Favorite Benchmade??

[greenLED]

Anybody have a pic of an *old* tanto blade? I'm curious to see how they age and keep their shape.

[woodlandmand105]

bm's i like:

mini-grip 556
710
the bm mini presidio and bm presidio ultra

[woodlandmand105]

1. 556 mini-grip
2.bm 710
3.presidio
4.ultra presidio

[RepProdigious]

I have big hands so i was looking for a long-ish knife and i just fell in love with the Kulgera..... S30V, beautifully CNC-contoured blue/black layered G10, Axis and it doesn't look as tacticool as the grip or many of the others so it doesnt scare people when you whip it out!

[pck50]

HK Alley

[kaichu dento]

My three favorites are my 705, 525 and 770.

[Gravitron]

My well-used auto Stryker

[hig789]

I have a BM 912 nitrous stryker D2 that I have carried for 2 years now and it has to be my favorite knife I have ever owned.

[surefire7]

Benchmade Barrage or Stryker..

[Peichor]

BM710 all day long! Why? 1, It's a great cutting blade shape first. I don't care how sexy a knife is, if it won't cut, it's junk to me. 2, S30v steel. A powdered super steel made for cutlery. Great at taking and holding an edge. If cared for properly you can go months between sharpening only using a strop. 3, Feels great in the hand, easy to use single handed. 4, It disappears in the pocket. It gets smaller over time, not annoying or hard to dig past for something else. The 710 is a great knife for the money. I wouldn't trade 50 of them for my large sabensa, but that's a whole different price range.

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[sunny_nites]

Can't go wrong with any Benchmade.
My brother carries an automatic version but that would be one of the benefits of living in KY. I carry a non auto but easily deployed Pardue with a modified spear point.
Again, can't go wrong with any version of a Benchmade.

[Trave11er]

Griptilians!

[mvyrmnd]

I only own one, a Snody 201+ Activator. I love it!

[Robert C]

An older Nimravus with the G10 scales and a nitrous blitz

[mikesantor]

My first quality knife which is still my favorite bench. The auto stryker. Love love love this knife. Although i EDC a hinderer...

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[Jeffa]

AFO II and Bedlam. AFO II for carry Bedlam for collecting. I like my persians!

[redaudi]

Benchmade 522.

Love

[kwak]

Griptilians!

Is the one on the left a full sized?

I've only seen the mini Ritter with a black coated blade.

[bushmattster]

The BM 940 Osborne S30V. It's been my favorite for a while.

[cwilliams]

the one at the bottom....

[CMAG]

Small McHenry & Williams, EDC and Every day used so long the blade is 1/4 in shorter but smooth and as tight as new

[seed]

My personal favorite is the Benchmade LFTi 760BK, but if someone asked me which Benchmade THEY should get, I would have a hard time not pointing them toward one of Mel Pardue's designs. Mini Griptilian or Mini Presidio would be my first two recommendations.

I am partial to Reeve integral locks, but the axis lock is just fun to use.

[reppans]

720....

[kaichu dento]

Small McHenry & Williams, EDC and Every day used so long the blade is 1/4 in shorter but smooth and as tight as new

Couldn't find the pictures of my McHenry & Williams 705, so here's its big brother, the 710.

...or Mini Presidio would be my first two recommendations.

I am partial to Reeve integral locks, but the axis lock is just fun to use.

Here's my Mini Presidio 525 with a 755 I used to have.

[Incidentalist]

While it's not a Axis lock, my favorite Benchmade is the Auto Benchmite. I've been edc'ing mine for years. Absolutely LOVE it! Super thin, locks closed, automatic, it just disappears into my pocket, yet it's always there when I need it.

[Monocrom]

Original AFCK, the one with the titanium liner-lock.

I had all three variations. One was stolen by a corrupt police officer. One was lost. But I believe stolen by a family friend who helped us move a decade ago. Still have the last one (black coated combo-edge version) sitting in the cabinet behind me. And no, it's not for sale.

[think2x]

The only two I have now are the 15030 and 15020 Bone Collector Full and Mini.

[Phantom309]

A jobsite general handed me a 940 6-8 years ago to cut a box, felt more like a light saber. It took a few years till I let loose with the cash for my own. But once I had one, I had to have a second for a spare. As an electrician I use it everyday at work. Both are S30V.

[lightinsky]

A jobsite general handed me a 940 6-8 years ago to cut a box, felt more like a light saber. It took a few years till I let loose with the cash for my own. But once I had one, I had to have a second for a spare. As an electrician I use it everyday at work. Both are S30V.

S30V's are nice!

My favorite has always been my full size griptilian 551. The other day I picked up a Benchmade HK Black Monochrome. I really like it. I don't like the clip it comes with so I took an extra griptilian clip that I had and put it on my Monochrome. I had to drill the holes on the Grip clip a little bit and then it worked perfectly and looks awesome now.

[Phantom309]

I just can't get over the Axis lock. It is the easiest one hand open/close device I have found yet. And in my job a knife that comes out fast, and goes away just as fast, one handed is a valuable thing. I also learned young that if your going to ride a bike, a nice thin knife is desirable. I believe skidding down the road on my butt with a Gerber Gator in my back pocket really drove this one home. I also like aluminum grips, and the reverse tanto blade design. It works well for stripping large cables and wires. It has a point, but not a needle point. If I slip, it isn't in my liver before I can catch it. Add it all up, and the 940 is top dog for me, YMMV.