2015 Shot Show Limited Edition

The also have a bunch of new models listed in the coming soon section, no pictures. Carbon fiber 484, 485 Valet, 808 Loco to name a few.
 
Nice knife, just too bad they didn't use a higher end steel on it.


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I want to see cool new stuff from Benchmade


Loco looks interesting, the valet sounds like a smaller knife in M390....

This could be good.
 
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This is what the 808 Loco looks like but no specs yet on the BladeHQ site. It certainly is different! The blade shape looks similar to the 950 Rift.

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TechDoc said:
This is what the 808 Loco looks like but no specs yet on the BladeHQ site. It certainly is different! The blade shape looks similar to the 950 Rift.

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Depending on the scales and blade materials I might have found a new knife
 
I will have to see some better pics of the 808 and learn more about it but just these first pics give me a real Kershaw Thistle vibe. I'm digging the 665 and Nakamura CF though.
 
^^^I thought the 808 looked a lot more ZT than BM.
Is the 485 a mini Nakamura 484? Or a mini Emissary? I wonder
 
billym said:
^^^I thought the 808 looked a lot more ZT than BM.
Is the 485 a mini Nakamura 484? Or a mini Emissary? I wonder
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That is the first thought that crossed my mind too. That 0770 is a popular little slicer.
 
Accelerator said:
Nice knife, just too bad they didn't use a higher end steel on it.


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I just looked at those. It is a nice knife. I think I like the earlier versions that used two different scale materials a little better though. It gives it a little contrast.
 
338375 said:
I just looked at those. It is a nice knife. I think I like the earlier versions that used two different scale materials a little better though. It gives it a little contrast.
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I agree. I own one of the full sized ones. It's a beast of a folder and I love everything about it. I went on the hunt for one of these LE models today, I saw one store had them for $200 which was reasonable, then a $50 increase from that on another. Oddly enough the more expensive place still had most of the allocation in stock. At that price,I will pass no thanks.
 
I got a email and someone has new mini rukus's in stock with green G-10. If anyone wants to know where pm me. There is only 32 of them. image.jpgimage.jpg
 
The mini Rukus is a great knife -- and not very mini. But it seems odd that Benchmade ran a 2015 Shot Show mini Rukus in S30V, right after releasing a limited edition (300 knives) mini Rukus, also in S30V. It would have been nice to offer the mini Rukus in a new steel, such as M390, M4, V4E or Elmax.
 
Twindog said:
The mini Rukus is a great knife -- and not very mini. But it seems odd that Benchmade ran a 2015 Shot Show mini Rukus in S30V, right after releasing a limited edition (300 knives) mini Rukus, also in S30V. It would have been nice to offer the mini Rukus in a new steel, such as M390, M4, V4E or Elmax.
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I agree but as is it's already $199.00 at BladeHQ and a silly $249.95 at KSF! At a 1,000 pieces produced it's not exactly that limited either.

Consider the KnifeWorks exclusive 710-1401 with M390 and sculptured Black and Blue G-10 goes for just $179.95!!!
 
Twindog said:
The mini Rukus is a great knife -- and not very mini. But it seems odd that Benchmade ran a 2015 Shot Show mini Rukus in S30V, right after releasing a limited edition (300 knives) mini Rukus, also in S30V. It would have been nice to offer the mini Rukus in a new steel, such as M390, M4, V4E or Elmax.
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I like my Benchmades, but I've never found a logical method to their madness (read as way of announcing, producing, discontinuing, or releasing stuff). It's like a couple other manufacturers where it's all just a wild guess as to what will be produced and when. But hey, if it works for them good, it doesn't seem to work well for many customers though.
 
RevDevil said:
I like my Benchmades, but I've never found a logical method to their madness (read as way of announcing, producing, discontinuing, or releasing stuff). It's like a couple other manufacturers where it's all just a wild guess as to what will be produced and when.
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That's some serious truth right there!
 
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