I am giving serious consideration to trading my Benchmade Ares 732 folding knife. I realize these have been discontinued since 2005, so they are very hard to come by...but the time has come to move onto bigger and better things.
The blade is 154CM, is coated black and has a plain edge.
I bought it about 3-4 years ago as "new/old stock".
I have carried it in my pocket very little, but the pocket clip and pivot screw both have a little wear on the black finish.
The other change from stock form is I cut down the plastic back spacer...I simply thought it was way larger than it needed to be. I have an email to BM to see if I can get replacement barrel standoffs to replace the plastic spacer, as well as a new black pocket clip and pivot screw. With those new pieces, this knife would look 100%
Other than that, I have not cut anything with this knife. And since I was not planning on "collecting", I do not have a box or other material that came with it.
My trade list is somewhat short, and if I don't find anything that "speaks to me" it might just go away again for a while.
I am interested in:
Fiddleback Forge - something like a Ladyfinger
NWA - something like the Sierra Scout
Bark River - Bravo 1 field knife and Bravo Necker 2
Please email me to let me know what you have, the worst I can do is decline.
The blade is 154CM, is coated black and has a plain edge.
I bought it about 3-4 years ago as "new/old stock".
I have carried it in my pocket very little, but the pocket clip and pivot screw both have a little wear on the black finish.
The other change from stock form is I cut down the plastic back spacer...I simply thought it was way larger than it needed to be. I have an email to BM to see if I can get replacement barrel standoffs to replace the plastic spacer, as well as a new black pocket clip and pivot screw. With those new pieces, this knife would look 100%
Other than that, I have not cut anything with this knife. And since I was not planning on "collecting", I do not have a box or other material that came with it.
My trade list is somewhat short, and if I don't find anything that "speaks to me" it might just go away again for a while.
I am interested in:
Fiddleback Forge - something like a Ladyfinger
NWA - something like the Sierra Scout
Bark River - Bravo 1 field knife and Bravo Necker 2
Please email me to let me know what you have, the worst I can do is decline.
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