Yo Mama
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Call knifecenter they will take care of you if it was a fake.
Benchmade Fakes, knock-offs, counterfeits thread...
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Bought a 940-1 off amazon back in 2016 and now I'm concerned about authenticity...
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So far looks good, and I don't see any of the usual warning signs. To be sure, we need to see a profile of the knife from the top of the blade looking down towards the edge - the thumb studs will stick way out on most of the fakes.
But everything on yours looks right - the machining on the axis lock and studs, the torx hole inside the thumb studs, the even edges around the holes, the proper sizing of the holes, the Benchmade logo trademark "R" is tiny as it should be, etc.
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Ok I added it to imgur.
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Fake vs Real: NOTE I DON'T HAVE A GOOD PICTURE OF THE FAKE LOGO AND "R" NEXT TO IT.
FAKE - TEXTURES MAY BE OFF, LIKE ON THE LINERS IN THIS CASE
REAL
FAKE ON LEFT - POOR FINISH ON BLADE MACHINING AND JIMPING
FAKE - SLOPPY CUT HOLES THAT ARE TOO BIG AND POOR FINISHING OF THE EDGES
REAL - SAME HOLES - SIZE CORRECT AND CLEAN
FAKE ROUGH EDGES POORLY FINISHED
FAKE ON RIGHT - NOT REAL G10 AND TEXTURE IS WRONG
FAKE ON RIGHT - HARDWARE IS NOT RIGHT, WRONG TEXTURE ON GRIPS LIKE THE REAL ONE ON LEFT
FAKE POCKET CLIP ON RIGHT - POOR FINISH
FAKE - TEXTURES MAY BE OFF, LIKE ON THE LINERS IN THIS CASE
REAL
FAKE ON LEFT - POOR FINISH ON BLADE MACHINING AND JIMPING
FAKE - SLOPPY CUT HOLES THAT ARE TOO BIG AND POOR FINISHING OF THE EDGES
REAL - SAME HOLES - SIZE CORRECT AND CLEAN
FAKE ROUGH EDGES POORLY FINISHED
FAKE ON RIGHT - NOT REAL G10 AND TEXTURE IS WRONG
FAKE ON RIGHT - HARDWARE IS NOT RIGHT, WRONG TEXTURE ON GRIPS LIKE THE REAL ONE ON LEFT
FAKE POCKET CLIP ON RIGHT - POOR FINISH
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REAL
Thank you for putting my mind at ease... This was the first knife I bought that wasn't sub $50 and I absolutely love it, so I'm relieved that I didn't get ripped off.
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I know how you feel - that fake Griptilian above was for my son, because he liked mine with grey/blue grips, and it cost $150 on eBay. But most others like it were going for well over $200, so I should have known something was up. At least I got a full refund, and he paid for the return shipping label.
The next week I was sent a fake Spyderco PM 2 for $80, when most others were $110-150. Got that refunded too.
Atleast you weren't out any money but it's still a hassle and waste of time... Unfortunately there's a lot of people out there looking to make a quick buck at someone else's expense...
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I actually think the guy that sold me the benchmade did not realize that it was fake, because he had 100% feedback and most of the items that he sold on his store were miscellaneous goods of low and high value, with a few knives here and there. I think he ran to thrift store or collectors store and took it in as a trade or purchase, and I should’ve asked him where he got it. I may actually go back and message him to find out.
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Has anyone heard of a faked puukko?
I just bought this one off ebay. Said it was unused but the benchmade logo on the blade is...smeared. Thoughts? It seems legit to me but I'm no BM expert.
I just bought this one off ebay. Said it was unused but the benchmade logo on the blade is...smeared. Thoughts? It seems legit to me but I'm no BM expert.
Benchmade 200 Puukko with extra Armatus Carry Sheath | eBay
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Has anyone heard of a faked puukko?
I just bought this one off ebay. Said it was unused but the benchmade logo on the blade is...smeared. Thoughts? It seems legit to me but I'm no BM expert.
Benchmade 200 Puukko with extra Armatus Carry Sheath | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Benchmade 200 Puukko with extra Armatus Carry Sheath at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!www.ebay.com
Looks pretty good. Logo doesn't looks smeared, more like some crud stuck on the blade.
Tripped over these "Benchmade Flyways" while looking for something else-
CPM 154! Hey, free shipping! $28.99, marked down from (what is real knife/real world price- $180?)
CPM 154! Hey, free shipping! $28.99, marked down from (what is real knife/real world price- $180?)
Full Tang 7” Hunters Fixed Blade Knife CPM-154 2.7" Blade BM 15700 Flyway Knife | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Full Tang 7” Hunters Fixed Blade Knife CPM-154 2.7" Blade BM 15700 Flyway Knife at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
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Thank you for this.Tripped over these "Benchmade Flyways" while looking for something else-
CPM 154! Hey, free shipping! $28.99, marked down from (what is real knife/real world price- $180?)
Full Tang 7” Hunters Fixed Blade Knife CPM-154 2.7" Blade BM 15700 Flyway Knife | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Full Tang 7” Hunters Fixed Blade Knife CPM-154 2.7" Blade BM 15700 Flyway Knife at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!www.ebay.com
Welcome. There are SO MANY counterfeit Benchmade knives on ebay, Ali express & etc.- They say plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery, the Shenzhen Chinese are far past mere flattery and apparently about ready to bow down and worship you all...
I was trying to find an original Gerber "Pixie", hopefully with sheath when Ebay's algorithm suggested these (I want to plagiarize the original Gerber "one piece" sheath design, does that make me a bad person?).