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BossmanPJ · Apr 11, 2015

MEAT said:
This is my favorite knife, also my sharpest.

That's a good looking knife.

ground chuck · Apr 14, 2015

F2S · Apr 14, 2015

Benchmade infidel.

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Brent · Apr 14, 2015

Oldie but a goodie

dreadpirate · Apr 17, 2015

brentona said:
Oldie but a goodie View attachment 148337

gave mine to my son

Brent · Apr 17, 2015

dreadpirate said:
gave mine to my son

Had mine for years and just really enjoy it. Of all my ZT's, spidies, etc. the 110 just sharpens so nicely and it's a good size

llkoolkeg · Apr 17, 2015

F2S said:
Benchmade infidel.

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I still kick myself for not getting one of those before they jumped overnight to well over $300. :banghead:

TexasBob · Apr 22, 2015

Got this from an inlaw that had just passed, handle was missing so I replaced it with a 1 inch threaded steel pipe and cap, pinned it and wrapped with 550 cord. Made a Leather cover out of a old weight belt. It is strong and sharp.

dreadpirate · Apr 22, 2015

TexasBob said:
Got this from an inlaw that had just passed, handle was missing so I replaced it with a 1 inch threaded steel pipe and cap, pinned it and wrapped with 550 cord. Made a Leather cover out of a old weight belt. It is strong and sharp.

You did a nice job on that!

GUNSnROTORS · Apr 22, 2015

Yes, very cool!

Bafflingbs · Apr 26, 2015

I don't see a lot of Benchmade Osbourne 940's. I am a newbie to the premium knife world, and am hoping I made the right decision. I bought the Osbourne 940-1 with the combo edge. Doing the job I do, seat belts are a real concern. I paid $220 for the knife, and another 5 for my name inscribed into it. I used the public servant discount, offered by Benchmade. Did I do ok? I'm starting to get buyers remorse. :ohnoes:

Bob A · Apr 26, 2015

Bafflingbs said:
I don't see a lot of Benchmade Osbourne 940's. I am a newbie to the premium knife world, and am hoping I made the right decision. I bought the Osbourne 940-1 with the combo edge. Doing the job I do, seat belts are a real concern. I paid $220 for the knife, and another 5 for my name inscribed into it. I used the public servant discount, offered by Benchmade. Did I do ok? I'm starting to get buyers remorse.

I haven't seen the 940-1 anywhere for less than about 240. So you didn't get badly used.

I haven't handled the -1; I have a 942 with the aluminum handle, which I like above all other EDC knives, at this time, for my purposes. Real-world one hand operation, enough cut for what I need it for, Benchmade quality, good feel and balance, I see no downside at all, except the difficulty in replacing it. (I really prefer the black anodised scales over the green. I figure if I'm paying three figures for a knife, I should get what I want. But 942s are scarce, it seems).

Don't waste time feeling bad. It's a great knife, and if you don't like it, you can sell it to someone else with little trouble.

FWIW, it seems a little small for cutting through seat belts. I suspect there are better options, if that's the primeary mission.

Bafflingbs · Apr 26, 2015

Bob A said:
I haven't seen the 940-1 anywhere for less than about 240. So you didn't get badly used.

I haven't handled the -1; I have a 942 with the aluminum handle, which I like above all other EDC knives, at this time, for my purposes. Real-world one hand operation, enough cut for what I need it for, Benchmade quality, good feel and balance, I see no downside at all, except the difficulty in replacing it. (I really prefer the black anodised scales over the green. I figure if I'm paying three figures for a knife, I should get what I want. But 942s are scarce, it seems).

Don't waste time feeling bad. It's a great knife, and if you don't like it, you can sell it to someone else with little trouble.

FWIW, it seems a little small for cutting through seat belts. I suspect there are better options, if that's the primeary mission.

Not with my name on it, lol.

dreadpirate · Apr 27, 2015

Bafflingbs said:
I don't see a lot of Benchmade Osbourne 940's. I am a newbie to the premium knife world, and am hoping I made the right decision. I bought the Osbourne 940-1 with the combo edge. Doing the job I do, seat belts are a real concern. I paid $220 for the knife, and another 5 for my name inscribed into it. I used the public servant discount, offered by Benchmade. Did I do ok? I'm starting to get buyers remorse.

Well I just checked the specs and that knife uses either S30V or S90V steel - both of which are excellent. I suspect (for that price) your knife has S90V - which is a super premium steel that keeps its edge for a very long time. As such - it can be difficult to sharpen; but just touch it up every once and you will be good.

It also uses the Benchmade axis lock, which a lot of people rave about. Looks like that knife (with S90V) goes for like $240+. I think you did just fine.

If someone gave me a knife like that - I would be thrilled.

zoostation · Apr 27, 2015

Bafflingbs said:
I don't see a lot of Benchmade Osbourne 940's. I am a newbie to the premium knife world, and am hoping I made the right decision. I bought the Osbourne 940-1 with the combo edge. Doing the job I do, seat belts are a real concern. I paid $220 for the knife, and another 5 for my name inscribed into it. I used the public servant discount, offered by Benchmade. Did I do ok? I'm starting to get buyers remorse.

You did well. Wish I'd have known you were looking for one, I had a numbered first production I just sold you could have had for the same money.

And no, you won't find that knife much cheaper than that, from an authorized dealer anyway.

Bafflingbs · Apr 27, 2015

Awesome! Thanks fellas. I feel better now

RebelYell · Apr 30, 2015

Pretty new to the knife game. Always had a few knives for hunting/fishing/camping, but just now beginning to see the huge market out there for high quality knives. This is my ESEE 4 I recently picked up. Love it!

kstone803 · Apr 30, 2015

The longer I have my Benchmade 710 the less I like it. I love the blade shape, size and feel but the opening and closing is terrible. It is constantly hard to open and if closed with force the blade tends to pop back out of the handle. I just got it back from Benchmade because I thought maybe the axis springs were weak but the hitch in opening is worse and the closing is no better. I'm going to tear it apart myself and see if I can get it the way I want it. If not it's going up for sale. Pity cuz I was really hoping to like it.

kstone803 · Apr 30, 2015

RebelYell said:
Pretty new to the knife game. Always had a few knives for hunting/fishing/camping, but just now beginning to see the huge market out there for high quality knives. This is my ESEE 4 I recently picked up. Love it!

You'll love that ESEE. Everything they make is top notch. An ESEE 4 is my hunting knife. Also check out the Ka-Bar Becker series. Another set of great knives.

RebelYell · Apr 30, 2015

kstone803 said:
You'll love that ESEE. Everything they make is top notch. An ESEE 4 is my hunting knife. Also check out the Ka-Bar Becker series. Another set of great knives.

Yeah, I can already tell that this thing will be my go to knife for a long time. I currently use a Havalon for hunting/skinning but this ESEE will help out big time with separating joints and heavier duty game processing. I'm also interested in their smaller knives (Izula/Candiru). Thanks for the tip about the Becker Series! I'll check em out.

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