940-2 opinions??

I like the fact that benchmade realize that people like G10 . This one is on my list of must have . Looks great priced a bit high for S30V .
 
Think they will release this with a black blade? I really love black blade and I think the black G-10 with the green spacers and a black blade would look AMAZING.

EDIT: Since it is the same steel and same blade as the other ones... I bet I could just send it in and get a black S30V blade. If I am not mistaken?
 
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I really love what Benchmade is doing lately. I have had well over a dozen regular 940's and have always flipped them because I am not a fan of the easily dinged aluminum handles. I love my 940-1 and I'll love my 940-2!
 
Even though I dislike the BK coating I think an all-black 940-2 will look real cool! However, right now only 940-2 and 940S-2 (partially serrated) are listed.

The street price of $170.00 (street pricing or MAP) for the 940-2 is actually not bad when compared to the other currently available 940 series with uncoated blades.

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[td][/td]
[td]STEEL[/td]
[td]HANDLE[/td]
[td]WEIGHT[/td]
[td]PRICE[/td]
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[td]940[/td]
[td]S30V[/td]
[td]Aluminum[/td]
[td]2.90 oz.[/td]
[td]$182.75[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]940-1[/td]
[td]S90V[/td]
[td]Carbon Fiber[/td]
[td]2.44 oz.[/td]
[td]$267.75[/td]
[/tr]
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[td]940-1501[/td]
[td]20CV[/td]
[td]G-10[/td]
[td]2.65 oz.[/td]
[td]$199.95[/td]
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[tr]
[td]940-2[/td]
[td]S30V[/td]
[td]G-10[/td]
[td]2.65 oz.[/td]
[td]$170.00[/td]
[/tr]
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I didn't realize the -2 is actually cheaper than the standard 940. That's great.


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I want to love the 940, I really do. It should check all my boxes, but these changes come nowhere close. As others have said, first and foremost it needs a better steel (I love the S90V they used on my Amicus). I get it, they want the basic 940 to be knife enthusiast's "step up" knife but lime green spacers seem to be a cheap way to do this that won't sell that many more knives. Adding colored spacers is a Kershaw move (ex. the $25 Kershaw Entropy), not a move by a company charging the better part of $200 for a knife.
 
Bill_Brasky said:
I want to love the 940, I really do. It should check all my boxes, but these changes come nowhere close. As others have said, first and foremost it needs a better steel (I love the S90V they used on my Amicus). I get it, they want the basic 940 to be knife enthusiast's "step up" knife but lime green spacers seem to be a cheap way to do this that won't sell that many more knives. Adding colored spacers is a Kershaw move (ex. the $25 Kershaw Entropy), not a move by a company charging the better part of $200 for a knife.
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Fair enough, but i disagree. S30V is a very decent steel. I for one would much rather this side-graded model with G-10 to have as a user that wont get dings in the aluminum or wear marks on the anodizing. Why would i want S90 or 110 on my 940 to jack the price up to something that will show hardly any difference in the real world if you know how to keep your knives sharp. This doesnt look like a collector model, more a user. We've already got the carbon fiber model with fancy steel if we need a step up.
 
The 940 does absolutely nothing for me. I think the blade shape is what I dislike the most. But it appears to be a good seller. When I hear the name "Benchmade" , all I think about is the 710 and how much I love that knife.

But the 940 just never tickled my fancy regardless of handle material or blade steel.
 
Wolverine666 said:
….I think the blade shape is what I dislike the most. But it appears to be a good seller. When I hear the name "Benchmade" , all I think about is the 710 and how much I love that knife….
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I always wanted to love the 940, but really couldn't abide the green aluminum handles. When the 940-1 hit the market, I grabbed one up for the CF and open construction. It made a nice, lighter carry for me--takes up zero pocket real estate--but I came to really dislike the blade shape. The 943s looked good to me, but, even though they were black, aluminum handles still left me cold.

I ran into a Franken-knife here on the Exchange with an S30V 943 blade in a 940-1 CF handle and grabbed it up. I do love that one, though it doesn't get a lot of pocket time as I generally carry beefier knives (like the 710). I ended up selling my stock 940-1.

Part of the appeal of the 940 series, I think, is it's lightness, so adding a tiny bit of weight to it with G10 handles doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

Edit: On second thought, if you don't like aluminum handles, don't want to spend the dough on the CF S90V model, and don't care for the blue-black KW model, then this new one does make some sense for 940 guys. Like Ram mentioned, the price is right, too. The one I've got is enough for me….

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Your knife is a prize. Since I love the 710 so much the 943 has a very short learning curve. Compared again, the difference in weight is amazing for a blade nearly as long.
 
jkarp_53 said:
Your knife is a prize. Since I love the 710 so much the 943 has a very short learning curve. Compared again, the difference in weight is amazing for a blade nearly as long.
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As I said in my edit above, one 940 series is enough for me. I have 2 710s so far and there are more in my future for sure, but I do love my Franken-knife.
 
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The zombie green spacers are fugly to me. Would look so much better with crimson red or gun metal grey.
 
ChazzyP said:
Do you remember what came in second and third, Ram?
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Votes in parentheses.

  1. 940/943 Family ...... (104) ... 20.23%
  2. Griptilian Family .... (92) ... 17.90%
  3. 710 .................. (58) ... 11.28%
  4. Contego Family ....... (35) .... 6.81%
  5. Adamas Family ........ (28) .... 5.45%
 
The first three numbers, after all of these years, remain the mainstay of Benchmade's success. The names Osborne, Pardue, and McHenry/Williams come to mind. :thumbup:
 
jkarp_53 said:
The first three numbers, after all of these years, remain the mainstay of Benchmade's success. The names Osborne, Pardue, and McHenry/Williams come to mind. :thumbup:
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Makes for a pretty solid foundation.
 
[video=youtube;ZnYwVqaeKDo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnYwVqaeKDo[/video]
 
mjpgolf1 said:
I'm liking this one. I have never understood all the love for the 940. To me it was too slippery and felt a bit too light (I like at least a little bit of heft to my knives, otherwise they just feel a bit cheap). Also never cared for the green and purple combo. I would be much more apt to give this one a try.
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Ditto!
 
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