A quick, temporary, show of Benchmade's new knives for 2004
This page is a very quick thing just so people can see the new knives in Benchmade's 2004 catalog. The pictures are terrible - quick shots with my digital under lousy lighting conditions at work of the catalog pages. Sorry, but at least they'll give you an idea.
This page will go away when either of the following happens:
- Benchmade gets the knives on their page
- Benchmade asks me to make it go away
The knives are up on the Benchmade page!
This page will be going away soon, just so you know.
The 420 Resistor by Mike Snody.
154CM Stainless for the 3.75" blade, 4.66" closed, 8" open, 5.7oz. Handle is anodized AL w/G10 over scales and double 420 liners. AXIS lock. Blade style is called 'Gotham Swedged Clip-Point'.
The 630 Skirmish by Neal Blackwood.
S30V for the 4.3" blade, Closed 5.5", open 9.7", 6.84 oz., Handle is bead blast / anodized 6AL 4V-Titanium scales, Monolock with a Modern Reverse curve interpretation blade.
The 670 Apparition by Warren Osborne & Mel Pardue
This one's really neat. 154CM 3.4" blade, 7.82" open, 4.39" closed, 4.5 oz. Handle is Cast stainless steel bolsters with molded scales; double 6AL-4V Titanium liners. It's a liner lock with a Wharncliff blade. The neat thing
is something they're calling the 'Optimizer' - a spring steel rod you can put in that snaps the blade the rest of the way open once it reaches 30 degrees.
The 210 Activator by Mike Snody
Sorry about the bad shot - this one's only a half page in the catalog.
The 210 Activator is a fixed blade of S30V Stainless - 2.5" blade, 6.5" overall, 2.5oz. Handle is carbon fiber bolster with silver 620 scales. Sheath is deep pocket textured black leather set for belt carry.
Note: The catalog says that it's D2 Tool Steel but one of the Benchmade reps let us know about the error.
New Gold Line Knives!
The 960CFP by Warren Osborne
S30V blade, 3.15", 7.3" open, 4.15" closed, 1.90 oz. Handle is Carbon fiber scales with Presentation Grade Mother-of-Pearl inlays. Polished double 420J liners, AXIS lock with jeweled inlays in the thumb studs. Numbered and comes in a presentation case with certificate of Authenticity. MSRP $600
180DM by McHenry & Williams
Thunderforge Damascus steel blade (3.75"), 7.45" overall, 3.75oz. Handle is stabilized Amboyna Burlwood w/ Stainless steel bolsters and Mosiac pins; Beaded/Leather Lanyard; Sheath: Custom, Hand Cut Leather, tooled and carved by Chris Kravitt. Numbered and comes in a presentation case with certificate of Authenticity. MSRP $800
That's it for the new stuff they don't have up yet. As noted, this page will disappear without warning when they get the knives up on their site or ask me to take this down.