Benchmade 903. Awesome! [Pics]
This guy arrived today. It is so badass. I've not had a BM in a LOOONG time that I have liked this much. I have to put my foot in my mouth on the clip. I bitched about it when it came out but I actually like it. The clip looks parkerized anyway so it will wear awesomely. Also, the hump on the back looks kinda weird (where the stop pin is) but it is a non issue like Mark G. has stated. Get this knife!
I took the scales off before anything else and hit them with 200 grit sandpaper to take away the aggressive bite. No joke, without doing that I would have a shredded pocket in a week. They are the harshest (most aggressive) G10 I've ever felt. Now the G10 feels about like what is on the 710 from the factory. I absolutely will have to get the larger sized one when it comes out.
This knife is freakin' awesome. Gonna be my office carry knife for a while. It's about the same size as a Mini-Grip for those that don't know.
Enjoy the pics.... (The pics were taken after the scales were sanded)
I took the scales off before anything else and hit them with 200 grit sandpaper to take away the aggressive bite. No joke, without doing that I would have a shredded pocket in a week. They are the harshest (most aggressive) G10 I've ever felt. Now the G10 feels about like what is on the 710 from the factory. I absolutely will have to get the larger sized one when it comes out.
This knife is freakin' awesome. Gonna be my office carry knife for a while. It's about the same size as a Mini-Grip for those that don't know.
Enjoy the pics.... (The pics were taken after the scales were sanded)
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I love that blue holographic laser engraving that hovers around the knife. Does it glow in the dark or is just visible in daylight? 0 -
I will be getting it's big brother at some point this summer... 0 -
Yup, me too. I look forward to the large size. 0 -
Wow, that is a very pretty blade...ok, what is the full-size model, 907908?
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quote:Originally posted by Po:
Wow, that is a very pretty blade...ok, what is the full-size model, 907?
908, actually...
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quote:Originally posted by Taxesblow:
I love that blue holographic laser engraving that hovers around the knife. Does it glow in the dark or is just visible in daylight?
It is visible all the time. It is nuclear.quote:Originally posted by Mark G.:
I will be getting it's big brother at some point this summer...
You and me both brother.quote:Originally posted by BMK Jason:
908, actually...
That will be an awesome knife.0 -
First of all, thanks Dave for the post.
I like the design more than I thought I would. I own H&K AXIS 14715, so it reminds me of that. The description you have of the G-10 makes me think two are related. Like the fact it uses deep carry clip (on HK 14715, I asked BKC for 810 clip)
I was hoping Stryker may have S30V option, but BKC 154cm is nice enough.
According to Summer 2014 announcement this knife has very good value, decent bang for Buck.
Well here goes depletion of my knife fund again...
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Handled a couple of the new Strykers on the weekend, and was completely surprised about just just grippy/abrasive the scales were. Pictures do not even come close to doing these 'justice'.
I think that I too would consider taking sandpaper to them to 'tone it down' on the grippiness.
Otherwise, I was rather impressed with with. Still not as good as the 910/905 IMHO, but that's just the old school Lightning talking. Not to detract from was is obviously a very good knife, I just like the originals better.
Of course, that means that if/when (ok, when...) I do pick up a new stryker, it will have to be the Tanto. I'm wierd like that, not a huge fan of tanto's in general, but a stryker just doesn't seem to be a stryker with any other blade shape...0
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