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I bought it along with some others and do not remember the year of the 710 blackblade. The top 710 is a D2 but the one on the bottom says M2HS on the blade.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Frank.
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Thank you for the quick response and information. I wish they would have kept this knife in their line. It was the first Benchmade Axis lock I bought and have, purely by luck, never used it or sharpened it. I have carried it but other knives have taken the brunt of my use over the years. Bought the D2 about two years ago as I wanted to have one to carry and use. Now I am thinking twice about that and my Rift.
Thanks again for the posts and link, Frank.
They brought the long-discontinued AFCK and Ares back, why not? To me the 710, esp. the High Speed remain hot ticket items. (And If you guys don't own one get one...!) I own a number of the 710 variants. To me, they are very close in the running as one of two or three models, that typify what a classic Benchmade offers in form and function.![]()