT? I dont collect any of those, and flat out don't care for a couple of the brands. Or fixed blades--why not do nothing but fixed blades for a month or two? Or kitchen knives? Couldn't care less about those.
I'm happily retired, Massdrop, and I want to keep it that way. I walked out of my last office three yrs ago and swore I'd never go back. Maybe when the kids move out and I'm old and bored I'll learn a trade and do some artisanal manual labor-type job just for something to do in my golden yrs. But that plan ain't going to work if Im spending $1K+ / week on blades, and I just...cant...say...no to...COOL KNIVES. So quit tempting me!
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bigfoot626
62
Mar 25, 2018
HatuletohExactly
Omniseed
1972
Mar 25, 2018
I hear good things about Mcusta, but between the Teflon washer/s, 'Japanese Bushi Sword' handle print, and tip-down only clip, I don't think this is my huckleberry.
namhod
1991
Mar 27, 2018
OmniseedAgreed. Just ain't my style. I do need to add an Mcusta to my line up sooner or later.
BlueTom
384
Mar 25, 2018
I don't have the original pics of the copies below, so I can't check the date they were taken, but pretty sure they were no later than 2007. The pics below are of a Browning Ice Storm knife, which I found out after I bought it was manufactured by Mcusta. It is essentially the same knife as is being offered here. The blade is VG-10, the handles are anodized aluminum, the pocket clip is literally identical, the star-head screws appear to be the same size and placed along the same line near the spine of the handle, the blade is a slightly different shape, but the same 3.25" length and though the handles are shaped differently, the way the X-patterns are machined look to be done in the same way as the vertical ovals on my knife, if not done on the same CNC machine(s). I got this knife off eBay 10 to 12 years ago for the amazing price of $25 bucks. After I got it, I went back to the same vendor to buy as many more as they had in stock, but when I got there, the price had gone to $35 and they only had a couple left in stock, one of which was pink, and knowing my wife would never carry (or even use around the house) a knife like this, I went ahead and bought the other one and gifted it to a friend.
When I bought this knife, Mcusta was selling a virtually identical version of it. While I do recall that the Mcusta version was quite a bit more expensive than the Browning-licensed version I got, I don't recall the average asking price. Pretty sure it was under $100 bucks, but wouldn't commit to remembering any better than that. I knew when I bought the Browning version that it was an exceptional deal though, so what I paid for mine isn't really a fair data-point for evaluating the deal on this Drop. I figured the eBay vendor I bought it from probably bought out the inventory of another vendor who went out of business or something like that. They had several name-brand knives for much cheaper than I found anywhere else is why I surmised that. It's still just a guess though.
I have carried this knife extensively. Used for general purpose cutting tasks, it's never been asked to hold up under any kinds of "torture tests," but it has held up extremely well, in fact much better than expected, for what I bought it for.
I doubt the core of this Drop being VG-10 and outer-layer Damascus will/would affect the cutting potential or ease/difficulty of sharpening this blade at all, either plus or minus. Not sure it would add or detract in any way to any measure of quality, including corrosion resistance, that there's some unknown Damascus steel enveloping the cutting edge. Can't really comment on the price since I haven't followed Mcusta's pricing for several years, but the knife itself is a very good mid/upper-mid-range quality knife. Here's a couple of pics of mine:

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DDro
390
Mar 25, 2018
Silly text on the handle...
fOOlishMan
7
Aug 4, 2017
I'd be in except black is sold out. :(
tinmanamnit
0
Aug 1, 2017
Cool looking blade, why does it look different (Shiny, pitted) than with other Damascus blades I've seen?
bigfoot626
62
Jun 19, 2017
love these guys pissed i don't have the money right now
dasman
387
Jun 19, 2017
such a nice looking knife... too bad it's a liner lock and tip down carry. Both are no-go's for me
why does it have to be a hollow grind.. I would buy one if it were flat ground
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