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I posted this on the Benchmade Community Forums -
I have worked hard trading, selling and saving in order to buy one the 2015 new releases, and was torn between the 757 and the 484-1. A call from the nearby Army-Navy (whose knife and gun department manager knows I am a new Benchmade addict) telling me that he had a new shipment of 761s and 757s made the decision for me...a 757 it would be.
I arrived at the store to find several Vicars and I quickly picked one out and brought it home. Opening the beautiful blue box, the first thing that struck me was the weight. This is NOT a "disappear in the pocket" piece of cutlery! The blade was centered perfectly (and I do mean perfectly, as my caliper attested) and the G-10 scales were impressively "grippy." I noticed NO hot spots when grasping the knife forehand or even backhand. The edges have been smoothed and chamfered for comfort and the jimping ridges on the back - spacer were not uncomfortable. The jimping on the back of the blade matched perfectly with the jimping on the fore-end of the back of the handle. [By now I hope I am spelling "jimping" correctly.] It was obvious to me that they BM folks had paid true attention to detail with this big handful of a knife, and a handful it is, even for my extra-large mitts.
I flicked the blade open and it was flawlessly smooth. As a matter of fact, it was so smooth it sent me scurrying to the catalog to find out if this knife had the familiar bronze/phosphor washers or a ball-bearing system. The liner lock-up was early and came with a satisfying "click" (Yes I enjoy satisfying clicks except when the clicking sound is coming from my joints). This knife would be fun to open, close, open, close....
There was no, nada, zip, zero (not even a smidgen of) play in the blade up, down left or right. This is a good thing, because the scales cover the pivot screw - something I don't understand.
The grind on the blade was completely even from stem to stern. The blade itself reminds me of a kind of Bowie knife blade without the pronounced Clip point, and it is THICK and meaty. Love the balance and love the fit and finish. I hope that some day there will be another model done with the AXIS lock, though this lock-up is solid.
I would love to see a comparison video of hard-use testing against something like a ZT 301 or something similar. I love this knife. Well done Benchmade.
Jay
I have worked hard trading, selling and saving in order to buy one the 2015 new releases, and was torn between the 757 and the 484-1. A call from the nearby Army-Navy (whose knife and gun department manager knows I am a new Benchmade addict) telling me that he had a new shipment of 761s and 757s made the decision for me...a 757 it would be.
I arrived at the store to find several Vicars and I quickly picked one out and brought it home. Opening the beautiful blue box, the first thing that struck me was the weight. This is NOT a "disappear in the pocket" piece of cutlery! The blade was centered perfectly (and I do mean perfectly, as my caliper attested) and the G-10 scales were impressively "grippy." I noticed NO hot spots when grasping the knife forehand or even backhand. The edges have been smoothed and chamfered for comfort and the jimping ridges on the back - spacer were not uncomfortable. The jimping on the back of the blade matched perfectly with the jimping on the fore-end of the back of the handle. [By now I hope I am spelling "jimping" correctly.] It was obvious to me that they BM folks had paid true attention to detail with this big handful of a knife, and a handful it is, even for my extra-large mitts.
I flicked the blade open and it was flawlessly smooth. As a matter of fact, it was so smooth it sent me scurrying to the catalog to find out if this knife had the familiar bronze/phosphor washers or a ball-bearing system. The liner lock-up was early and came with a satisfying "click" (Yes I enjoy satisfying clicks except when the clicking sound is coming from my joints). This knife would be fun to open, close, open, close....
There was no, nada, zip, zero (not even a smidgen of) play in the blade up, down left or right. This is a good thing, because the scales cover the pivot screw - something I don't understand.
The grind on the blade was completely even from stem to stern. The blade itself reminds me of a kind of Bowie knife blade without the pronounced Clip point, and it is THICK and meaty. Love the balance and love the fit and finish. I hope that some day there will be another model done with the AXIS lock, though this lock-up is solid.
I would love to see a comparison video of hard-use testing against something like a ZT 301 or something similar. I love this knife. Well done Benchmade.
Jay
LOL!
