Benchmade 705 & 710 Axis Lock Scan

[James Mattis]

Yes, the 705 is just beginning to trickle into the sort of distributor channels that feed Net dealers. Here's the 705 "Baby Bear" to arrive, next to its "Papa Bear" 710.

And here's a link to a higher resolution picture:

www.chaicutlery.com/benchmade/bm-705bt-710bt.jpg

The 710 we know and love. The 705 has the same smooth action with a shorter non-recurved blade, and is possibly 10 times as sturdy as a knife with a three finger grip needs to be. I wonder if we could use a "mama bear" size.

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- JKM
www.chaicutlery.com
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[clocker]

Great pics
Looking forward to getting a 705 BT. Just a short wait now (maybe before this month is over

) by Sept. for sure.

 

[dfhoward]

James,

Does the 705 have a dual thumbstud?

Thanks

 

[James Mattis]

Yes, it has dual thumb studs. And a reversable clip. Ambidextrous knife.

The 705BT is appearing at distributors now.


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- JKM
www.chaicutlery.com
AKTI Member # SA00001

 

[David1967]

It looks like both locks are of the same size. Does it mean that 705 might be even stronger?
David

 

[Griffon]

It looks like both locks are of the same size. Does it mean that 705 might be even stronger?

There is also the matter of the distance between the pivot and the actual lock, which is shorter on the smaller knife. Which is reasonable, as the blade is shorter too, and as far as I can make out exactly in proportion to the smaller pivot-lock distance. So as far as I can make out, when it comes to how much force (not torque) you can apply to the blade, they're just as strong.

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Urban Fredriksson
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