Prototype 710

[knives_in_nature]

Anyone know how many of these were made? I love Benchmades aluminum so when I first saw this model a few years back I knew I had to have one. Just got it in the mail today, love it.

 

[glocker199]

Cool

 

[jkarp_53]

Lucky person! That's in NIB condition looks like. The 710's with aluminum handle scales are Very hard to find. Does it also have the original blue box?

 

[Icky Thump]

Can't offer an answer to how many were made..not many, I'd imagine .

Great find, beautiful knife..I love the subtle differences in grinds and recurve depths on the 710''s through the years..

Congrats on the find.

 

[jazub]

Damn. Never knew that existed. I need one!!

 

[jkarp_53]

Anyone know how many of these were made? I love Benchmades aluminum so when I first saw this model a few years back I knew I had to have one. Just got it in the mail today, love it.

Can't offer an answer to how many were made..not many, I'd imagine .

Great find, beautiful knife..I love the subtle differences in grinds and recurve depths on the 710''s through the years..

Congrats on the find.

 

[jkarp_53]

Prototypes are typically produced in the low 20's. Most went out as sales related samples. Again what a find this knife is!

 

[knives_in_nature]

Prototypes are typically produced in the low 20's. Most went out as sales related samples. Again what a find this knife is!

Thanks, and yes I have the box

 

[jkarp_53]

Reason I asked about the box is the value holds better with the complete package, paperwork and all.

Joe

 

[-Corey-]

I know of at least 4 of that particular knife...the one you have, the signed one I still have, a signed one at a local knife shop, and I saw another signed one for sale online a year or so ago. I've also seen different variations of prototypes with different dates on the blade...a g-10 version that became the production model, and an aluminum version with a big white butterfly logo on the scale, similar to what was on the Benchmade 720 at one time.