Benchmade copy?

Are there any benchmade copies for this knife?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Benchmade-940-Pocket-Knife-Osborne-Design-Reverse-Tanto-Blade-Plain-Edge-/261064298114?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item3cc8a50e82#ht_3882wt_886

Benchmade knives are like Maglites. You just can’t get a good copy of one.

what he said
fake axis locks suck.

with that said i love my real 940. its like a thin lightweight folding scalpel. i had the edge mirror ground down to 13 degrees per side and it is scary sharp. the blade and handle shapes are excellent.
i do believe benchmades are overpriced on the whole, but this one was worth it.

Are you looking for an exact clone of that or just something similar. Without axis lock but with a veeeery similar blade design: http://www.exduct.com/Chinese-Folding-Knives/Bee-Enlan-Knives/L02-1-Bee-Folding-Knife.html
and, the only one i know i’d say is a clone:
http://www.exduct.com/ganzo-g710-knife-multi-tools/ganzo-folding-knife-g710-440c-blade-axis-lock-knife.html
I don’t know about original axis locks, but both my ganzo and srm ones work very well.

I don’t know why that Benchmade appealed to me so much. Part of it was the color I’m sure and the lock looked like it was easy to use (not so stiff).

That Ganzo 710 does look nice however. It would be even better with green G10 :slight_smile:

yep yep :heart_eyes: … i’m definitely in love with g10 too. I just found a video on the 710. You might find it useful

You must watch this video, you’ll be ordering the knife right today. My 2c: use less salt

are always low quality crap.

Clone Benchmades that do not show the Benchmade logo are often nice knives.

The Ganzo G704 is a very nice clone. 100% of a top design, 90% of the build quality, 10% of the price.

According to Mike Stewart of Bark River, it is nearly impossible to patent a design, there has been too much variation over the years.

Spyderco makes a big deal about the “spyder hole”. Problem is that there are knives that are 200 years old that have an opening hole in the blade.

A few years ago, a European university student published a paper on the net showing opening holes in knife blades that were rectangles, squares, triangles and other shapes from museaums in europe.

Spyderco ignored that and got a trademark that only applies to a perfectly round hole. None of the ancient knives in european museaums are perfectly round. They were cut with chisels, not modern drill bits.

Well said.

It has a great price/performance ratio.

I have that Bee and aside from the similar blade shape, it is not very close to a BM. The handle is too short, the lock is different, the steel is different etc.

I also own several real BMs including Oborne Axis models which are my favs. I have been carrying a 921s Switchback everyday at work for the past 8 years. It was $140 new and is one of the few $100+ knives that was worth every penny and then some. It was a bargain because of the quality. Nothing compares to a good BM Axis lock. If you want something really good for serious use, pay for it.

I have a lot of knives (and lights) that are not for “serious” use, those I tend to bargain shop for. The Ganzo 710 is really an amazing copy of the BM. I owned the real deal BM version and the Ganzo is one heck of a good clone. For 1/10th the price, it is a great way to test of designs without spending your retirement fund.

Any use I would have for this or any other knife would not be a “serious” use how it’s the Benchmade 940 (green) specificly that I like the looks of and not the 950 (Gonzo 710).

As an aside, I’d be interested in knowing about any green G10 knives out there. I love the look of the green G10 used in the SRM 604.

the tenacious, resilience etc. are made in china, and it is very hard to believe how great they are for the price. still not quite on a par with us, japan,etc. spydies, but great knives.
on topic, look for a land 962. i am almost positive that land and sanrenmu are one and the same. i read that the land 962 has been discontinued, but last time i checked they were still available on the bay in the $20 usd range. it is very similar in style to what you are looking for, but not a fake or even clone, more of a homage. it has an axis lock. the one i had was, no exaggeration, at least as good as either of two benchmade grips i’ve owned.

Also, Enlan and Bee.

probably by now you all know about this series of videos that a guy posted comparing some budget knives, including a ganzo 704:

i’d say that’s some serious use (not saying all ganzos are the same). I’ve watched videos of destruction tests carried out on both expensive and budgets knives and results were not always as money-driven-logics would suggest. Yes, there are differences, but sometimes it’s just a matter of aesthetics, a “perceived-quality” which might or might not be actual. When we talk about certain quality level (and most srm’s seem to be there), i’d like to know which are the real differences. Check the videos about the Chris Reeve Project and the Green Beret (http://www.youtube.com/user/KnifeTestsNoss?feature=watch). They break faster than some other much cheaper knives they tested (don’t know why but they removed most of the videos they had, or maybe they changed the account…). >300 bucks knives… and they break after some serious torture, which btw we don’t usually do on our knives. BM’s, Spyderco’s… are reported to fail in occasions too. Physics apply the same way to cheap and expensive knives. As Steve pointed out earlier, knife designs haven’t changed that much in a loooooong time, and material good knives use nowadays are not that different. Fancy steels may have some advantages …sometimes. Bronze washers too… but they’re not 50 bucks each. People refer usually to the warranty, but i’m talking now exclusively about product, not about company. Speedsix, i’m honestly interested in your opinion and experience with those expensive folders. What makes them so superior (i mean, to make worth those extra >$100)? I’ve check some, but just in the store. I don’t think i’ll ever buy one of them.

enlan and bee also. all four brands, at least the ones i’ve had, are good quality knives, especially for the price.
as for knife destruction/torture tests, i’ve seen a few and take them with a grain of salt. if someone wants to break or destroy a knife by doing ridiculous things with it, it is certainly possible, regardless of the knife. i don’t see any real world value in most of these tests at all.
in general, more comfortable ergonomics, lighter weight, better blade steel, lack of blade play/solid lock-up, warranty, customer service and resale value are all things that you get with better knife brands.

that you can get an exceptional example of a “lesser” brand, or a no-so-exceptional example of a better regarded brand. however, if you do get a bad example of a solid brand knife the odds are good that the company will make it right. i’ve been very very pleased with the customer service/warranty of buck, crk, kershaw/zt and spyderco for example, and that type of experience is something that gives you confidence in the company and their products.

I am a long time knife lover. The fact is, most knives are pretty good today. Just like you can get a heck of a nice flashlight for $20 or so, you can get a bunch of really good knives for much less than you woukd have to pay 20 years ago.

There isn’t really any point in ever spending more than $150 or so on a folder. You start to get into deminishing returns rather fast past $100. You get what you pay for up to a certain point with a few exceptions where you get more or less up to around the $100-150 area. Past that, you are paying for special interest features like autos, super strong locks, super steel, exotic materials and so on. The Benchmade in the OP is $100-150 and is about as good as a knife gets. Well made and has good materials and a top notch design.

What speedsix said.

BTW, another nice thing about BM knives is that you will rarely lose money on one if you have to sell it, unless you really beat the heck out of it. I have 3 BM’s and all three are worth more than what I paid for them about 5 years ago.

Of course you aren’t going to lose money with SRM knives either since you won’t have any money into them in the first place :slight_smile:

If you’re not using knives for hunting or killing people :slight_smile: it’s mainly about looks and ergonomics anyway.