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  • laser
    Nice one Tony!
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  • dj
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  • oldangler
    Love that 690-02.
    Eeker
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  • danield2


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  • archer
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    Originally posted by dj:


    I wanted a BBR1 (the one in the middle), got in touch with the maker and he said they only made them in limited numbers, too bad.
    Aside from the very unique blade shape, you would think they got a little inspiration from the AFCK?
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  • db
    Tony, nice new thread...but it should be called "The Random Benchmade Photo Thread". You know what happened last time.
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  • apbt
    Yeah you're right, but that wouldn't be as fun.
    Big Grin
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  • fastjan
    DJ, I forgot how good that M4 806 looks. It made me grab one and stuff it in my pocket!
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  • laser
    quote:
    Originally posted by old angler:
    Love that 690-02.
    Eeker


    Me too
    Roll Eyes
    especially as prototype.
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  • dj
    quote:
    Originally posted by archer:
    quote:
    Originally posted by dj:


    I wanted a BBR1 (the one in the middle), got in touch with the maker and he said they only made them in limited numbers, too bad.
    Aside from the very unique blade shape, you would think they got a little inspiration from the AFCK?

    They made 75 of them ...... they would only let me have one
    Frowner

    It was a success , so they,ll probably make more.
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    Its made by Lionsteel also.
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  • joekarp
    Laser, one of these day we really need to see your whole collection. What I do see is awesome!
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  • laser
    quote:
    Originally posted by joe_karp:
    Laser, one of these day we really need to see your whole collection. What I do see is awesome!

    Thanks Joe,promised.
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  • apbt
    quote:
    Originally posted by joe_karp:
    Laser, we really need to see your whole collection. What I do see is awesome!


    I concur.
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  • apbt




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  • shadow
    Good Thread APBT and nice pics! Here are a few of mine.











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  • joekarp
    580-1102 re-bladed with M390 from the 581 and re-marked 22/50...blade was warped on the original.



    740 FP and Prototypes.



    805-1101

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  • fastjan
    Joe, I had a 580...I can't remember the number, but it was the larger one with the plastic handle and the funky looking blade shape. I didn't like those two features or the blade steel they used so I sold it. It appears that yours solves all three complaints: You have a G-10 handle instead of plastic, a blade shape that's nice and looks like it's sporting either a high flat-grind or a hollow-grind. Third, the blade steel is an upgrade to M390. I can't recall what the stock version came with but I assume this is better steel.

    Congratulations! If the originals would have been released like yours, I would now have two of them instead of none.
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  • joekarp
    Thanks FJ, to confirm; it's a high flat grind and sharp as all getout. I suspect if these came out in G-10, non-LE, many more would've been bought by us...agreed!
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  • fastjan
    Yes, if memory serves, the original 580's might have been 154CM steel which is a great entry level steel and nice upgrade above 440C, but I don't buy that steel unless its a knive style that I really have to have and that's all that it comes in.

    Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with 154CM other than imo with all the M4 and M390 knives out there, I'm kind of done with 154CM. For me, it's sort of run its course. I think I'm down to only about 4 154CM knives out of about 40 Benchmades...or 10%.
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  • fastjan
    Laser, that little M2 Nim Cub you've got there is one of the funnest small light-duty fixed blades I own. Getting a nice leather sheath for it helped too. I don't mean to disparrage the knife by calling it light-duty, but it does have a blade of moderate thickness which, BTW makes it a great slicer. Some other heavy duty blades like the Benchmade Rant are thicker and suited for different duties. Personally, I don't confuse them. I use the Nim for slicing and cutting and the Rants for pounding through stuff...if I was a preppy I'd call it batoning.
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  • trailboss
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  • apbt


    The photo just doesn't reproduce the blue properly. It's much deeper.
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  • autoluver
    I really like that blue!
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  • laser
    quote:
    Originally posted by APBT:
    The photo just doesn't reproduce the blue properly. It's much deeper.


    +1
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  • laser
    quote:
    Originally posted by fastjan:
    Laser, that little M2 Nim Cub you've got there is one of the funnest small light-duty fixed blades I own.....
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    Ditto,just got a big brother 140M2.
    Cool
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  • fastjan
    quote:
    Laser wrote...Ditto,just got a big brother 140M2
    Po has made the 140M2 his main fixed blade for years. It too is awesome!
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  • jan
    That is one fugly knife. Apologies to you know who you are. Let's just pretend I did not say this. I know, and I agree, I am being rude. It is just ...

    Shadow, shiny! That fixed Ritter is on my short list, my very short list.

    Tony, I have a really good Nikon and Photoshop. Send me that blue puppy and I will make a photo that POPs!
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  • carson
    Beautiful knife, laser!
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  • joekarp
    Nice knife Laser! Beautiful gray and black with satin blade.
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  • db
    Nice 940Ti Laser.
    Cool
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