@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?
My Sanrenmu Izula alternatives the SRM S628 and the 7130. The handle of the S628 is as good as it gets but the 7130 will get a similar paracord wrap sooner or later.