Announcing the NEW 756 mPR!

Can someone please explain why it’s $400? I don’t even mean it in a rude or obnoxious way I’m just actually curious why the price is so high for such little amounts of titanium and steel.
 
mdswithers said:
Can someone please explain why it’s $400? I don’t even mean it in a rude or obnoxious way I’m just actually curious why the price is so high for such little amounts of titanium and steel.
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Extra QC payroll?
o_O:rolleyes::D

Just kidding.
I was a bit curious myself, but as has been mentioned in this thread previously, this is on par with the cost of other Benchmade Ti Frame locks, and I am sure they will try to get them right.
 
mdswithers said:
Can someone please explain why it’s $400? I don’t even mean it in a rude or obnoxious way I’m just actually curious why the price is so high for such little amounts of titanium and steel.
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Don't ask don't tell policy applies here.
 
mdswithers said:
Can someone please explain why it’s $400? I don’t even mean it in a rude or obnoxious way I’m just actually curious why the price is so high for such little amounts of titanium and steel.
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Just because the knife is small doesn't make it less expensive to manufacture. The titanium handles and clip are very expensive to machine. Material cost saves some but the machining costs are still there.
 
Benchmade said:
Just because the knife is small doesn't make it less expensive to manufacture. The titanium handles and clip are very expensive to machine. Material cost saves some but the machining costs are still there.
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This is true regarding the price of a small knife vs a large knife in terms of costs.

When buying Case knives the cost between a full size trapper vs the peanut is about 5 bucks. I've also been told sometimes smaller knives are more difficult to make as well.
 
Looks like these have dropped at some, or at least ONE distributor.

I would be interested to see a review or get some opinions, but it would take a LOT to get me off the fence on this one. Like somebody else in this thread said, it's nice, but not $400 (or even $340) nice!
 
Benchmade said:
Just because the knife is small doesn't make it less expensive to manufacture. The titanium handles and clip are very expensive to machine. Material cost saves some but the machining costs are still there.
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There are many knives with the same materials in the $150-$200 range. With good brand names and great fit and finish. Again I’m not trying to be rude or anything I’m genuinely curious what the difference in materials is between this knife and a ZT 0450. I just feel for $340 you can get a lot of really high end knives. Even the Slysz Bowie is cheaper than this. I small sebenza is on $35 more dollars.
 
Got to handle one of these today. Well built head turner for sure. Fun but not practical. Cool but not useful. Basically an expensive conversation piece.
 
NJBillK said:
Extra QC payroll?
o_O:rolleyes::D

Just kidding.
I was a bit curious myself, but as has been mentioned in this thread previously, this is on par with the cost of other Benchmade Ti Frame locks, and I am sure they will try to get them right.
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You can buy a Curtis knives Nano for 425$.

Another expensive knife that is coming this year is the Spyderco Paysan for 520$. Expensive too but you get way more knife plus it is an integral framelock. I fail to see 400$ anywhere on this knife.
 
This isn't a production piece user knife that they're trying to sell to (I don't believe). This is for the Benchmade collector, unique knife collector, siebert design fans. Etc.

This isn't a knife they're are anticipating selling a million of at a low cost, this is the opposite. It will be a much smaller clientele that this appeals to. But for this people it's nice Benchmade is making this offering. It's outside the box and unique, fun, and possibly a collectible slash expensive slash fidget toy ;)

Side note. I own the siebert 755 mpr and it is one of my absoloute favorite and well designed knives I own and use. It's stellar! Its just about perfect in every way possible (excluding clip issues ;) )
 
755 was a neat one
I’d like one of these 756s but not at that price.

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My Graham Razel GMT Stubby Flipper will have to do. I got it cheaper than a 756.

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I picked up one of these, and really like it. Can't carry a large knife (3"+ blade) at work, and i wanted a small, high quality flipper. Very nice build quality (and absolutely should be, as it's within shouting distance of a Sebenza), although the end of the machined Ti clip sits slightly off the scale. Works fine, and that may have been deliberate. The question I have is lock-up and now Benchmade finishes its Ti lock faces. It locks up at about 50%, and there's a lip on the lock face that would prevent it from going over much more. The only other Benchmade knife I have is an Axis lock, so can someone tell me whether this is typical for a Benchmade Ti frame lock? Also, as there is no lock bar insert, does anyone know whether Benchmade carbidizes its lock faces?

Many thanks in advance.
 
DC Kestrel said:
I picked up one of these, and really like it. Can't carry a large knife (3"+ blade) at work, and i wanted a small, high quality flipper. Very nice build quality (and absolutely should be, as it's within shouting distance of a Sebenza), although the end of the machined Ti clip sits slightly off the scale. Works fine, and that may have been deliberate. The question I have is lock-up and now Benchmade finishes its Ti lock faces. It locks up at about 50%, and there's a lip on the lock face that would prevent it from going over much more. The only other Benchmade knife I have is an Axis lock, so can someone tell me whether this is typical for a Benchmade Ti frame lock? Also, as there is no lock bar insert, does anyone know whether Benchmade carbidizes its lock faces?

Many thanks in advance.
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Yes, that lip is common on Benchmade framelocks. The 755 had it as well as other models. If the 756 is like the 755 it has a heaxagonal stop that you can rotate to adjust lockup.
 
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