Benchmade/Emerson CQC7

[FivePointOhh]

Hello,

Just got this on an eBay auction win.
I would like to know some history about it.
What year was it made? What was the MSRP? How much might it be worth today?
It's in brand new condition, never used or carried.

Thanks

 

[manowar669]

I bought one (identical to yours) in 1995-96. MSRP at that time was like $135-140. I paid $85 online. (I wish I had bought the one with the Titanium blade with the Tungsten Carbide cutting edge, mainly for the potential collector value.) I may be wrong, but I believe they were produced by Benchmade because Mr. Emerson's custom knives were too expensive for many people, so Benchmade made these production types. This was before emerson knives was a "company", now they make their own. I have no idea about potential collector value.

 

[FivePointOhh]

Thanks for the info.