10505 DP in N690

badhammer

• November 04, 2012 18:42

Picked up a NIB 10505 drop point in N690 some years back and according to the Benchmade "discontinued model" section this steel was only offered on the early part of the production. Anyone know how long or perhaps how many were offered in this steel and is it worth a premium as far as collectibility goes? TIA

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  loonybin

  • November 04, 2012 20:28

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  Originally posted by Badhammer:
  Picked up a NIB 10505 drop point in N690 some years back and according to the Benchmade "discontinued model" section this steel was only offered on the early part of the production. Anyone know how long or perhaps how many were offered in this steel and is it worth a premium as far as collectibility goes? TIA

  
  N690 is nowhere near a premium steel. If I remember right, it's somewhere between 440c and 154CM. You basically have a nice, but not rare knife.

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  michaelm466

  • November 04, 2012 21:50

  I had one up on BF for sale at $110 that didn't sell for a week before my uncle said he wanted it and I pulled it. I have one myself as well, I haven't gotten to use it much, but I like it so far, N690 acts much like VG-10 as far as edge holding and ease of sharpening.

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  badhammer

  • November 04, 2012 23:16

  Thanks for the replies. I wasn't implying that N690 was a premium steel but was asking if this knife might carry a premium with regards to it's possible collector value because of the N690?

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  loonybin

  • November 05, 2012 01:17

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  Originally posted by Badhammer:
  Thanks for the replies. I wasn't implying that N690 was a premium steel but was asking if this knife might carry a premium with regards to it's possible collector value because of the N690?

  
  It's not going to have a premium value without something to make it premium... blade steel, handle material, limited edition (not simply production change). The 10505 has none of those.

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