All About Pocket Knives

Well I brought back up this post because when I first got my Benchmade Mini Griptilian I was not impressed with it and I posted it that way. Now I have carried it a few days and used it a good bit and boy did I have a change of heart. I absoloutley love this knife and am very happy and glad I bought it. I like it so much that I will be making it my EDC I had heard many good things about it and thats why I bought one and let me tell you it lives up to its name!

Gino, I also really like my mini griptilian. It is not the fanciest looking knife, but for a utility knife for work purposes I really like it. I carry only slip joints when in the city but when heading out into the field I usually put my mini grip into my pocket, along with a slip joint of course.

Dan

Same here Dan, I also carry my GEC Dogleg slipjoint but that Mini Grip is sweet to have with you. I am really liking it.

After a month or so of EDCing my Benchmade mini griptilian the finish on the clip is really wearing off (it comes stock with the painted black clip). I called benchmade and they were awesome, they are sending me 2 different clips free of charge. They gave me the choice of sending the knife to them or them sending the clips to me. Great customer service.

Thats way cool of them, Gino.

Yeah, they gave me my choice of which style I wanted then told me they would send one of each color, silver & black. The black one they are sending is not painted but solid through (I cant remember the material name).

Sounds like great customer service. ....hard to come by these days.

Fan of Benchmade as well. I have a few but not as many as I would like to have. Here's my collection of Benchies so far........





2xTap

2xTap.......you got some nice ones. .....this is the only one I have at the time.

my bench's - i think they are all here but i'm not sure

I have never seen that handle style on the 4th one down ... .......Love the yellow one also!!

this one ?


it was a collaboration between BM and Ellishewitz (arround 2000-2003) handles are made with rosewood and carbon fiber.

i have also the model from ellishewitz :

SWEET!!!

Stan, those are awesome!!! ::envy::

Picked up these two the other day...the Ivory is kinda like stancaiman's and the butterfly is a 42...a big boy with a 4" blade...I need to take lesson's on this one...

Bob, that ivory knife is nice! ::envy::

My first Benchmade knife.

WOW she should go with Baher on one of his surviver trips.

You will love it and it wont be your last! JMO Great lookin knife by the way.

Here is my new EDC, well its on its way. I hate waiting

Benchmade 710
(not my pic)

I am eye-ballin a 940.. Trying to find a decent one gently used.. John

Once you get it and have a chance to familiarize yourself with it, please let me know what you think of it.

gino wrote:Here is my new EDC, well its on its way. I hate waiting

Benchmade 710
(not my pic)

I like the looks of that Gino! I know nothing about Benchmade's other than they're top shelf stuff. But I handled a plain ol full size Griptillian in the store the other day and have decided one will come home with me as soon as I find a good gently used one.

I'm interested to hear what you think of the 710 who you get it.

Here is a video on the 710, I think it persuaded me in buying it

http://vimeo.com/78933210

Your going to love that 710 ::nod::These are my weekend carries ,but my Griptilian get most of the pocket time the axis lock is fun.

gino wrote:Here is a video on the 710, I think it persuaded me in buying it

http://vimeo.com/78933210

It's a good thing I didn't have my billfold on me here in the easy chair. After watching that I'd a pulled out the debit card and bought one without thinking it through. That was awesome.