Which Benchmade are you carrying today?

Carlos88 said:
What model is the shorty?
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It's the 705, a fairly short-lived smaller version of the venerable 710 that was in production in the early 2000's. It was discontinued and replaced by the aptly named 707 Sequel which featured a broader blade with the same handle shape executed in aluminum with an insert both sides. I picked up a Sequel some years ago and didn't care for the scales which had some sort of chalky black finish that marked up very easily. I was lucky when I bought one of my 705's that it came with a second set of scales--DOAT CF's--which I put on the Sequel.

Here's an old, crappy pic of my 710's and 705's. The 710-1401 at top now wears holey Arizona Ironwood scales and the combo-bladed 705 was sold off some time ago.

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Here's the Sequel before the scale swap.

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Very nice collection you've got there. I'll have to poke around and see if I can find a 705 that won't break the knife budget.
 
Carlos88 said:
Very nice collection you've got there. I'll have to poke around and see if I can find a 705 that won't break the knife budget.
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Thanks. Unfortunately the 705's short production run limited the number made, but they do show up from time to time. I got two of mine here and the third over at the Benchmade Forum, which is not a bad place to keep an eye out for older, classic knives. Happy hunting!
 
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