Crooked River, Newest Take on a Modern 110?

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I was actually pretty underwhelmed by the new Benchmade offerings the first time around, good knives, but nothing that appealed to me. Then I took another look and noticed the upcoming addition to the Hunt line, the Crooked River. I absolutely love the look of the dymondwood model. Clean, classic lines on a large, modern knife with good materials. I haven't picked up a Benchmade since the change in MAP policy, but this one will end up in my pocket. I'll always put function before form, but I'll definitely pay a little extra for the rare package that gives me both.
 
I was liking the look of this knife as well. It is a little large for my taste, but if I can get one in a trade it will be worth a try. It is very hard to get a knife that large to stick with me, but BM has already done it twice in the Contego and 760 Lum Tanto. The clip point and dymond wood handle create a very handsome package.
 
I like everything but the orange highlights that ruin any "tradiitonal/110 look" to it.
 
I too like everything but the orange highlights. I could live with them though. Would have looked awesome with the full wood scales on one version and the bolster/G10 on the other. Even so, looks like a nice knife that I may just have to pick up in the future. I wonder if it has the more beefy lock as in the Adamas?
 
I think I really like it, I'd have to see one in person first before buying one.
 
I really like the looks and the spec's of this knife, especially the wooden scale version. Like everything except the Orange back spacer and around the pivot. Wouldn't say it's a deal breaker but I could do without it. I'll definitely have to see some actual pic's of it when it's released before I commit but from what I've seen so far I think it's very likely I'll pick one up at some point.
 
When I first looked at the picture, I liked it. Even though orange isn't my favorite color, and I would have rather seen CF instead, it still
brings a lot of life to the knife IMHO... For those of us that use our knives out in the woods, the orange isn't a bad thing. It will
make it a lot easier to spot if the knife is layed on the ground around leaves and pine needles...

I'm not so sure it was designed and intended to compete with or compare to a Buck 110, but I can see where people would draw similarities
between the two. The BM probably weighs about 1/3 of the 110 lol
 
The good news is with $5 in sandpaper and a round file you can make whatever non-metallic backspacer you want. The simple smooth lines are a nice change compared to the 810. I think this one will end up being well liked. 5.4 oz. vs 7.2 oz. roughly 75%. Not especially light.
 
338375 said:
When I first looked at the picture, I liked it. Even though orange isn't my favorite color, and I would have rather seen CF instead, it still
brings a lot of life to the knife IMHO... For those of us that use our knives out in the woods, the orange isn't a bad thing. It will
make it a lot easier to spot if the knife is layed on the ground around leaves and pine needles...

I'm not so sure it was designed and intended to compete with or compare to a Buck 110, but I can see where people would draw similarities
between the two. The BM probably weighs about 1/3 of the 110 lol
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I don't think it's intended as competition, but it strikes me as a bit of an homage to the large folding hunter pattern in general.
 
Shame about the orange but that is indeed quite easy to fix..
The dealbreaker would be the weight, at this size I prefer 4-5 oz. And probably some serrations as well so for now for this size I'll stick with my CE Military and next up might be a Southern Grind Bad Monkey with CE.
Do really like the design, would like to have it for when I don't mind the weight just carrying a big blade in urban environment but I just got a great Gudy van Poppel custom Bullet folder for that.
Might get it someday when there will be a special edition with M4 and without orange or just if they make a 3,6" version. This should get popular enough. ;)
 
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