Real or fake benchmade 940

[JTR357]

Looks legit to me

 

[Delta-v]

Has Benchmade really changed their label to that style? Seems like an great way to make a fake seem legitimate ("see, our label QR code even takes you to the Benchmade Website"). Anyway, only asking because I just received a box with same type label - I already suspected it was fake as unopened I can hear knife the sliding around inside (i.e. rubbing a cardboard bottom and clunking cardboard sides vs. foarm - unless of course they have quit using the foam-like liners now too for some product lines (?) ). Can anyone speak to the QR code and/or whether there are any models being packaged the days with what sounds like a box that has no liner?

They still do the foam liners. But some models that are too big ship without foam liners. The full size Adamas ships in the nylon pouch with no foam liners, for example. I've now got 5 boxes with the QR code too.