BM 750 Pinnacle refinements, WHAT the Hell.

[Corduroy]

Nemesis,
I don't think it makes the knife lighter. I was kidding - I think Mr. de Asis simply chose a poor metaphor.

You are very trusting of those folks at Benchmade to think all of their changes are to insure a better product. Fair enough - you have your experiences to go on and I have mine. I will agree that they are among the best manufacturers out there.

StJames,
Indeed I do see eye to eye if we view this as an attempt to recreate the Sebenza's lock in a production folder - clearly Benchmade failed this attempt and had to take a step or two back to keep manufacturing simple. I think it's myopic to view the knife just as "not a Sebenza" (not implying that you are) because it's a darn fine knife - but to those who would argue that recreating the Sebenza wasn't their intent, I say take a look at Mr. Mattis' pics of the two knives side-by-side. Benchmade has a good knife here, but it's clear where its inspiration lies (almost to the point of impinging on intellectual property).

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-Corduroy
(Why else would a bear want a pocket?)

 

[rage]

Dark Nemesis, i own two pinnacle's, a 750s, and a 750sbt, the 750s i bought about 4 months ago, this knife had a very tight lockup and almost needed a coin to disengage it, in my opinion this is better, from a self-defense mind, so i'm happy, the 750sbt i bought today has the same tight lockup, i love it, although it will most likely wear and be much smoother, like my first 750 did, now it is somewhat easy to disengage. I had to get another 750 today, i'm afraid of not being able to get the older version, maybe it's a visual thing, the eye likes to see a more visually better product, maybe the newer version is better and i'm just a jerk for ranting on, but it's kind of hard to take someones word without testing the product yourself, when i handle a new version, i'll give you my thoughts.


"Shackle their minds when they're left on the cross, when ignorance reigns life is lose, LOST".....-RATM.

Frank, aka rage on bladeforums.com

"I'm a catholic, just an open minded one".

 

[stjames]

DN, nice to hear from you, I am doing well and hope you are the same.

'Roy, I agree it would be a shame if anyone were to dismiss this knife as just some sort of knock off, let's be polite as possible and call it "inspired" by the Sebenza. It seems the topic heated up over the design changes and a side-by-side comparison recently posted (No offence to the poster, great pics as usual, we can never have enough information).

When I gave my first impressions of the Pinnacle, I went to some lengths to not compare it to any other knife, bit to let it stand on its own merits.

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James

 

[dragon]

I think I have one of the new style Pinnacle.
In February, I sent back my new 750BT back for fixing the blade which was leaning (a bit more than my preference) towards one side of the scale.

BM called me later, mentioning that the parts wouldn't be ready until May. I agree the wait and receive a different knife (without the First Production Run.... words) back in mid May.

I noticed right away the lock was different because I had another old style one for comparison. In both styles, the cut lines between the lock and handle are parallel with the curve of the handle. The lock strip of the new style is narrower than the old style. The new style with more contact area with the washer seems to hold the blade firmer. As for the strengh of the lock, I kind of agree Les' reply. As long as the area of the triangle is not smaller than the old one, the lock strengh should be OK.

Which one is more important? The blade hold strengh? or the Lock strengh? I think they are both very important. The question is, which style achives better balance between the hold strengh and the lock strengh? the new? or the old?

My vote goes to the new style.

Ted