Mr. Emerson, would you consider making...

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ThomasH

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Dear Mr. Emerson,

Would you consider making a BM 975 size CQ knife?

If my understanding is correct, the BM 970 were the same proportions as your CQ7 knives. I've always thought these were not as attractively proportioned as their 975 size. The very slight increase in handle length came with a significantly longer blade, and they looked much better (in my opinion of course).

I would love to be able to buy a 975 size CQ knife from your company. Thanks for listening!

- Thomas
 
Don't hold your breath for a larger cqc7. Emerson believes in puny knives. I have a bm 975 and bigger is better. Try searching for a used bm 975 on ebay or on the benchmade forum.
 
ThomasH

Might I suggest you take a look at the "I&I Tanto". The Emerson site lists the blade length at 3.8 inches and it has the integral guard of the Commander.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by rogue_spear:
Emerson believes in puny knives. </font>
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I suppose an adjective like "puny" is entirely subjective, but I find the SOCFK, the Commander and the Mach-1 to be anything but puny. We won't even bring up the custom knives, such as the Warrior or the Vindicator. I would like to see you call a Rhino "puny" to its big bad serrated face.
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I find it interesting. After hearing about the Mini CQC7 hitting the market I asked a local retailer about it. He didn't know anything about it, and responded with "You must be mistaken, Ernie only likes BIG knives".


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Hey John - where'd you find that plain edged one? I&I only has serrated (and they spelled it wrong, too!!)
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Is that from the Emerson site?

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Of course, that's just MY opinion - I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
 
ThomasH don't bother buying the I&I Tanto which is still smaller than the Benchmade CQC7 975. Just search the internet classifieds for the Benchmade CQC7 975. Don't settle for a smaller knife when you want the bigger one. By the way my BM 975 does not have the trademark Emerson loose pivot screw problem.
 
Why does this guy smell like troll to me?

Anyway, f-it. John - great minds think alike! I just ordered a plain-edge tanto from the Emerson website (now I can win that auction!) Got it with some fairly cheap "customizing" - just blue anodized liners and a satin (hard chromed, I wonder?) blade.

Question - if this is the same one Ernie did for I&I, will (or does) it have the I&I logo on the back? Hope not...

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Of course, that's just MY opinion - I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
 
Rogue_Spear,

Just checked the 975's blade length: 3.975".

Yeah, I can definitely see where that .175" makes a difference in cutting ability.
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The custom version of Emerson's large tanto which the I&I is based on measures out at 4.0".
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But hey who's counting?
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ThomasH,
BTW, here is a veritable plethora of Benchmade 975 resellers.

http://google.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=benchmade+knives+975&hc=0&hs=0

The benchmade 975 still has a cult-like following. I have seen the I&I's and the fit and finish is beautiful. I would say that the finger gaurd on the I&I is a great improvement but it really comes down to personal preference. Either way you probably won't be let down.

Good Luck!
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Why, in anyone's name do people keep on saying that the an eventual loose pivot screw is a defect??? the design parameters for EKI is that the person buying the knife should be able to take it apart and service it, so, NO loc-tite from the factory.
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This is boring me. Don't like, don't buy, want to be critical? just go ahead and be critical in a sensible way, not this whine and piss way. 'nuff said.
 
Thanks Mr. Hollister, I had no idea about the I&I Tanto, it's proportions are much nicer (n my opinion) than the 970 size knives. Do you know if it is available in a plain uncoated blade, I'm not a big fan of coated blades, or serrations.

arkhamdrifter, I see where you said: "The custom version of Emerson's large tanto which the I&I is based on measures out at 4.0". Do you have a link to the area on the Emerson site for this knife? I'm going to go look around, but if I can't find it, a link might help! :-)

And thanks everyone for links to places where I might acquire a BM 975, I have one of my own and I may try to pick up another one, but I would prefer to buy the knife from Emerson Knives, for various stupid personal reasons. Also, I was hoping that I could persuade the company to realize that a lot of people really like the larger size CQ style knives, and that they could make more money by offering one with similar proportions to the BM 975.

But now that I have heard about the I&I Tanto and the "large custom Tanto", maybe they do! :-)

Thanks again! - Thomas
 
Thomas

Not a problem. As to a plain, uncoated blade. How about half your wish.
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You can get it unserrated through the "Custom/Production" shop, but it's only offered in Black-T and "Satin" (Hard Chromed). I too have little love for coated blades, but have found the Hard Chromed/Satin to be a pretty good finish.

Barring that, you can always buy a BT version and have Kevin Robinson or David Brunner remove the coating and Satin finish it for ya'.

John
 
I have an I and I Tanto and It is really well made. I got it when it first became available and have had no problems with the pivot or lock. Though the handle may seem simple, it really feel good and secure and the blade length is right at 4". I think it was mentioned in a previous post regarding the difference in liner thicknesses and this is the case with my tanto. The liner of the lock side is visibly thicker than the other. Overall, it is a solid knife and well worth the money.
 
Get off the pivot screw thing it is not a problem..... if you don,t like the way the screw works glue it up i like the way the knife is made to come apart in the field without any special tools or excess screws to deal with
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ThomasH,
You've got good taste!

The custom versions of the I&I Tanto are prototypes handmade and handbuilt by Ernie and are examples of some of his finest tactical work. They were submitted to Benchmade back when the they still had the liscense agreement.

The design was not adopted by Benchmade who I presume decided upon the larger CQC-7 clone instead.

He made one of these knives under the EMERSON half-moon logo and one more under the SPECWAR logo. It is rumored that there is another SPECWAR logo prototype but I have not been able to confirm that. Any Suspects out there have the answer? Tamishigiri, JBravo, John Hollister?

The EMERSON Logo knife is black oxided and the SPECWAR is Black Ti. Both are single bevel chisel ground. They are completely black right down to the liners.

These knives are counted amongst the rarest Emerson Customs so unless you can find the other SPECWAR logo prototype its I&I all the way!

However, you may be a sick-o like me and decide that you will not, cannot rest until you have suceeded in the your quest for this knife. Its a spiritual journey bro.
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