Hi!
A couple of weeks ago, I bought my first EDC knife after doing a lot of research — a Benchmade 945 Osborne. I haven’t really used it heavily; mostly just opening a few packages and fidgeting with the action. A few days after that, I noticed the action started feeling gritty, and then all of a sudden, I couldn’t open it at all. The omega spring had broken.
Got it back today with replaced springs. To my surprise, the blade presses against one side of the handle when the knife is in the closed position – in other words, the blade is off-center. In that position, the blade is also loose in the sense that it can easily be pushed from one side to the other against the sides of the handle. Furthermore, when the knife is open, the blade is not completely fixed either; it can be moved a few millimeters side to side when held with the fingers. Is this normal? I am starting to seriously question the quality of this product - or is there something wrong with my particular example?
Many thanks in advance!
A couple of weeks ago, I bought my first EDC knife after doing a lot of research — a Benchmade 945 Osborne. I haven’t really used it heavily; mostly just opening a few packages and fidgeting with the action. A few days after that, I noticed the action started feeling gritty, and then all of a sudden, I couldn’t open it at all. The omega spring had broken.
Got it back today with replaced springs. To my surprise, the blade presses against one side of the handle when the knife is in the closed position – in other words, the blade is off-center. In that position, the blade is also loose in the sense that it can easily be pushed from one side to the other against the sides of the handle. Furthermore, when the knife is open, the blade is not completely fixed either; it can be moved a few millimeters side to side when held with the fingers. Is this normal? I am starting to seriously question the quality of this product - or is there something wrong with my particular example?
Many thanks in advance!
