810 vs 710

I have the 810. It really depends on what you want.

The 810 is a bruiser of a knife. Overbuilt, heavy, and tough as nails. It's also very sharp and has very good edge retention.

I do not own the 710, but it appears to be more of s sleek and light daily carry folder.

I like my 810 and carry it on duty. Off work it's a commitment to carry.
 
Both.

710 is a very slick, light, thin yet comfortable package (only thinner similar design is a spyderco police, IMO). You get the axis lock and a large yet easy to carry design. I've considered thinning my collection, but the 710 is just so useful and elegant, it's hard to.

The 810 is an amazing knife. M4 steel, reverse tanto with recurve. G10 handles with major scalloping for a secure grip. I disagree that the 810 carries small, it is fairly thick, and more like spyderco military. I certainly don't forget I have a 4 inch knife on me when I carry it.

It depends what you think is more important. M4 is simply fantastic steel. I like tactical, secure designs- and the 810 is definitely more secure, with grippier g10 and thicker scalloping, in addition to an index finger cutout in the grip. However, most of the time it just carries too big in pocket for me, so I only use it when I *really* need it.

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I bought an 810 and sold it the day it arrived. The scalloped handles were very uncomfortable. A gang of hotspots. Maybe good if you wear gloves on duty.
 
With 810 you have much better steel, better blade profile, stronger built and IMO better ergo but you need to sand down the hot spot.

The down side of 810 is it significant weight heavier.
 
I have a 710-1401......blue and black G10 handles and an M390 blade.....it is an amazing knife! Great in hand, stupid smooth action and tons of cutting edge.
I chose the 710 after handling the 810. Lot of hot spots on the 810.
 
Blade on the 810 is great, but the handle is a bloody mess. Exceptionally uncomfortable G10, jimping seemingly randomly cut any place they could cram it on and somewhat bizarre ergonomics. I want very badly to like the 810, but can't bring myself to do it. If they redesign the handle my answer may change, but until then the 710 is just unquestionably the superior knife.
 
GET BOTH! :thumbup:;):D

I love my 810 and am looking for a nice user 710 in m4 or m390 steel... :thumbup:

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I really like the 810 over the 710. The jimping does not bother me and I've used my knife hard without gloves. If the jimping is a concern sand or file it down as others have stated.
 
vba said:
I really like the 810 over the 710. The jimping does not bother me and I've used my knife hard without gloves. If the jimping is a concern sand or file it down as others have stated.
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Or you can buy a knife that's comfortable without modification. ;)
 
One note, if you love the 810 I've heard the handle on the Knifeworks exclusive in the blue/black G10 is more comfortable without any need for modification. I don't have one, so I can't definitively say either way, but people have stated it's the case.
 
The 810 vs 710 is a long and wide vs long and narrow.

I'm a longtime fan of Spydercos. But, fact is, most of my favorite Spydercos are so wide in profile I won't carry them very much any more. The 710 is narrow enough to slip into and out of a pocket all day long yet it has an almost 4" blade and it's strong enough for anything I will ever attempt. The 710 also is a great balance of maximum blade length to minimum grip length. It's a design that does just about everything right. If there's anything about it I would change it's the D2 blade steel. While D2 considered a deluxe blade material, Benchmade does great things with its 154CM and I personally would prefer that to the D2. I prefer a knife I can return to sharpness quickly as opposed to a knife that stays sharp longer but takes all day to get sharp again. Yeah, that's hyperbole but exaggeration is what makes the internet interesting.;)

I looked at the 810 but, in addition to the Spydercos previously mentioned, I already own some ZT and other brand "overbuilt" knives that I don't carry and the 810 seems like just another design in the big knife category that I wouldn't want to carry around. I'm also not that keen on that "reverse tanto" blade shape--I bought a 940 and, while I like the knife, I sometimes wish I had bought the 943 instead due to the blade design. I like the modified clip point of the 710 or a Westernized tanto like the Stryker 909.

If someone wants or needs a honking big tough knife, the 810 is probably a good one. I prefer the 710 for its design, size and narrow profile.
 
I like bigger knives and my 810 is my EDC! If you have sensitive hands the jimmping may bother you! I haven't customized anything on mine and I love the way it feels in hand!
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