@maba So what’s your impression of the 810 series?
Pricing seems to be a bit on the strange side considering that you can get the bigger 910 series with better steel and ball bearings (not always a plus in my book) for $12-$14 atm.
Benchmade’s Axis lock patent is expired. Anyone can legally use this design now, however, many Chinese manufacturers were using it before the patent expired.
That’s a good news, I love the Axis Lock but would never pay some Benchmade price for a beater EDC knife
I’d like a better steel than my F753M1 though, even for third time the price
Thank you for that review. I have carried this knife daily for the last month. Found it on Amazon for $20.99 before they quickly went up to over $30. On of my favorite Ganzo’s so far.
I didn’t even realize there were two versions when I first got mine. I have the one without the reverse able clip for $21. After I used mine a bit I was going to order another one for my son as a gift and noticed the only ones I could find had the reversible clip option. I grabbed him a black one at $10 more than I paid from the same seller. Now that seller has the black one for $24 and the green one for $30. Both with the reverse able clip option. There are some other sellers that show the one sided clip knife but they are all over $30.
I haven’t tried Amazon but all of the usual places with free international shipping sell the updated version. Although I prefer the 1st version (being right handed) I had to go for the updated one.
Yes, it’s the first gen, the second… i must to say i don’t like the part for screws, it’s more beatutiful the gen 1 for me, does not break the aesthetics of the handle. But hey, they are minor things.
Nice thread. I just need a small knife for general use and probably 5-6 years back I got a Sanrenmu 710 as it was the best bang for the buck that time. It served me well and now I am looking for a new one. I am not up to date much these days on budget knifes, but what would be the similar option as of now?