BM 760 and Monolock: what's it all about?

[TheCarbideRat]

I am looking into getting a Benchmade 760 and want to do my homework, is there anything significant about the monolock, is it just the same as Striders and Sebenzas have or is there a difference. Who came out with this lock first anyway, did Lum do it and that's why it gets touted with the moniker monolock or what? I also heard the detent doesn't like to hold the blade into the handle very tightly, that true? What's the handle thickness? Benchmade doesn't give that spec.

 

[3Guardsmen]

"Monolock" is Benchmade's special name for frame lock (or Reeve integral/Sebenza integral lock), just like 'modified locking liner' is their special name for liner lock (or Walker liner lock). It's kinda like how Cold Steel calls their lockbacks "rocker locks," I think it just makes 'em feel special when there's really no need to.

Regards,
3G