Benchmade 670/672

[redsoxnation32]

Im thinking about buying a Benchmade Apparition, either a 670 or 672. And I wanted to hear what owners of this knife think about it. So Apparition owners, leave your thoughts below.


-PK

 

[Steven Andrews]

I had a 672 but wasn't impressed. The assist bar was removed on the day that I got it, because I considered it unnecessary and dangerous, which left me with a fairly good liner lock knife.
However, I found that I really don't like liner locks, so sold the knife.

My advice is to choose a knife with the Axis Lock. You will have zero blade play and a knife that is just as quick to deploy as an assisted knife and much quicker to close.

 

[gmarthur]

I had a 670 and liked it but for me it was just too heavy for a knife that size. The AO on it was OK and lock up was tight on mine. Didn't really care for the thumbstud on it either. It's an alright design but there are better benchmades for the money out there.

 

[jkarp_53]

I've owned a few 670 models (still own a 670-600) and a couple of 672's. While I like the overall design I found the torsion bar makes the knives hard to open and as a rule remove the bar which turns the thing into a very decent locking liner knife.

Part of the problem with the design is with the bar installed, pushing off with the pointed stud can cause painful thumb tips due to the pressure involved, and found that by removing the bar and adjusting the pivot the knife was a lot easier to open.

Of the two designs, I much prefer the later 672. With the D2 blade and G-10 scales and torsion bar removed, this makes for a very decent EDC knife.

'S far as AO knives go, Benchmade's Nitrous models are a lot easier to operate. Even if the option to disable them isn't built in, the things are so smooth there's really no need, IMO.

Bottom line: Disabled, and torsion bar removed, the 670/672 are good knives for the money.

 

[walleyeguy7]

its not a perfectly designed knife but those are few and far between. its a sweet unique knife and its up to you.