Benchmade pictures

[BusyBiryl]

 

[BM-EDC]

Took my two current favorites out for some pics today.

 

[Gizler00]

 

[Nordwind]

 

[Nbrackett]

I'm officially jealous.

 

[palonej]

Makes 2 of us!!!
That is insane cool!!
Joe

 

[BM-EDC]

Here is a pic of my first Benchmade knife. Just a basic 530. Purchased in 2013, lost last Summer. Lost my 3550 about a week later. Hope someone found them both and put them to good use.

 

[Nordwind]

Hi Nbrackett, palonej,
Thanks, I'm glad that you like my pictures

 

[BM-EDC]

Just got the Mini Ritter in S30V. It's a sweet little knife! Now I need some DOAT carbon fiber scales for it.

 

[12thMan]

I see what you did there.
Good move.

 

[Keyman]

 

[P_Meticulous]

 

[Keyman]

 

[Professor]

 

[tknife]

 

[ourgon]

 

[Nerfin]

1994 Benchmade 612 Leopard Cub Crawford design...

Beside the Mini Grip 556-1 for reference...

 

[jkarp_53]

Nice old school Crawford; Liners on one side only and light weight carry. Probably ATS-34. This one looks like it's new, nice find!

 

[Nerfin]

Nice old school Crawford; Liners on one side only and light weight carry. Probably ATS-34. This one looks like it's new, nice find!

Thanks Jkarp_53

It was BNIB until yesterday. Beautiful little knife. You are right, ATS-34 with a very thin liner lock on one side only. GREAT Fit and finish (solid lock up, blade centering, no wobble, smooth opening)! I am sure a lot of the machining and finishing was done by hand over 20 yrs ago at Benchmade.

 

[jkarp_53]

I agree; Benchmade's F&F from those early days was un-rivaled. Models like the old CQC7 collaborations with Emerson, your Crawford, Allen Elishewitz's original Strykers, are worth the search. They were much less high tech and did have a lot more hands on quality. I've for the most part stopped buying newer models, instead seeking out these older ones. And LifeSharp will, with the exception of out of stock parts, service these for us. Enjoy using that knife!