ProTech, Microtech & Benchmade

Winston_Smith

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I'm trying to narrow the herd down to what I will reasonably carry (yeah, right...) and have decided these aren't going to make the cut.

I've tried to get the imperfections to show up as best as possible, and have identified them to the best of my knowledge. Anything not mentioned is dust, smudges, or reflections.

Please read the following and then contact me via PM or email ( ) if you have any questions that aren't covered below. Please don't clutter the thread with comments or questions.

1) First unconditional "I'll take it" either here or by PM or email gets it. Having said that, I get to decide who I am willing to sell to or not sell to for any reason. I expect funds within a couple hours of confirmation of a deal or said knife will go to the next in line.

2) I will take either PP G&S (don't ask me to do F&F) or a USPS money order. Price is inclusive of ALL fees and shipping costs. I will ship USPS priority with signature confirmation required. I know it can be a pain, but too many porch pirate problems now days. I'm only sending these to CONUS, AK, and HI and will only ship to your PP certified address.

3) I will do my best to get items out in 24 hours after payment is received, and they will go out no later than 48 hours after funds are received, weekends excluded.

4) I'm not looking for any trades. I'm fortunate to not have been hit as hard as many others by everything going on right now, but still not working as much as I'd like to. Please don't make any trade offers; not to be rude, but I won't respond in order to keep the thread from getting too cluttered. You can PM me if you must, but I will politely tell you that I'm not looking for trades.


5) I don't know knife laws in every state, if you're buying these then I'm going to assume you do know the laws in yours and are allowed to purchase them.


1. ProTech Newport prototype - $210

From the intitial limited run, this is #178. If you like ProTech knives then you're going to want this one. I have a user that fits my carry needs and this one has been sitting unloved in the drawer for far too long. Per the info on the box, this has G-10 scale inserts and a stonewashed blade. This thing has the expected ProTech snap, and locks up just as tight as you would expect a Protech should.

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2. Benchmade Pardue 3200 - $135

This is a sweet little knife, it's the same size as the Newport but a little thicker in the handle. I've carried this on and off for years when I wanted something that would fit a pair of slacks, but find it getting less and less pocket time. It's obviously been carried and used, and the scales and pocket clip show it, but the blade is perfect with no marks or blemishes.

After all these years, this thing still fires harder than a similar size ProTech, and locks up just as tight, no blade play whatsoever. It has a G-10 scale insert, and a safety slide button as do most all Benchmades. These are no longer in production, and are in my opinion much better quality than the current offerings from Benchmade.

ETA - Amazingly enough, I was just digging through the closet and found the box, cloth bag, and papers that originally came with the knife.

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Thanks for looking,

Winston
 
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