The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
I didn't like the one I used to have 710sbt, when the steel was ATS-34. The flat slab sides just weren't comfortable in my hand, and the recurve was a pain to sharpen. Give it contoured scales and get rid of the recurve, and... maybe. There are other 3.9" bladed knives that are just as good.
While the 710 is an awesome looking, very capable knife, i think the new versions with standoffs have some of the most hit and miss action of any benchmades. I've had 3 of the new flavor in my possession, all had action issues. There needs to be an extra stand off closer to the axis lock, when you grip the handle near the top to pull the lock back jut that small amount of pressure can affect the action on the pivot. I'd love to see it return with a few improvements to the handle structure and new steel flavors. I also agree about taking away the recurve, it would be just as sexy looking without it and would make it easier to work with on different sharpening rigs. So i vote yes!
How about bringing it back in small amounts (sprint runs, LE's) with varied blade steels & finishes and unique handle materials all sold at a premium price?
Dare I say, like Zero Tolerance's 0392 a factory custom.
I got my first 710 as a gift last December, and I really like the knife. I was sad when I heard they were phasing them out, and would love to see them come back. Quick question for 710 owners... out of the box, mine had a small amount of vertical play when opened slowly. If I snap it open, or push the axis bar forward when open, the play is gone. It doesn't worry me as much as a vertical play in a liner or frame lock, but does anyone else experience that with their 710s? It does kind of bother me, but it seems like it could possibly wear in with time? Thanks for the quick advice, and I'm not meaning to derail the topic! Just didn't seem important enough for its own thread.
Thanks for the reply! Would they still work on such a problem even though the knife is now discontinued?I've owned a couple of models that had radial blade play and no adjustments were possible; side to side/centered not so much of an issue. In each case it required a trip up to the factory under full warranty. What I would suggest is letting the knife break in some, no harm done, to see if it gets better. If not they will take good care of your 710. We're not too far off-topic, I thought I'd answer your question here with my $.02 cents worth!![]()