Help: Please recommend a gent's BM for EDC in $200-300 range. Have trade-in money..

Sonnydaze · Mar 6, 2012

I have returned a new 755 MPR in M390 that is a fine knife, but too wide for me to carry comfortably. I'm looking for a nice BenchMade knife in the $200-300 range. Want good blade steel (M390, CPM M4, D2 etc), 3-4" blade length.
I'm looking at 710's, but would this be your pick? Are there better options?
Thanks for your help.
Sonny

aquaman67 · Mar 6, 2012

Have you looked at the 230 series?

http://www.benchmade.com/products/230

salth2opursuits · Mar 6, 2012

BM Mini Onslaught limited edition

neuron · Mar 6, 2012

salth2opursuits said:
BM Mini Onslaught limited edition

+1 -- this was my first thought too. :thumbup:

RevDevil · Mar 6, 2012

William Henry makes some excellent knives.

Sonnydaze · Mar 7, 2012

thanx for your replies, folks.
sonny

ndeezl · Mar 7, 2012

Can't remember the blade steel but check out the Shoki in carbon fiber. Very classy EDC.

mkjellgren · Mar 7, 2012

ndeezl said:
Can't remember the blade steel but check out the Shoki in carbon fiber. Very classy EDC.

Blade steel is m390. The shoki is clipless and quite small however...

jossta · Mar 7, 2012

Where is your credit to? Maybe knifeworks still has some of the coated AFCKs?

squints · Mar 7, 2012

470 Emmissary

ndeezl · Mar 7, 2012

mkjellgren said:
Blade steel is m390. The shoki is clipless and quite small however...

Gents knives are generally not very large.

Keyman · Mar 8, 2012

How 'bout a full size Griptilian with an M4 blade and custom black paper micarta scales?
How's that sound?

bdmicarta · Mar 8, 2012

I generally just carry one of my ugly dirty black folders.

I did try to come up with a good gentleman's carry knife a few times. I first bought this A.G.Russell lockback with bone scales. It is a nice knife but a bit larger than what I would like for a knife of this type. I didn't mind the size so much, but that made it pretty heavy.

Then I bought this limited edition Benchmade, 690-01 I think.

Sonnydaze · Mar 8, 2012

Thanks again for the replies. M4 is a great steel. Also, the pix of that 690 is outstanding.
Sonny

JBK2596 · Mar 8, 2012

Have you consitered the 940 Osborne series? Great knives!
I saw one at a local gun show and there bigger than they look online,

draggat · Mar 10, 2012

The 581 Barrage is a pretty sweet knife in M390 but the handles are a bit chunky. Personally, I love the 950 Rift with the contrast G10 scales, unfortunately, it's in boring old 154CM, but I love that steel.

Someone else mentioned the Mini Onslaught limited edition. Mine's on its way in the mail! It's a D2 blade and there's a few of them still out there if you do a thorough search.

Sonnydaze · Mar 10, 2012

Actually, the knife was a gift from my son, so I won't ever sell it. Ethics and common sense jumped in changed my mind about exchanging it. But I'm still going to get a new EDC. Thanks for all of your suggestions. I'll look at all of them before I decide.
Sonny

1SHOT1KILL · Mar 10, 2012

How about something like this? Paul Protector CPM154 3D carbon Fiber...