Need help Identifying a BM

[crispy]

Hey Guys

I've been a lurker here for a long while and I need some help today. I saw a benchmade in my local knife shop and Im not sure what model it is(no number on the blade)

It looks like a Pika, but its got a round hole and the blade is marked ATS-34. It is also a lock back.

Thanks for the help guys.

 

[hardheart]

Ascent/Eclipse, based on the AFCK. Used to have one myself.

http://www.benchmadeknives.net/eclfirst.html

 

[crispy]

Thanks Hardheart. So its basically a Pika with better steel?

How do you rate ATS-34?

 

[silenthunterstudios]

Thanks Hardheart. So its basically a Pika with better steel?

How do you rate ATS-34?

ATS34 made back then is supposedly the same as 154CM, except it was made in Japan.

 

[crispy]

Thanks for the info. I think I'll skip it and get a native instead.

 

[knarfeng]

Thanks for the info. I think I'll skip it and get a native instead.

I have both a Native III in VG10 and an Ascent in ATS34. I love my Native III and carry it frequently. But for me the ATS34 holds an edge longer. YMMV