One of the very first Benchmade knives I got is still one of my very favorites. I got a model 640 Phil Boguszewski Spike back around 1997 and I still have it. I still carry it from time to time on occasion and I also have it's big brother the model 650 which is a bigger version of the same knife. Every time I see one of the 640 or 650 Benchmade Boguszewski Spike models go up on Ebay or any other exchange forum they tend to draw a lot of attention.
I know I'm not alone being a fan of the model 640 & 650 Boguszewski Spike and I was wondering 2 things about them:: First of all are there any possibilities of a new Spike model being made in newer/better blade steel. The original models were made with ATS-34 and were very good all purpose blades. Also there was an automatic version of the knife known as the Benchmade model 1000 auto-Spike. It came in several different colors and has become quite a collector piece in its own rite.
I know there are probably many of you here that share my love for these great past BM models. I do remember that all of the Boguszewski Spikes were available in different colored handles and are getting quite difficult to find in various colors. Oh how I would love a new revamped version of that great old Benchmade classic. So tell me about the ones you all have????
I know I'm not alone being a fan of the model 640 & 650 Boguszewski Spike and I was wondering 2 things about them:: First of all are there any possibilities of a new Spike model being made in newer/better blade steel. The original models were made with ATS-34 and were very good all purpose blades. Also there was an automatic version of the knife known as the Benchmade model 1000 auto-Spike. It came in several different colors and has become quite a collector piece in its own rite.
I know there are probably many of you here that share my love for these great past BM models. I do remember that all of the Boguszewski Spikes were available in different colored handles and are getting quite difficult to find in various colors. Oh how I would love a new revamped version of that great old Benchmade classic. So tell me about the ones you all have????
Because I feel the same exact way. There is something really special about the Boguszewski Spike model. I loved the 640, 650 and the Auto 1000 all 3. I own all of them and I would sure like to see the model 640 back in production again with newer and better blade steel and maybe even a new handle material like Titanium instead of the aircraft aluminum. But I would really love a 640 model made with D-2 blade steel and a Titanium handle. >> and I would love some nice new colors for the handle as well.
To upgrade the handle from aircraft grade aluminum to Titanium is just what I kind of had in mind. And to make a new blade with one of the newer Supersteels is also what I think would bring this model back in the forefront. For those of us who have owned and used one of these great Phil Boguszewski Spike models you can only have good things to say about them.
