Wayne,

I have one of the Swamp Rat knives too and you brought up the Busse Guarantee...... I have the Swamp Rat Rat Trap model liner lock folding knife. I used it one time to skin a buck as it was all I had on me at the time. I needed to get through the pelvic bone so...... I decided to see just how tough it was and used a mag light to break it through the pelvic bone. Not one single chip in the blade, still sharp enough to skin another buck. Only issue was the lock needed some adjustment. A quick trip back to Ohio and Mr. Busse had her cleaned, and adjusted and ready to roll for free! Great knife.