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Posted: 2/21/2019 4:49:32 PM EST
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Benchmade's "official post" on their FB page is over 5000 comments. From my browsing, about 99% are negative. I've already seen a FB post by a smaller knife dealer where they said "we stock and sell knives from many manufacturers but none of them consult with us before doing something stupid". I bet the dealers are starting to worry about all the Benchmade stock they have on hand. Benchmade enforces MAP for dealers, so it's not like you can use discounts to move them... Everybody dumping them at dealer cost depresses the value of the brand. If $150 knives are being sold for say $80 on clearance, there is a disincentive for remaining dealers to get anywhere near MSRP. Plus neckbeards will scoop em up and sell em on fleabay. The perception of value of the line has just been shot to hell. Nobody will pay full retail again. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 4:50:10 PM EST
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He's an idiot to begin with, I don't know why anybody would watch him. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Looks like Wranglestar is coming to their defense regarding donating to Wyden. Doesn't address the other politicians  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwYuLJCOZ4II bet he is making money from Benchmade is some way or form. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 4:51:50 PM EST
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20 years of EDC a BM knife ....DOWN THE DRAIN ...FUCK !!!!!
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Posted: 2/21/2019 4:51:52 PM EST
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More of a shameless shill than idiot IMO. I bet he is making money from Benchmade is some way or form. 
again he looks like a lesbian with a "can I speak to the manager" haircut. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 4:54:06 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tcj2-pfcj7w/hqdefault.jpg again he looks like a lesbian with a "can I speak to the manager" haircut. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 4:54:13 PM EST
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According to PoliceOne Oregon City PD has 28 officers.
The "chief" of a 28 member department and his leftist aspirations/anti-gun stunts exposed the leftist leadership of Benchmade. If they weren't anti-gun leftists I would think the other knifemakers piling on was unseemly. However, BM leadership are anti-gun leftists so I am highly entertained. 
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Posted: 2/21/2019 4:54:34 PM EST
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More of a shameless shill than idiot IMO. I bet he is making money from Benchmade is some way or form. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Looks like Wranglestar is coming to their defense regarding donating to Wyden. Doesn't address the other politicians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwYuLJCOZ4II bet he is making money from Benchmade is some way or form.  I blocked his channel after a couple more like that.
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Posted: 2/21/2019 4:59:51 PM EST
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Looks like Wranglestar is coming to their defense regarding donating to Wyden. Doesn't address the other politicians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwYuLJCOZ4IFBM. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:00:28 PM EST
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Well shit. Now I feel bad for even suggesting it.  Quote HistoryQuoted:
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No. Warren Osborne is my favorite designer, and it pains me that most (all?) of his production designs are Benchmade knives, and while I'm currently making folders with a lock that works like an axis (the patent expired), and similar blade profiles, I don't believe producing a direct copy is ethical. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:00:43 PM EST
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Tell me more ... Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: No, they aren't. Tomkins owned S&W. Paid 112 million dollars for it. Made a single dumb agreement with Cuomo and Clinton. Gun owners were notified (NRA was primary on this) and Tomkins ended up selling S&W to Saf-T-Hammer for pennies on the dollar. Tomkins lost (not made, LOST) 67 million real dollars in about a year. Their company was purchased from them by a Canadian concern shortly afterward. I can't lay it out any more simply and yet I'd be willing to bet you still aren't capable of simply saying "er, ok...I was wrong." The legends of "Black Friday" were still spoken of when I was there, mostly by the old timers. That was shortly after the company was sold and they laid off more than half the workforce at the Springfield plant. Guys with 10, 15 and 20 years on were let go. They wiped out entire departments on black friday. No one was safe. So much was done in house back then and entire departments like the wood shop for grips and stocks and such were let go. I'm unsure with what went on across the highway at the Shooting Sports Center and S&W Academy at the timeframe. I think this was when the cafeteria staff were let go. The legends about the food being great down below (the cafeteria is in the basement lower level of the main building you see from roosevelt ave) were told. The caf was run by an outside company when i was there and it was absolute shit |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:01:23 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tcj2-pfcj7w/hqdefault.jpg again he looks like a lesbian with a "can I speak to the manager" haircut. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:07:50 PM EST
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https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tcj2-pfcj7w/hqdefault.jpg again he looks like a lesbian with a "can I speak to the manager" haircut. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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More of a shameless shill than idiot IMO. I bet he is making money from Benchmade is some way or form. again he looks like a lesbian with a "can I speak to the manager" haircut. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:16:17 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tcj2-pfcj7w/hqdefault.jpg again he looks like a lesbian with a "can I speak to the manager" haircut. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:16:53 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is true. I've said before in other threads that I was an employee of smith and wesson for close to 10 years up until 2015 when I quit to move to Florida. The legends of "Black Friday" were still spoken of when I was there, mostly by the old timers. That was shortly after the company was sold and they laid off more than half the workforce at the Springfield plant. Guys with 10, 15 and 20 years on were let go. They wiped out entire departments on black friday. No one was safe. So much was done in house back then and entire departments like the wood shop for grips and stocks and such were let go. I'm unsure with what went on across the highway at the Shooting Sports Center and S&W Academy at the timeframe. I think this was when the cafeteria staff were let go. The legends about the food being great down below (the cafeteria is in the basement lower level of the main building you see from roosevelt ave) were told. The caf was run by an outside company when i was there and it was absolute shit |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:17:01 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks for trying I can't get it to work either. Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks for trying I can't get it to work either. Quoted: I have no idea how to do it either. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:19:50 PM EST
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Can we hit 50 pages?
ETA: Not even 24 hours yet
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:20:34 PM EST
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So where do I sell my autos and spring assisted Adamas, Purdue, Griptillian and Vallation since EBay doesnt let you? Want to raise funds for buying knives from 2nd amendment supporting companies?
Normally I'd list them here but that seems counter productive now. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:23:31 PM EST
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So where do I sell my autos and spring assisted Adamas, Purdue, Griptillian and Vallation since EBay doesnt let you? Want to raise funds for buying knives from 2nd amendment supporting companies? Normally I'd list them here but that seems counter productive now. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:24:12 PM EST
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Interesting Anecdote: On the phone with my FFL right now about something unrelated and I asked him if he's heard anything about Benchmade today.
Was kinda surprised. He took his Benchmade display down and is selling his display BMs to his employees at cost. He's not sure about what he's going to do with his backstock, but he doesn't want a giant Benchmade sign over his knife case. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:25:22 PM EST
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Can we hit 50 pages? ETA: Not even 24 hours yet |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:26:05 PM EST
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Interesting Anecdote: On the phone with my FFL right now about something unrelated and I asked him if he's heard anything about Benchmade today. Was kinda surprised. He took his Benchmade display down and is selling his display BMs to his employees at cost. He's not sure about what he's going to do with his backstock, but he doesn't want a giant Benchmade sign over his knife case. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:28:20 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tcj2-pfcj7w/hqdefault.jpg again he looks like a lesbian with a "can I speak to the manager" haircut. 
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:28:33 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Good for him! |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:31:53 PM EST
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Looks like Wranglestar is coming to their defense regarding donating to Wyden. Doesn't address the other politicians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwYuLJCOZ4IThen yammers on for 15 minutes in their defense before ending with “you’re just as bad as a liberal if you boycott BM over this” Yeah, fuck that guy |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:32:21 PM EST
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I wonder how long this will last. Nobody talks about Leatherman and their shit political alliances anymore. This feels similar. But Leatherman is still selling stuff as a lot of people have forgotten. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:35:25 PM EST
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How a company that has such high visibility in most gunshops could support leftist anti-gun politicians was a paradox that sooner or later had to blow the company to smithereens.
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:37:25 PM EST
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So did BM ever respond to this fiasco?
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:37:44 PM EST
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I dunno. He's got a lot of cash sunk in backstock. I might be trying to sell 'em before word spreads too much. Even hard core gunnies will understand if you cut them to slim margins just to get out from under them. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Good for him! He may gain most of that back in gun sales with a little marketing |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:42:22 PM EST
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Multitools are a smaller niche and they make good ones. There are a lot of knife manufacturers and Benchmade doesn't do anything special. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I wonder how long this will last. Nobody talks about Leatherman and their shit political alliances anymore. This feels similar. But Leatherman is still selling stuff as a lot of people have forgotten. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:42:37 PM EST
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Can we hit 50 pages? ETA: Not even 24 hours yet |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:42:40 PM EST
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I love the blur, I have two of them and have been wanting to pick up one of the S30v models. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Kershaw Blur inbound as of this afternoon, seems my list of possible contenders was culled a bit after yesterday... https://kershaw.kaiusaltd.com/images/uploads/products/1048/1670s30v_profile_1020x400.png Will continue to support a company that makes quality products and stands on "my" side of the fight for the God given right of self defense. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:43:29 PM EST
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I sincerely hope this works out as well for them as it did Gander Mountain and Dicks.
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:46:19 PM EST
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I have two older Leatherman multitools that I love. I have not purchased any since the infamous shitstorm. If I needed another one I'd look at the current offerings from other companies first. If none of those appeared satisfactory I'd spend some time on the secondary market. All of that said, while I'm willing to go out of my way to not give Leatherman money, if right now I was on travel and needed a multitool I'd head into a big box store and buy a new Leatherman. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I wonder how long this will last. Nobody talks about Leatherman and their shit political alliances anymore. This feels similar. But Leatherman is still selling stuff as a lot of people have forgotten. I have a couple of old ones myself, one that lives in my work tool pouch. Not the type to destroy or throw out my property to protest but you can bet your ass I will never buy another one. No fanfare, no nasty letters, I simply express my displeasure with my wallet. Sadly it seems like the "do not buy" list gets longer by the day as more and more companies put virtue signaling ahead of profit. Just makes no sense to me, especially when your customer base is made up of people who's rights you oppose. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:47:43 PM EST
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So where do I sell my autos and spring assisted Adamas, Purdue, Griptillian and Vallation since EBay doesnt let you? Want to raise funds for buying knives from 2nd amendment supporting companies? Normally I'd list them here but that seems counter productive now. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:48:46 PM EST
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Spends 2 minutes explaining how he has no connection, can’t possibly be a shill, and even gave them a negative review...... Then yammers on for 15 minutes in their defense before ending with “you’re just as bad as a liberal if you boycott BM over this” Yeah, fuck that guy Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Looks like Wranglestar is coming to their defense regarding donating to Wyden. Doesn't address the other politicians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwYuLJCOZ4IThen yammers on for 15 minutes in their defense before ending with “you’re just as bad as a liberal if you boycott BM over this” Yeah, fuck that guy |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:49:16 PM EST
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I dunno. He's got a lot of cash sunk in backstock. I might be trying to sell 'em before word spreads too much. Even hard core gunnies will understand if you cut them to slim margins just to get out from under them. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Good for him! That way he doesn't get hosed on the inventory he's stuck with and is kind of a fuck you to BM. Or sell them for the going rate and send the profits to pro 2A groups in Oregon.
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:50:49 PM EST
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My next knife purchase...
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:52:30 PM EST
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Same looking to rid of my black griptilian. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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So where do I sell my autos and spring assisted Adamas, Purdue, Griptillian and Vallation since EBay doesnt let you? Want to raise funds for buying knives from 2nd amendment supporting companies? Normally I'd list them here but that seems counter productive now.
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:53:18 PM EST
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Why can't you sell them on eBay? |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:53:44 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @THR-Thumper If he can't return them to BM then he should offer them up for sale at cost with the purchase of a firearm. That way he doesn't get hosed on the inventory he's stuck with and is kind of a fuck you to BM. Or sell them for the going rate and send the profits to pro 2A groups in Oregon. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:54:02 PM EST
[#41]
Bitchmade
Coming soon to a Walmart near you! |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:54:20 PM EST
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Quote HistoryYour first Para?
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:54:49 PM EST
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In for the new knife ideas...I vote with wallet. Hate to see the workers hurt by this, they are 10 miles south of me. However, we are the states largest manufacturing business and we're hiring...Come on over folks.
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Posted: 2/21/2019 5:59:00 PM EST
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Government destroying privately held guns. I'm never ok with this. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Government destroying privately held guns. I'm never ok with this. Or are you assuming this? If they're crime-related guns, guns turned in for destruction, etc, they aren't "privately held guns". Quoted:
You're just forgetting most of us disagree with a lot of what you consider "very normal part of law enforcement." |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 6:01:58 PM EST
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In for the new knife ideas...I vote with wallet. Hate to see the workers hurt by this, they are 10 miles south of me. However, we are the states largest manufacturing business and we're hiring...Come on over folks. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 6:03:09 PM EST
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I thought assisted opening were fine just no autos Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Why can't you sell them on eBay? |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 6:04:05 PM EST
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In for the new knife ideas...I vote with wallet. Hate to see the workers hurt by this, they are 10 miles south of me. However, we are the states largest manufacturing business and we're hiring...Come on over folks. $150 shipped. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 6:05:09 PM EST
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Emerson
https://www.instagram.com/p/BuJldmalG3u/ |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 6:05:10 PM EST
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In for the new knife ideas...I vote with wallet. Hate to see the workers hurt by this, they are 10 miles south of me. However, we are the states largest manufacturing business and we're hiring...Come on over folks. Buck 110 Slim Folding Hunter (classic folding hunter with micarta scales) ZT, Kershaw or Cold Steel, but you'd need to ask someone who buys those brands Plenty of good options out there for a quality folding knife that's not a Benchmade. |
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Posted: 2/21/2019 6:05:18 PM EST
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It boggles my mind that there is any distinction or restriction on knives. |
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