Benchmade 710

J.Mattson · May 15, 2009

Few knives look as good after years of hard use as the 710.

sharpguyjp · May 16, 2009

the question is, get it it in ats 34 or d2?

rookie4real · May 16, 2009

sharpguyjp said:
the question is, get it it in ats 34 or d2?

I don't think you would be able to find it in ats-34, if I remember it was the first production line. Later they switched to 154CM and M2. The current ones are made with D2, also M4 as a limited run.

Steven Andrews · May 16, 2009

michaelmcgo said:
This is my favorite knife, even more than my Sebenza.

Has it kicked that Seb out of your pocket yet?

PrimitiveMan · May 16, 2009

I don't have a 710, but I like my 705 just fine

wally@ferguson · May 16, 2009

Nice pics. Never owned one, just looked at cataloge pics. Allmost want to get one now.

Macchina · May 16, 2009

The 710 hasn't reclaimed it's place in my pocket over the Sebenza yet, but the Sebenza is just a few weeks old, and the 710 has had years of pocket time already (it looks LNIB if I put the old spacer back in).

Every body says the Sequel is the mini version of the 710, but I'd say the Blackwater 16707BT is much more of a mini 710. It is similar in size to the Sequel, but has full G-10 scales and a recurve blade like the 710.

Steven Andrews · May 16, 2009

The Blackwater is close to a Mini 710, but I still prefer the original 705.

David1967 · May 16, 2009

Best knife made by BM in my opinion.

Thalestin · May 16, 2009

been carrying mine for about 2 years

Pilot1 · May 16, 2009

I have a 710 with the 154CM blade. Its one of my weekend carry knives and like others have said, one of BM's best.

LorenzoL · May 16, 2009

David1967 said:
Best knife mady by BM in my opinion.

Best-looking one for sure.

proguide · May 16, 2009

I've had a couple for about 5 years or so. It has been cycled many thousands of times. very good design.

nate3993 · May 16, 2009

jill jackson said:
It's a very nice folder, I think it feels well balanced and the lock up is dead tight on mine. Here it is in D-2...

no play at all?

Steven Andrews · May 17, 2009

David1967 said:
Best knife made by BM in my opinion.

Are the scales modified on your knife? They have an extra set of grooves in them!

peanuts · May 17, 2009

I would love EDC mine, but the carry laws are kind of grey on having ANY knife with you here, so a 710 is probably pushing it a bit too far. I cant see it going well at all if a cop found you with one.

jill jackson · May 17, 2009

nate3993 said:
no play at all?

It shows no play with moderate hand pressure. I don't clamp it in a vice and use both hands to try to make it give. But, yes it's a tight lock-up, IMO.

TWBryan · May 17, 2009

Here's mine with some other edc stuff.