A 940-1 with a 943 blade?

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I love the blade shape of the 943 and I really love everything else (except the blade shape, which I dislike) of the 940-1. Would it be possible to disassemble both a 940-1 and a 943 and then put the 943 blade in the same knife as the 940-1 scales, lock and pivot assembly? The scales have a minor construction difference - standoffs vs backspacer - but I can't imagine that that has any effect on the moving parts. (Of the two, I only own a 943 and I've never disassembled it.)

I recognize that a more effective and probably cheaper way to get what I want would be to have the spine of a 940-1 reprofiled to be shaped like the 943... but I'm just curious. If I ever decide to invest in such a design, I will definitely do it that way because of the S90V and the stonewashed finish; I don't care much for Benchmade's S30V or their satin finish.
 
What your asking is doable. I have a 943 that I used the 940-1501 scales on. It was pretty easy. I have another 943 on the way so I will have to figure out what 940/943 combination I will come up with it.
 
My new "940" started out as a 943. Previous owner had Benchmade swap the blade. So I have a satin and black 940
 
Yep it'll work, the one on the far left in this pic is in 940-1 scales.

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Yes, it should work. I had my 943 blade on my 940-2's handle and loved it (until I got some DoAT's custom scales.
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I had a 940-1, but never warmed to the blade shape. I love the 943, but am not a fan of aluminum scales. My 943-1 Franken pushes all the right buttons, though. True, a "better" blade steel would be nice, but Benchmade doesn't sell enough 943s to warrant putting out any LEs or offering options. They do a nice job with their S30V, though, and it takes a keen edge and holds it for a pretty reasonable amount of time. It touches up easily, too, and, honestly, how much hard cutting are you really gonna do with an EDC of this ilk?

I love showing this one off, but could find but one stale pic in my files, so here's a couple fresh ones I just shot on the back deck.

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Benchmade does CF as good or better than anyone. There's nuthin' wrong with the stock clip, either, but the split arrow goes just great on these scales.

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I believe I saw mention (on Facebook) of a 943-1 type knife being in the works as a dealer exclusive. If I hear more details I'll let you guys know. Just a rumor at this point though.
 
This is what Jimmy had to say in another thread--

Benchmade said:
...the main reason we haven't done another 943 variant comes down to volume. The 940 sells nearly 5x what the 943 moves so it just hasn't been a priority.
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--though it would be nice if the rumors you heard had some truth behind them, -Corey- -Corey- . One can always hope....
 
ChazzyP said:
--though it would be nice if the rumors you heard had some truth behind them, One can always hope....
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The guy that mentioned it is usually always in the know when it comes to Benchmade, so I assume he got the info from a reliable source. We'll just have to wait and see. He did drop a pretty obvious hint as to which dealer it would be, but I don't know how hush hush it's supposed to be, so I don't wanna let that cat out of the bag until I know it's a sure thing. It is one of supporting dealers here on the forum though.
 
Thanks for the info, everyone. There are some very nice combinations on show here.

ChazzyP said:
This is what Jimmy had to say in another thread--



--though it would be nice if the rumors you heard had some truth behind them, -Corey- -Corey- . One can always hope....
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Maybe if they put some nicer scales and a stonewash finish on a 943 blade that wouldn't be the case...
 
A 943 in M390 (or something similar) with a CF or G10 handle (aluminium handles isn't for me) would be very tempting...
 
We have been whining like a bunch of brats for a bad ass LE 943 for quite some time!!
Maybe someone heard us???
Really hoping so!!
Joe
 
I think of the 943 as a smaller cousin to the 710. All it needs is a G-10 or CF upgrade. I've always preferred the blade on this knife.
 
NG VI said:
I wasn't sure if they would do that, wow I'm impressed with that.
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I just got off the phone with Benchmade to see if they would swap scales and back spacers on my 940 & 943... They said they wouldn't do it. I really want my 940 to have the black scales and blue spacer.
 
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