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Just got a new Emerson production CQC7 so I thought I'll do a comparison with the Benchmade piece. Both knives are new and the Benchmade is of the 1997 vintage.
The fit and finish on the Emerson is miles ahead of the Benchmade. All the edges on the Emerson are nicely rounded (excluding the cutting edge of course), including the thumb disc. The Benchmade is full of grinding marks on the liner edges and on the cutting edge bevel. The Emerson is polished every where. All of the screws fit flush on the Emerson and vary a bit on the Benchmade.
The liner lock on the Benchmade fits flush with the blade with the thumb opening motion, and a little more to the right when flicked. The Emerson liner fits almost flush with the thumb motion and flush with a flick. When flicked, the Emerson is one hell of a mother to unlock. The Emerson clip is larger and switchable between tip up and tip down carry. Although, on tip down carry, the Emerson clip binds against the larger pivot pin and prevent the clip from sitting flat against the scale.
Both knives are hair shaving sharp from the box, but the Emerson seems to have an edge in edge holding. I tested both on cardboard cutting using the straight edge part of the blades. After 100 opening/closing cycles on each knife the Emerson is still butter smooth whereas the Benchmade seems to slow down a bit.
Off topic, I was given a Nighthawk Laserlight and a Microlight II by my friend. The Microlight II is an LED light and the thing did not even work on day one. The Laserlight is actually a rectangle shape red laser beam that suppose to have a range of 500 yards. Unless you are wearing Gen III gogle or you are an owl there is no way you are going to see any reflected light past 20 feet. The lense on the Laserlight is also contaminated and it looks really sad at 3 feet. The switch on the Laserlight is so flimsy that it will move if I sneeze really hard. I returned both lights to my friend to preserve our friendship.
The fit and finish on the Emerson is miles ahead of the Benchmade. All the edges on the Emerson are nicely rounded (excluding the cutting edge of course), including the thumb disc. The Benchmade is full of grinding marks on the liner edges and on the cutting edge bevel. The Emerson is polished every where. All of the screws fit flush on the Emerson and vary a bit on the Benchmade.
The liner lock on the Benchmade fits flush with the blade with the thumb opening motion, and a little more to the right when flicked. The Emerson liner fits almost flush with the thumb motion and flush with a flick. When flicked, the Emerson is one hell of a mother to unlock. The Emerson clip is larger and switchable between tip up and tip down carry. Although, on tip down carry, the Emerson clip binds against the larger pivot pin and prevent the clip from sitting flat against the scale.
Both knives are hair shaving sharp from the box, but the Emerson seems to have an edge in edge holding. I tested both on cardboard cutting using the straight edge part of the blades. After 100 opening/closing cycles on each knife the Emerson is still butter smooth whereas the Benchmade seems to slow down a bit.
Off topic, I was given a Nighthawk Laserlight and a Microlight II by my friend. The Microlight II is an LED light and the thing did not even work on day one. The Laserlight is actually a rectangle shape red laser beam that suppose to have a range of 500 yards. Unless you are wearing Gen III gogle or you are an owl there is no way you are going to see any reflected light past 20 feet. The lense on the Laserlight is also contaminated and it looks really sad at 3 feet. The switch on the Laserlight is so flimsy that it will move if I sneeze really hard. I returned both lights to my friend to preserve our friendship.