need info on EK knife!

[mr bigg]

hello there,

i have an EK knife that is different than most i have seen,
it has the usual logo on the tang, except it says "benchmade" instead of
"WW2, korea, vietnam" any info on this knife would be apreciated!

 

[GarageBoy]

Effingham (Blackjack knife Ek) or Richmond?

 

[MelancholyMutt]

I would guess that it was not a Richmond Ek... for a while, after Blackjack bought a license (I don't believe they bought rights) they fanned out a lot of OEM contracts for prototypes... what kind of markings does it have on the other side of the blade? Usually the Blackjacks have Effingham markings on there.

 

[mr bigg]

it says effingham illinois on the backside - same as the origonal EK models, but what i'm most curious about is why it says "benchmade" on it?

 

[Greg Covington]

I believe that was called the Magnum hunter......they were made at Richmond to begin with towards the end and then some were done at Effingham....not sure why there are benchmade markings....probably a buzzword attached to get them to sell better.

 

[bob bowie]

Yes, this was part of the Magnum series of hunters that Ek put out in the early 90's, there were 4 or 5 of them. Bench Made use to describe a knife that was handmade by a group of knifemakers in a factory type setting. That term isn't much used anymore.

 

[mr bigg]

thanks for all the great info guys!

 

[Thomas Linton]

Ask Mike Stewart, now operating Bark River Knife and Tool. (www.barkriverknifetool.com)