Just a public thank you here. After many tries, I did get through to Brian (a friendly and helpful guy) at Discount Knives. He did not have the BM710 in stock. I called him first on the basis of price. I'm in Ohio and didn't want to pay tax at MJ&S (in Ohio also)....besides Discount Knives' 10% deal was a lower price. Anyway, I e-mailed Mark at MJ&S simply asking whether he had 710's in stock. He e-mailed back quickly and offered me a (unsolicited) "deal" which I accepted. Got the knife for the same (lower) price I had hoped to pay to an out of state dealer. Mark at MJ&S sure did me right.
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