1999 ats-34 710

[tidefan]

Here's my 1999 710. Been my EDC for 15 years.

 

[BMCGear]

Looks like it's got another 15 years in it!

I've got a 710 (D2) in my pocket right now.

 

[BMCGear]

710 Double Tap.

 

[loonybin]

I had one of those. Bought it in 1999. Never did warm up to it.

 

[jeepin]

For being your EDC for 15 years, it looks like you take great care of it :thumbup:

 

[jpm2]

For being your EDC for 15 years, it looks like you take great care of it :thumbup:

No doubt.
My one and only EDC for the last 15 years looks a little different.

 

[tidefan]

You can't see all the scratches in the pics, but they are there. Yes, I do take good care of my knives as I clean them and touch them up daily. Two or three times a year I break out the semichrome and polish it up.

 

[jkarp_53]

Great knife, I own one also. A client had a 710HS sitting on his desk; I had never seen a Benchmade before and asked to see it...and which led to my BKC addiction.

...and BTW, Happy Holidays to all of you!

 

[JNewell]

I have a 1999 ATS-34, but with the black coated plain edge blade. It was the first Benchmade I purchased - fabulous knife, then and now.

 

[RevDevil]

I own the coated and uncoated 1999 versions. Neither one of them ever made it into the carry rotation.

 

[JNewell]

I own the coated and uncoated 1999 versions. Neither one of them ever made it into the carry rotation.

Funny how that can happen - mine hasn't either, but it has been cycled approximately 3.75 trillion times while watching movies, and never any broken springs!

 

[razorburn]

Picked up one second hand on the exchange a while ago and is now in my edc rotation.One of the few BM's that uses a T15 pivot screw instead of a T10.

 

[loonybin]

Picked up one second hand on the exchange a while ago and is now in my edc rotation.One of the few BM's that uses a T15 pivot screw instead of a T10.

That doesn't sound right at all. They have been T8 pivot screws for as long as I can remember.

 

[razorburn]

That doesn't sound right at all. They have been T8 pivot screws for as long as I can remember.

Just checked the pivot screw, it's a T15.Usually a T10.Being previously owned I'm guessing it may of got swapped but it sure looks right and sits in the G-10.

 

[707sequel]

All my pivots are T10. T8 will work but there's play. I'm going off a set of Wiha Torx. I've checked other sets in the past and T10 it is. Its never neen an issue using a T8 because I don't tighten them down like body screws.