first post: So i got 2 Adamas 275 of Ebay and guess what...?

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Garreth

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First of all, hello everyone! It's me, G from the lowlands up north (Holland). Somehow last year i got infected with the knife virus. However i believe it had been laying dormant since early childhood.

So i acquired some Benchmades and some Gerbers over the last year, recently i bought 2 Adamas 275's of Ebay. I loved the design and wanted to display one. I also loved the fact that it looked like the ultimate folder and i have plans on putting the other one to work in the Ardennes by the end of this month.

So here's what i noticed. The twins are not identical twins. One has painted G10 (Sand color) The other has through and through colored G10
Number one has the blade black removed at the pivot, making operation much smoother. The other one has a fully blackened blade.

Makes you wonder why did they change it? I personally like the full color/non fully blackened version better. It's just a few small improvements that really make it seem more valuable and smoother functioning.

What i did was disassemble both and build one great collector knife and a banger out of the parts. Sharpened by me, i can shave my arm which is sharp enough for me. It's at 30 degrees inclusive tapering to a 40 degree edge. It's done partly freehand to get a beveled edge. Finishing comes from sharpmaker and a homemade strop with compound.

So without further ado, here's Franken 275...
 
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With both knives beig sourced on eBay, and both being different, I sure would be worried one (or both) was a fake. Now I'm in no way a Adams expert and don't know what to look for to help you, but if I were you I would be worried and looking for what to inspect to make sure they're real.
 
Cereal_killer said:
With both knives beig sourced on eBay, and both being different, I sure would be worried one (or both) was a fake. Now I'm in no way a Adams expert and don't know what to look for to help you, but if I were you I would be worried and looking for what to inspect to make sure they're real.
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I believe both are genuine. I think the painted one is a earlier run. I've read some reports of people mentioning both versions.
 
Garreth said:
I believe both are genuine. I think the painted one is a earlier run. I've read some reports of people mentioning both versions.
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Earlier was a painted G10, new is fully tan thoughout. I would think both are real.
 
My Adamas is painted G10, I know its real cause I have all the papers and box, so some of the early Adamas are painted. I like the full tan G10 better because the painted version will wear off and show the black G10 underneath. Might make a cool mod tho if you were to take off the paint on the flats and leave the grooves tan.
 
If it's actually just paint it should come off with bead blasting. Shouldn't hurt the g10 either, although it may add a tiny bit of roughness, I'm not positive. I wish I had one to blast and see. :D
 
Strigamort said:
If it's actually just paint it should come off with bead blasting. Shouldn't hurt the g10 either, although it may add a tiny bit of roughness, I'm not positive. I wish I had one to blast and see. :D
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Thanks for the reply's everyone. I'm using the painted one as a beater. Eventually it will look like a beat up humvee, which is cool.
 
BladeCommander said:
My Adamas is painted G10, I know its real cause I have all the papers and box, so some of the early Adamas are painted. I like the full tan G10 better because the painted version will wear off and show the black G10 underneath. Might make a cool mod tho if you were to take off the paint on the flats and leave the grooves tan.
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I'm not saying that you have a fake knife. But please think about this, if those who make the fakes can make a knife that looks like the real one, why should they have trouble making a box and paper? I think some fake spyderco knives come with the box and paperwork.
 
L2bravo said:
Earlier was a painted G10, new is fully tan thoughout. I would think both are real.
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Yes. I've heard that the old ones were painted, and mine (5 months old) is 100% tan G10
If ya' look close, theres some scratches and dents in the G10, which are still brown inside.
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Nice shots Bladboss. The difference between the two runs are more than skindeep. Upon disassembling i noticed that on the new run the removed they blade coating at the pivot point, resulting in much smoother functioning. Also the pocket clip is tighter on the new run.

This shows that Benchmade takes all the feedback seriously and uses it. And leaves me with a nice earlier Run 275 to beat the crap out of. It's gonna be fun.
 
sogflash said:
I'm not saying that you have a fake knife. But please think about this, if those who make the fakes can make a knife that looks like the real one, why should they have trouble making a box and paper? I think some fake spyderco knives come with the box and paperwork.
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And I didn't get it off e-bay. But it hear you.

I have seen other painted g10 Adamas around. I would prefer to get solid tan, but I'm not going to complain at all. Still better than plain black IMO.
 
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