Mike -
I am surprised. Les said several times something to the effect of "by the time we redesign, retool, and fit an Axis lock on an old design, we might as well make a whole new design. Why not just come out with a new knife?"
Those were effectively Les' words on that, so it shattered my hopes for an AFCK Axis (in M2!).
I would like to add, as one of the biggest cultish fans of the AFCK ever, that the Axis folder now offered by Benchmade feels and performs almost exactly the same in the hand as the AFCK. It looks diferent in the picture, but once you use it, it is very similar, with some subtle differences. Some good, like the higher flat grind, and some that I dodn't like, like the shallow index groove.
As a big fan of the AFCK though, I can say that I am very satisfied with the Axis, and would be shocked if they would take so much time to put the new lock on such a similar knife.
thaddeus