For years I have carried a slip joint knife of some kind, mostly a Casexx Trapper or a Victorinox Tinker. I was recently given a Benchmade 810 Contego and really appreciated the quality of this knife. However I had three problems with it.
Its a HUGE folder, considerably larger than I am used to.
The one I was given was a combo edge, which I am not a fan of. I was actually very disappointed when I saw the combo edge, which made me feel bad. Maybe I overreacted about that aspect of it, it appears a large number of them come that way from the factory so obviously a large percentage of buyers either seek out the combo edge or don't care enough to influence their decision.
The rough texture was a turn off for me. It actually does not feel bad in my hand, but in just a couple of weeks has already chewed up my pocket.
I began looking around and decided a plain edge Griptillian was the knife for me. I picked one up today and really like it so far. I actually came across this forum while browsing Benchmade models online. I have another forum I have been talking on for years (gun/outdoors) that has somewhat died in the last couple of years, so I registered here and am looking forwards to posting and browsing on Bladeforums.
I almost feel guilty about not carrying the Contego, as it was a very generous gift, but I did keep it. Hopefully I made a good choice. I am not a good photographer, but you get the idea.
Its a HUGE folder, considerably larger than I am used to.
The one I was given was a combo edge, which I am not a fan of. I was actually very disappointed when I saw the combo edge, which made me feel bad. Maybe I overreacted about that aspect of it, it appears a large number of them come that way from the factory so obviously a large percentage of buyers either seek out the combo edge or don't care enough to influence their decision.
The rough texture was a turn off for me. It actually does not feel bad in my hand, but in just a couple of weeks has already chewed up my pocket.
I began looking around and decided a plain edge Griptillian was the knife for me. I picked one up today and really like it so far. I actually came across this forum while browsing Benchmade models online. I have another forum I have been talking on for years (gun/outdoors) that has somewhat died in the last couple of years, so I registered here and am looking forwards to posting and browsing on Bladeforums.
I almost feel guilty about not carrying the Contego, as it was a very generous gift, but I did keep it. Hopefully I made a good choice. I am not a good photographer, but you get the idea.
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