Grind on BM Knives

Knife11 · May 1, 2005

I recently bought the special eddition BM griptilian that was made for aeromedix.com....

I noticed that they listed the grid as a flat grind. I never seen the grind listed on a BM before. I was just wondering if there is any place to look so I could know the grind on the other blades ala Spyderco. I always liked the fact that spyderco listed the grind on each knife. Any such thing with BM?

Thanks!

powells85 · May 1, 2005

Did you buy the Ritter Grip? If you did it should be marked "S30V" because it has S30V steel. "Normal" Grips have 440c steel unless it's from Cabela's which has a D2 option.

Knife11 · May 2, 2005

Well I'm not sure why your asking me that, but it's the S30v version and that's pretty much the point of buying this knife from aeromedix.

tim8557 · May 2, 2005

powells85 said:
Did you buy the Ritter Grip? If you did it should be marked "S30V" because it has S30V steel. "Normal" Grips have 440c steel unless it's from Cabela's which has a D2 option.

What does that have to do with the type of grind he asked about?

allenC · May 2, 2005

The Benchmades that I own all have flat-grinds (722, 551, 550, 556, 555) and several other Benchmades that I have handled have flat-grinds (940, 941, 520, 806, 805).

Hope this helps,
Allen.

powells85 · May 2, 2005

tim8557 said:
What does that have to do with the type of grind he asked about?

My 550 is hollow ground (very close to flat though) while I believe the Ritter Grip is true flat ground.

Knife11 · May 2, 2005

So benchmades are almost all flat ground? even heavy folders like the 520?

Does that seem odd to anyone?

There have been 172 views and 5 post I'm I to belive that only 3 people frequenting the general discusion forum know about benchmade grinds?!?!?!

WadeF · May 3, 2005

Knife11 said:
Does that seem odd to anyone?

Not really.

If Benchmade put a hollow grind on their knives it would most likely result in a price increase.

WadeF · May 3, 2005

powells85 said:
My 550 is hollow ground (very close to flat though) while I believe the Ritter Grip is true flat ground.

Did you try putting a metal straight edge against the grind? Do you see any point where the grind dips away from the straight edge?

powells85 · May 3, 2005

WadeF said:
Did you try putting a metal straight edge against the grind? Do you see any point where the grind dips away from the straight edge?

I've done it and it looks like it dips away, but if it's been quoted from BM to be flat ground then I'm sorry for any confusion I made

knife saber · May 3, 2005

Most Benchmade folders that have passed through my hands were saber ground. The bevels were always flat ground, and they start closer to the spine than in your standard (centered transition) saber grind. The 520, the 710, the Griptilian series, the 730, and several others whose names and numbers I can't recall (I wish I had that problem with women...).