Anyone EDC their Gold Class..?

[P_Meticulous]

A recent question asked in another thread led me to wonder how many guys EDC their Gold Class blades. So out of curiosity, how many of you guys do?

I generally avoid purchasing Benchmade's damasteel and/or damascus because (A) they are suuuuper pricy, (B) I would feel horrible using what I consider an art knife, and (C) other high-end steels are better performers. Hence, why I don’t own any damasteel/damascus blades personally and why I chose Gold Class knives with S30V (high-end back in the day), CPM-M4, and M390.

Years ago (before I was a member of any knife forum or seriously into knives) I EDC’ed my Gold Class 910 Ti exclusively.. Enough so that the Ti lost most (if not all) of it’s blue ano and the blade/scales show decent wear.. I also have a user 940-121 and three safe queens (I really like that model). The blade on the user held up fine, but the scales definitely lost some of the green ano as well.. And now I’m on to the 531-132 which will probably still look great after years of use due to the blade/scale stonewash and gray color.

I don’t consider any of the Gold Class models I own to be art knives per se. I feel that they are improved regular production models.

 

[palonej]

I doubt I'd carry a gold class as an EDC PM. I work HVAC and kind of trash my work knives!
Joe

 

[tiguy7]

I used to carry a B/M Gold class 943 until it got bumped by a William Henry B-15.

 

[crolfe1984]

Maybe someday, but my 551BK-101 is probably the most flawless BM in my collection. Its too perfect to use or abuse!

 

[grybsh7]

Back in the spring of 2010 I bought the large gold class Grip. In the late summer/early fall 2010 the M4 Ritter Grips came out.
I bought the Ritter and did a blade swap on the two knives. I had $260 in the gold class and $135 in the Ritter. Sold the one with Ritter scales and
gold class blade for $125. So I have about $270 in my franken gold class/Ritter Grip. Love it, definitely one of my favorite knives.:thumbup:

 

[P_Meticulous]

Back in the spring of 2010 I bought the large gold class Grip. In the late summer/early fall 2010 the M4 Ritter Grips came out.
I bought the Ritter and did a blade swap on the two knives. I had $260 in the gold class and $135 in the Ritter. Sold the one with Ritter scales and
gold class blade for $125. So I have about $270 in my franken gold class/Ritter Grip. Love it, definitely one of my favorite knives.:thumbup:

That is one sexy Ritter right there :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: I prefer the Ritter blade as well.

BM used black nickel hardware on that 555BK-101 right?

 

[grybsh7]

BM used black nickel hardware on that 555BK-101 right?

PM I've never read or heard it called that before but that sounds about right. Kind of like oiled brass on plumbing fixtures.
The DLC on the Ritter blade is nice also. Always looks different depending on the way the light hits it.
There have been several BM gold class knives I've considered buying and carrying, just haven't pulled the trigger.
Too many knives not enough cash to try them all.

 

[P_Meticulous]

PM I've never read or heard it called that before but that sounds about right. Kind of like oiled brass on plumbing fixtures.
The DLC on the Ritter blade is nice also. Always looks different depending on the way the light hits it.
There have been several BM gold class knives I've considered buying and carrying, just haven't pulled the trigger.
Too many knives not enough cash to try them all.

Yup, I found some old specs online. Apparently they used a black nickel clip and hardware.. Damnn fine knife!

I feel ya', I really have to love the regular production model before I'll jump on a GC offering.

 

[P_Meticulous]

Finally had some spare time today.. I dug out my old 910Ti from the safe, haven’t touched it in years.. Last time I pulled it out, I used some Flitz to polish up the blade and some hot spots on the scales.. Still shows some deep nicks in the right lighting, but the polish did the trick.. The edge is super dull, I’ll sharpen it up this week.

 

[grybsh7]

That's a nice knife. First time I've ever seen one.
Just googled it, they're expensive these days.

 

[BlackEnd]

I'm an odd sort when it comes to high end carry. I figure if I paid for it, carry it. Sparingly mind you. I carry some pretty high end knives but don't abuse them. I have this coming and definitely plan on carrying and using it. I was just talking to a pal of mine about BMs refurb policy. Hope I won't have to use it anytime soon.

 

[crolfe1984]

^^^ That might be my all-time favorite carbon fiber pattern BM has even done. Saw that one (or one just like it) on the 'Bay for original list price. Nearly clicked the buy button, but ultimately couldn't justify the price right now.

 

[P_Meticulous]

Here’s some shots of my user 940-121.. Most of the green ano has all but disappeared and some light wear in the cera-turd.

Here’s a pic for the anodized color reference: