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i was hanging out with a friend the other day when he told me he found a knife on the ground, it was an older kershaw blackout with three holes in the satin skinner-style blade, so i showed him my military. his dad walked in to say something to him and he decided to show us his knife he found in a railroad car many years ago. it was a partially serrated satin frn lockback that i recognized as a benchmade afck with all the oldschool fittings and symbols. it had 440c stamped on the blade, a lot of wobble, and a strange unmarked blackened clip. i told him theres a conductor out there still looking for that one. i wonder how old it was
 
As far as I know, the AFCK was never available with 440C and the original liner lock.

If it has an Axis lock and 440C, it may be a TSEK or the last generation of AFCK, which isn't that old...
 
dano said:
As far as I know, the AFCK was never available with 440C and the original liner lock.

If it has an Axis lock and 440C, it may be a TSEK or the last generation of AFCK, which isn't that old...
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I bought an AFCK when they first came out in 1995. I still have the Spring 1995 edition of Tactical Knives where they pre-reviewed it.

Blade was ATS-34, with all the originals having liner locks.
The new versions have the AXIS lock, but the original was liner lock.
Only other steel I heard they came with originally was M4, which
I had one of those too. Real b---h to sharpen. Got rid of that fast.

When the liner lock version was out, BM also made limited # of left hand models, including the liner lock being on the opposite side. At one time I
had a matched set, but sold them when a good offer came available.
Wish I had'nt!:o
 
orthogonal1 said:
Didn't they make the 820 and 825 in 440C?
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Yeah... They made the Ascent for awhile in 440C. I don't know the model numbers and dates, but with Zytel handles, a back lock, and an overall design that's similar to the AFCK, it could match the description.
 
Sounds pika-ish to me too. They had a lockback and 440C, the AFCK has always had an axis lock from what i have heard.
 
Supmonkeyface said:
Sounds pika-ish to me too. They had a lockback and 440C, the AFCK has always had an axis lock from what i have heard.
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No not at all. All the original AFCKs had a liner lock. Later on down the road BM came out with a AXIS lock variation of the AFCK called the 806D2 which they have also done a few limited runs in S30V and M4.
 
orthogonal1 said:
True, but you'll only find an Ascent in 440C.
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I’m almost positive that the Pika can be had in 440C, I’ve got one hiding somewhere, I’ll see if I can find the bugger.

Edit: according to BM’s website the Pika is indeed made in 440c, I knew I wasn’t going crazy. But now I wanna find were I put it. Problem with moving so many times in a few months is that half of my stuff is in boxes in half a dozen different places.
 
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J.Mattson said:
I’m almost positive that the Pika can be had in 440C, I’ve got one hiding somewhere, I’ll see if I can find the bugger.

Edit: according to BM’s website the Pika is indeed made in 440c, I knew I wasn’t going crazy. But now I wanna find were I put it. Problem with moving so many times in a few months is that half of my stuff is in boxes in half a dozen different places.
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I know that feeling.
 
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