Need help Identifying a Benchmade

[Mark J]

I saw a relatively small Benchmade in a store recently, but stupidly didn't get the model number or name of the knife. It's a small knife, perhaps a blade in the 2.7-3.0 inch range. The blade was more spear shaped than anything. It was plain uncoated stainless steel. It had black scales, not G10, but some sort of Zytel or maybe aluminum?? The one identifying characteristic was that the scales had small indentations that looked like small ovals that were in a row. Sort of like this.

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I know that's not much to go on, but any ideas would be appreciated. I already looked on Benchmade's site, but couldn't find it. I'm pretty sure it is a knife in current production, since all the other knives in the display case were all current production. So any guesses?

- Mark

 

[tjsulli790]

Could it have been the Aphid?

http://www.benchmade.com/products/10350

 

[_habit_]

Here's another it may have been... what was the price range, if neither of these are it?

http://www.benchmade.com/products/585

 

[derrickd803]

Was it an Axis lock or liner lock?

BM 530?
http://www.benchmade.com/products/530
BM 350? (was the manual version of the 3550)
http://www.benchmade.com/products/3550

 

[john w]

I was thinking 530 also???

 

[Mark J]

Could it have been the Aphid?

http://www.benchmade.com/products/10350

Actually, I think that's it! Thanks! Also, thanks to the other posters, now I have even more BM eye candy to drool over and lighten my wallet.

- Mark