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Chocula

Chocula

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Its a big one :D

Heavier than I expected--weighs about 5.25 oz, give or take (kitchen scale).

Texturing isnt as aggressive as I expected but it feels nice in hand. Seems like a great knife for heavy work, especially if you wear gloves.

Fit and finish seems pretty good. Plenty of clearance between blade and spacers. Axis lock feels right for a brand new bm--not extremely smooth but it opens easily. Razor sharp--slices paper and shaves arm hair easily. The only thing I dont like is how the blade tip doesnt sit very deeply in the handle.




Post your pics if you got one! Comparison shots are always cool :cool:
 
Mine should be here by weeks end. I think they did a nice job on these. I'm a die hard 800/806 fan, but the 805 is a real close second!
 
Nice pics and impressions. Mine should be arriving tomorrow. Can't wait!
 
Already read a couple complaints about really off centered blades, but yours looks quite nice.

Do you have a shot of the spine showing the knife as a whole with the blue barrel spacers?
 
I have these two pics of the spine with the knife open, but i didnt fit the whole blade in.


 
Thanks for the pics. I think I would have preferred the original (as requested/specified, IIRC) silver spacers. They look a bit out of place being the only blue thing on there.

Still, a very nice knife overall, IMO.
 
One of the last great Benchmade designs in my opinion. I still have an old 440C bladed version. Unfortunately, it's beat all to Hell. Yep, it was a hard user for $89 when I bought it.
 
Wow, those look great. I haven't really been paying much attention to benchmade because of all the other awesome knives coming out, but I may have to get one of these too. The addiction continues.
 
I still have two original 440C TSEKs, and I'm glad to see the design is back in production. I carried one of the TSEKs as my main EDC for a few years and it held up very well. It might be my favorite BM design.
Jim
 
James Y said:
I still have two original 440C TSEKs, and I'm glad to see the design is back in production. I carried one of the TSEKs as my main EDC for a few years and it held up very well. It might be my favorite BM design.
Jim
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I don't think it's back in production.

These are a special run.
 
Around 50 left.......
But should go fast.......

Really nice knife......:thumbup:
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I paid the $20 deposit, and then I decided to put it off a while because of the weight I found at BM, which was 4.1 ounces. Now that you say it is a full ounce heavier, I'm going to go ahead and get it. I do not like lightweight knives.:thumbup::)
 
My fovorite knife is a Mini TSEK I have had for many years. I still carry it. I love the 440C. I sure like the looks of that one!
 
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