Heart wrenching AFCK story

[SpySmasher]

I don't know, guys.

Scratched, worn, dinged, ie. well-used = awesome.

Covered in grime, missing screws, edge in bad shape, ie. poorly cared for = terrible.

Use your knives well but care for them well too. That would've been heartwarming. This WAS a pretty heart-wrenching story.

 

[Wolf7]

Well used:thumbup: Abused/missused:thumbdn:
It's a well made, slim, light weight, well ergonomic, ATS-34 production BM hard to find for reasonable price? Maybe! Rare? Don't think so!
Sought after by who collectors or users? Maybe, depends, for users there are better more modern choices versions available!

 

[Mister X]

I'd love to sit down with the original owner over a beer or two and hear the stories behind the blade.

 

[bladeboss]

Traumatized by the sight of a... Mangled body in a machine? No... A severed limb on a conveyor? No.. A hand sliced up by a bacon cutter? No..


It was this used knife man... It had SCRATCHES on it... Omg.. i'm there again...

Wow that's alot of replies!
Yeah I guess you guys are right.
After all, it was made to be used I guess.
Just surprised me when I first saw what it was.

 

[Wunderbar]

I gave my 812 to my brother and got an 814. Still going strong today minus the butterfly coin.

 

[kilogolf65]

The humble AFCK was my first "expensive" knife. Purchased about 20 years ago and carried daily for some 15 or so years after that, rotating with some other Benchmades I eventually got. Well used and a bit worn, but taken care of.

 

[Icky Thump]

 

[Kreyzhorse]

They are bought to be used and despite the love we all have for them here, they are just tools. Wonderful, beatiful pointy, slicing, tools.

 

[palonej]

Great looking knives that have been loved!!!

 

[RLDubbya]

Great looking knives that have been loved!!!

Joe - check your inbox, showing as full. Nothing critical, though.

 

[ChazzyP]

Funny, if you blind-sided me with a tip-down only, liner-lock, Teflon-washered knife in an old-school steel, I'd probably show little interest, as those features, especially all together, don't push a lot of buttons for me. There's something about the model 800, though, that just makes it sit right in my comfort zone. I don't dislike my 806 in any way and it's more modern with its the excellent AXIS lock and better carry position, but the older AFCK is just so buttery smooth, opens like a dream, and that "old-timey" ATS 34 just takes a wicked sharp edge.

Cool story about running into an old AFCK in an unexpected place. It's good that it got a lot of use, but too bad the owner didn't take better care of a fine old tool.

 

[toker]

Life's too short for safe queens.