Busse EU-17 Mini

INFI Steel - 6" blade - .26" thick

Absolutely Mint, this thing is in the original cardboard and bubble wrap from May of 2005. It has been opened, obviously, but hasn't even been handled much judging by the color of the micarta. I am pasting in some info I found when digging on this knife. Of the 3 EU-17 knives the mini was the most rare, I don't believe the number was ever released. When I inquired with Busse last year I didn't get a firm answer, but was told less than a couple dozen or so.

This is some info I found when researching this knife:

Here's a little about what I know and believe to be true: The mil-overrun “Extraction Unit 17” series was introduced in 2004. The standard EU17 was first in the series (7” blade, 37 released). Next came the EU17 Magnum (9.5” blade, 28 released). The Mini EU17 was expected immediately after the Magnum as noted in this October 30, 2004 post by Jerry on the release of the Magnums: “We will be posting the "GO" button here and on our website forum.... These should go pretty fast, I believe that there are only around 28 of these available. . . I will get an exact number for you tomorrow.... Look for the start of the action around 9:00 or 10:00 pm EST.... We might have the "Mini EU-17s" for you tomorrow night as well. . . not sure yet. We have VERY VERY few of those, certainly not enough to make a special offer of their own.” However, they weren't released until two weeks later , May 2, 2005. Here's what Jerry had to say in a post on April 29, 2005: “The Mini EU-17 sports a 6 inch blade of INFI and simply floats in your hand! ! ! The Mini completes the trilogy of EU-17 models and just begs for a good old fashioned whoopin'!!!” The blade spec (per Jerry, Aug 2004) is: “Fatter than 1/4". . . Thinner than 5/16" . . .. Full height grind”.  

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