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Hello! I initiated thread about Benchmade Ares on Russian knife forum,
and now I want to translate and post it here.
Let's go!
Year 2000
So, first knives are produced by Benchmade company in 2000 and have number 730.
There are Benchmade 730, 730S, 730BT, 730SBT. Handle is burgundy-black, blade is plane or half-serrated (symbol "S" in model).
Also, plaines are black covered (BT2 Coated Blade, symbol "B" in name) or no coated. There is Allan Elishewitz's signature on the back side of the plane. Steel is ATS34.
Year 2001
In next year, models 735, 735S, 735BT and 735SBT has been realesed. G-10 handle has a green-black colors, blade's steel - 154CM. Previous knives (730-line) have been manufactured too.
Year 2002
New model with carbon-fibber handle.
Year 2003
There are not Elishewitz's etch on the blade since this time. Perhaps, models 730BT and 735BT are out of production. I think so because it not listing in 2003 Benchmade catalogue as available knives.
In this year we saw the greatest limited Areses: 733-01 and 733-02. The are winewood/carbon or winewood handle, no-coated S30V plain blade, every knife numbered (# of 500).
Year 2004
There are 732BT and 732SBT Areses. Black plain or serrated blade, black handle. I think, other models are out of production.
Year 2005
"BT"(Xylan black corrosion resistance) cover replaced by new "BK"(BenchKote) cover.
Available models: 732BK, 732SBK.
Year 2006
Limited Edition - "Leupold Ares". The knives have half-serrated black plane, G-10 Sand or Winewood handle.
Individual numered knives: # of 1500 (winewood handle), # of 500 (G-10 handle).
Year 2008
New limited knives numbered # of 100. Model 730-801. Customer - German Shop ACMA. Blade's steel - S30V.
Year 2009
"Russian Ares", model 730-901. Customer - Russian knife shop Basselard. Limited Edition, knives # of 100, individual numbered. No-coated plain blade, blue-black G-10 handle.
Year 2010
730-101 Ares, Benchmade Gold line.
Year 2012.
3 Limited Areses:
730-1201 - "Russian Ares - 2", again Basselard, again blue-black G-10. There is not benchmade butterfly logo on the blade. Individual numbered, # of 120. M390 steel.
730-1202 - # of 400, black handle, no-coated plain blade. M390 steel.
730-1203 - # of 120. Black-green G-10 handle, black plain M390 steel blade.
Listing of ALL Areses (regulary, prototypes, limited, 1st productions etc.):
730 Ares R&D concept,
730 PROTO;
730 PPR;
730S PPR;
730 FPR;
730 SFPR.
730;
730S;
730BT;
730SBT.
730CFHS;
730CFD2;
730M2HS.
730S KOTM Apr. 2000;
730S KOTM Nov. 2000.
730-801;
730-901;
730-101.
730-1202;
730BK-1203;
730-1201.
____________________
732;
732ВТ;
732BK;
732SBT;
732SBK;
732D2BT Prototype March 2003;
732D2BT;
732D2SBT;
732D2SBT Prototype;
732SBTSN Ares Sand (Leupold);
732SBTWW Ares Winewood (Leupold).
____________________
733-01 PROTO Jan.2003;
733-01 PROTO Aug.2003;
733-01;
733-02 PROTO Jan.2003;
733-02 PROTO May 2003;
733-02.
____________________
735;
735S;
735BT;
735SBT.
and now I want to translate and post it here.
Let's go!
Year 2000
So, first knives are produced by Benchmade company in 2000 and have number 730.
There are Benchmade 730, 730S, 730BT, 730SBT. Handle is burgundy-black, blade is plane or half-serrated (symbol "S" in model).
Also, plaines are black covered (BT2 Coated Blade, symbol "B" in name) or no coated. There is Allan Elishewitz's signature on the back side of the plane. Steel is ATS34.
Year 2001
In next year, models 735, 735S, 735BT and 735SBT has been realesed. G-10 handle has a green-black colors, blade's steel - 154CM. Previous knives (730-line) have been manufactured too.
Year 2002
New model with carbon-fibber handle.
Year 2003
There are not Elishewitz's etch on the blade since this time. Perhaps, models 730BT and 735BT are out of production. I think so because it not listing in 2003 Benchmade catalogue as available knives.
In this year we saw the greatest limited Areses: 733-01 and 733-02. The are winewood/carbon or winewood handle, no-coated S30V plain blade, every knife numbered (# of 500).
Year 2004
There are 732BT and 732SBT Areses. Black plain or serrated blade, black handle. I think, other models are out of production.
Year 2005
"BT"(Xylan black corrosion resistance) cover replaced by new "BK"(BenchKote) cover.
Available models: 732BK, 732SBK.
Year 2006
Limited Edition - "Leupold Ares". The knives have half-serrated black plane, G-10 Sand or Winewood handle.
Individual numered knives: # of 1500 (winewood handle), # of 500 (G-10 handle).
Year 2008
New limited knives numbered # of 100. Model 730-801. Customer - German Shop ACMA. Blade's steel - S30V.
Year 2009
"Russian Ares", model 730-901. Customer - Russian knife shop Basselard. Limited Edition, knives # of 100, individual numbered. No-coated plain blade, blue-black G-10 handle.
Year 2010
730-101 Ares, Benchmade Gold line.
Year 2012.
3 Limited Areses:
730-1201 - "Russian Ares - 2", again Basselard, again blue-black G-10. There is not benchmade butterfly logo on the blade. Individual numbered, # of 120. M390 steel.
730-1202 - # of 400, black handle, no-coated plain blade. M390 steel.
730-1203 - # of 120. Black-green G-10 handle, black plain M390 steel blade.
Listing of ALL Areses (regulary, prototypes, limited, 1st productions etc.):
730 Ares R&D concept,
730 PROTO;
730 PPR;
730S PPR;
730 FPR;
730 SFPR.
730;
730S;
730BT;
730SBT.
730CFHS;
730CFD2;
730M2HS.
730S KOTM Apr. 2000;
730S KOTM Nov. 2000.
730-801;
730-901;
730-101.
730-1202;
730BK-1203;
730-1201.
____________________
732;
732ВТ;
732BK;
732SBT;
732SBK;
732D2BT Prototype March 2003;
732D2BT;
732D2SBT;
732D2SBT Prototype;
732SBTSN Ares Sand (Leupold);
732SBTWW Ares Winewood (Leupold).
____________________
733-01 PROTO Jan.2003;
733-01 PROTO Aug.2003;
733-01;
733-02 PROTO Jan.2003;
733-02 PROTO May 2003;
733-02.
____________________
735;
735S;
735BT;
735SBT.