Heres a previous post by me, dont know if youve read it or not...Just after thanks giving i had the privilage of loosing my prized BM42! I had gone out with my friends to the park behind my house and we had a snow-ball fight. Later on after the fight i found that it was missing. At first i thought i had misplaced it around the house, but after a week, it wouldent turn up. So i deduced that i had lost in in the foot of snow that covered the park. We had fought in an area of about 50'-50'. every night for 2 months i went out to the park and searched in that area, my hope fading with every step i took. I gave up in January and decided to wait until the snow melted.
Last week out of the blue I got a call from my best freind. He had found my 42!!!! I ran the half a mile to his house in a fevered frenzy. Along the way i thought of the terrible condition it must be in, after all the snow and cold and salt. I arrived at his door and he handed it to me. I poped the latch and flipped it. With a slight squeek it flipped with little resistance. I thanked him heartily and ran home. The handles were just as i left them, if a bit looser. On the blade were only the occasional spot of serface rust which i have been able to clean off with no damage to the finish. I am so happy to have it back, allthough it taught me a new appreciation for my beat up old jag. I like them both, and carry them alternating days. Allways in a sheath of coarse!! I praise BenchMade for the supperior knife it has constructed, it can hold up to the most sever elements! ALL HAIL BENCHMADE!
