Newbie Benchmade Warranty Question

[agilmore01]

First post on BladeForums. Been into guns, and now getting into knives. Bought a few ESEE's (4 & 5) and now looking at a nice folder. Want to get a Benchmade, but have a question about their great warranty/ever-sharp deal. Does the knife have to be purchased from an authorized dealer to get any work done on it? There are many preowned ones I want, but also want to have the option of sending it in to them any time I want for some maintenance. Sorry if this is a commonly known fact, but not to me being new to this hobby.

 

[mrfields]

they don’t ask for a receipt or anything like that to verify original ownership. a lot of my benchmades are older 2nd hand purchases, i’m into a lot of the vintage models. never had a problem sending them in for work. only issue is that if a life has been discontinued for a long enough time, there may no longer be parts available for them, especially blade replacements. other than that you’re usually good to go sending in order knives

 

[Silent H]

No matter where you purchased it, as long as it's a genuine Benchmade, the warranty applies to it.

 

[agilmore01]

No matter where you purchased it, as long as it's a genuine Benchmade, the warranty applies to it.

That's all I need to know. That opens up a whole bunch more options for me.

 

[toker]

You have to pay for shipping for their sharpening service. IMO, that's money you're better off putting towards a sharpening system.