Can anyone tell if this is a knockoff or not?

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My father recently gifted this knife to me that he has had for years. I have so far been able to tell that it is a 1998 9100 Auto Stryker (I couldn't find much info about the first production run knives online). I thought it was peculiar that it didn't have a stamp telling what kind of steel it was made from and that the first production run didn't have any numbers attached to it. The steel stamp I found out was normal with this knife and it is probably ATS-34 or D2. It feels very solid and well put together like nearly every Benchmade I have handled.I am grateful for the gift, I just get a feeling that this could be added to the long list of "knockoff items" he has bought over the last 20 or so years. If anyone can tell me if the lack of serializing from the first production is normal that would be awesome. Also, it would be awesome if anyone can ID the steel based from these pictures (slim chance I know).


I apologize for the poor lighting with the pictures.

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Also, if anyone needs an example of a huge burr... Just look at the first few serrations. Not sure what to do with his sharpening job on this knife. He had grinded one side so much that it has essentially become a chisel grind and most of the serrations are rounded off because he used his benchstone to sharpen them lol. This is going to be a long process of refurbishing the blade.
 
To compliment friend Skimo the knife is real, and the un-marked blade is made from Hitachi ATS-34 steel. And yes, the knife is from the late 90's time period.
 
On the serrations, a diamond coated (not expensive) rat tail sharpening steel can easily knock off the wire edge.
 
Thanks for the reply jkarp! That's what I was thinking. I'm going to try and pick one up soon. I was just in awe of the size of the burr/wire edge and how well it stood out in the picture.

On the note of refurbishing the knife, does anyone have any advice for buffing/polishing out those scratches on the blade? Will Benchmade's LifeSharp warranty program cover those?
 
They don't do buffing of scratches, it's a live with it deal. Blades for replacement are long gone. That's a great user, but please be aware that as an auto it's illegal to carry in many places. Unless you're a LEO or EMT you might check local laws, and be conservative at best.
 
I figured the blade replacement was long gone. Luckily auto's are legal here in Alabama, but they tend to attract too much attention even where they are legal. It probably won't see much use until my Ed Delay is for Vet School is over and I transition to active duty.
 
Good luck in all your endeavours, that's a nice knife as a momento and holds value as is. When you do go active, take care out there.
 
Thanks, appreciate all the help (It's nice to find a forum where people are friendly and not overly condescending)! He has handed down a some very nice mementos to my wife and I. Good luck with your endeavors as well.
 
Something special there which hopefully you can hand down as well. One if my most treasured knives is an old pos knife that was my Grandfathers. We were close as I used to go to his house after school since both parents had to work. Learned a lot from that guy.
 
jkarp_53 said:
They don't do buffing of scratches, it's a live with it deal. Blades for replacement are long gone. That's a great user, but please be aware that as an auto it's illegal to carry in many places. Unless you're a LEO or EMT you might check local laws, and be conservative at best.
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Hey jkarp, don't they still make the Styker autos? Or did something change? I was just trying to figure out why blades are long gone. Thanks
 
I thought of that before writing. While the newest versions of the Stryker are still made there are differences between tha OP's vintage and these, some adjustments to the safety and overall mechanism over time and so I'd bet there aren't any replacement blades...yet there are and could be miracles. A call to 800-800-7427 with this question would be a good idea...and couldn't hurt...but was it me I'd keep the blade that's in there and send the whole knife up for a tuneup.
 
jkarp_53 said:
I thought of that before writing. While the newest versions of the Stryker are still made there are differences between tha OP's vintage and these, some adjustments to the safety and overall mechanism over time and so I'd bet there aren't any replacement blades...yet there are and could be miracles. A call to 800-800-7427 with this question would be a good idea...and couldn't hurt...but was it me I'd keep the blade that's in there and send the whole knife up for a tuneup.
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I've got a couple of the older Stryker autos. The ones before the revision. I didn't know if they changed the blades in them or not. Good info, thanks a lot for always having the answers!
 
It's all good. I have gotten much more information from this post than I expected. Like I said earlier, it's nice to find a good forum. I will likely send this to BM for a sharpening to even up the bevels and a tune up of the action.
 
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