I found this great old fashioned hardware store near my house that happens to be an Benchmade dealer. All the knives they have are really old, but still new in the box. It's pretty cool. Lot's of discontinued knives. Anyway, I just picked up a 905 mini-stryker that came in an old blue box. Never used. Got it for $95. Anyway, it's got an older Benchmade logo with "bali-song" in the middle of the butterfly, and on the other side is says Elishewitz. The clip has Benchmade USA written in small letters too. That's it. Everything just looks different from my newer Benchmades. Very weird to me at least. I'm assuming it's a pretty old model. I don't really have anything to compare it to except for two mini-grips that I have. Even my older 555 in 440C still looks a lot like the brand new 556 I bought recently in 154CM. And, isn't the steel type usually stamped on the side? This 905 has no other markings
Anyway, here's my question, what kind of steel did these come with? I know the later models came with 154CM before they were discontinued, but did they always come with 154CM or is mine something different? I know they used ATS-34 earlier on some of their nicer knives. If anyone has any info, I'd greatly appreciate it. Either way I love the knife. G10 scales, titanium liner and lock. Nice blade geometry and I love the ergonomics. I'm pretty happy with my purchase, just curious as to whether or not is has a premium steel blade.
Anyway, here's my question, what kind of steel did these come with? I know the later models came with 154CM before they were discontinued, but did they always come with 154CM or is mine something different? I know they used ATS-34 earlier on some of their nicer knives. If anyone has any info, I'd greatly appreciate it. Either way I love the knife. G10 scales, titanium liner and lock. Nice blade geometry and I love the ergonomics. I'm pretty happy with my purchase, just curious as to whether or not is has a premium steel blade.
