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Benchmade 710
The Benchmade 710 Seven Ten is where the AXIS Lock began. In 1999, custom makers Bill McHenry and Jason Williams, a father and stepson team with watchmaking roots, brought their new lock to Benchmade, and the 710 was the knife designed to show it off. It earned Shooting Industry's Knife of the Year award that year, and the AXIS Lock went on to define Benchmade for the next quarter century. More than twenty five years later, the 710 is still the knife that started it.
Why the 710 Recurve Still Works
The 710 carries a 4 inch recurve drop point on .114 inch stock, 8.95 inches open and 4.98 closed. The gentle recurve pulls material into the edge on draw cuts, the long straight section handles push cuts, and a fine swedged tip handles detail work. Phosphor bronze bushings let the blade glide through its arc, and the AXIS Lock closes it with either hand without ever putting a finger in the blade path. It is a true full size folder, built for real cutting.
Benchmade 710 Anniversary Editions
The original 710 ran D2 on G10 scales. The anniversary editions bring it back on 6061-T6 aluminum. The 710-25 pairs black aluminum with a satin M390 blade on the next generation AXIS Lock, at 4.85 ounces. The 710FE-24 marks the lock's 25th anniversary with gray aluminum, FDE PVD hardware, and a CPM S90V blade under an FDE finish. Limited runs like these tend to sell through fast.
More McHenry and Williams Designs
McHenry and Williams went on to design more Benchmade classics, most notably the Infidel, the double action OTF dagger that became Benchmade's flagship out the front knife. If the 710 is the collector's AXIS folder, the Infidel is the same team's answer for duty carry.