Benchmade collectors out there?

Post by **Wakeup** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:59 pm

Just curious to see if there are any?

Thumper88 · Post by **Thumper88** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:44 pm

I have a Benchmade Mini-Griptilian Tanto 557S...that's it. Love the axis lock.

I'd like to get more eventually, but this one works fine for now.

Post by **Bfowler** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:08 pm

i have a benchmade balisong...i dont know if that counts

Post by **smgreen20** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:48 pm

Excuse the stupidity, but what the hell is a benchmade?

Mastiff · Post by **Mastiff** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:51 pm

a knife maker

Post by **mr tibbs** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:59 pm

My dad has a few, some rare ones at that! He collects knives for fun, mostly Kershaw.

fordtough1 · Post by **fordtough1** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:32 pm

I like Kershaw, I carried one for a work knife for a while. Had a Gerber before that. Never owned a Benchmade. I've heard they're hella good knives though.

Post by **Bfowler** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:49 pm

their HQ is 20 minutes away from me

Post by **Wakeup** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:17 pm

I have too many Benchmades. I have a Benchmade 3300 Infidel which i am selling. Too much knife for me hehe.
Plus I need to get some other things.
And have the following benchies:
2550 Mini Reflex Auto SBT
9100 SBT Auto Stryker
553 Griptillian Tanto Plain edge
9500 Mini Auto Stryker Plain Edge Tanto

Check out my add in the General for sale if you guys are interested in the infidel. I like it, but i have too much invested in it. Great knife!

I did own a couple of Gerber, and kershaw blades as well. Like the Ken Onion Boa, and some gerber knives made by Applegate I think was his name.
And by far I love my benchmades.

Post by **Wakeup** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:21 pm

oh and the benchmade balisong is pretty cool almost got one of those.
oh and had a Cold Steel Blade that was pretty cool too...a while back...forget which one.

Post by **smgreen20** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:48 pm

Kershaw, that's a knife I know, cause I have 2 of them. One is just a pocket knife. The other has 3 detatchable blades. 1) Filet 2) Saw 3) Standard knife. Got it a Meijer a few years back when I worked there part time. Had no price on it, so Wesold it to me for $20.00 My guess is at Meijer pricing, maybe $80-100??

1moreamp · Post by **1moreamp** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:56 pm

Post a pic of your balisong please ???

Post by **Wakeup** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:58 pm

http://www.balisongcollector.com/bm43bm47.html

1moreamp · Post by **1moreamp** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:28 pm

Sweet ! I miss mine... THX for the pic post

Just like the one I lost at SFO airport 15 years ago

Forgot to put it in my luggage, but I didn't try to hide it either. So they got it as I was going through the metal detector. I had to fly a lot back then.

I use to carry two butterfly's one in each pocket.

Ahh the good old dazes, I use to love these things too much back when I was bulletproof

Very nice, THX again C

Post by **Wakeup** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:14 am

No prob...sorry you lost yours...that sux. Too bad you forgot about them. And luckily you didnt get arrested....those I think are illegal in Cali...Had a friend who got arrested when he forgot to put his illegal knife (i forget which one he had or what it was) that he bought in mexico then drove to San Diego, and was going to fly back home to Sacramento, they arrested him cuz he forgot it was in his pocket...and he had to go back, to go to court for it.

1moreamp · Post by **1moreamp** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:34 am

[quote=" And luckily you didnt get arrested....[/quote]

Yeah I was lucky, they did question me, but I was in a three piece suit, had a full tech's toolbox with O-scope, and a card with the title Field Service Engineer behind the name. Plus my brother is a Fed Marshall so I am sure he called them off. So I guess it was connections not luck, and no record at all helped I am sure as they all trigger off NCIC records. Plus I was carrying a security clearance at the time for a place down in New Mexico, and A airplane engine company in Harford Conn.

So I guess I wasn't on a big crime spree, hey ?

If they only knew what I was working on in four different states, they would have shit their cute little uniforms

Post by **Wakeup** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:19 am

Heheh well glad nothin happend to you. My friend was not so lucky. Didnt have the connections, and was just a stupid mistake. He didnt have a record or anything either. They shackled him in leg irons the whole works hehe. Held him over night. And then released him and he had a court date.