Who designed the AFCK?

[bmafckfan]

I bought my mini AFCK about a month in a half ago and I love it. Mine is partly serrerated. The action is great and I love the design and the shape. I also like how benchmade pays Spyderco for the hole. I WAS WANTING TO KNOW WHO DESIGNED THE BENCHMADE AFCK?

 

[anthony cheeseboro]

I think a gun instructor named Chris Caracci designed the AFCK and shopped it around before BM decided to make it.

 

[dano]

Actually, it was mainly designed by ex-BM Exec. Mark McWillis, with minor input from Caracci...

--dan

 

[Don Rearic]

Then there is a conflict because an old issue of Fighting Knives Magazine clearly states that Chris Caracci designed it and shopped it around and it dived with a couple other manufacturers till BM picked it up.

It might be the other way around, Caracci had the idea and BM refined it.

 

[Owen]

That was my understanding, also, Don.
Caracci is an ex-SEAL who has several fitness and tactical videos.
I don't really care who designed it, I'm just glad they got it right. Now, if BM would only offer it as an Axis lock....

 

[SALTY]

Roger that on the axis lock, except it may interfere with the ability to use Spyderco's hole.

 

[shootist16]

Do a search on the Spyderco Archive. There is some interesting info about the design of the AFCK.

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[shootist16]

here are two threads:
http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum20/HTML/000142.html
http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum20/HTML/001763.html

SOme feel that the AFCK is a spin-off of the Spyderco Police



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[Samurai6]

Mark McWillis told me that it was his concept (a better tactical Police), and that he and CC collaborated on it when they met at a shooting event. Mark said that most of the credit for what the AFCK turned out to be belonged to CC.