armoredman
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I found a Benchmade Auto Stryker left in a locker I was using. Called the person who had that locker last, and they swore they hadn't left anything in it. It was shoved in a corner where it was VERY hard to see, and I found it completely by accident, so it could have been there a long time.
I don't have a picture here to post, but picture an Auto Stryker - now abuse it. The previous owner used the hilt as a hammer once or eighteen times, and it has plenty of character wear, as well as scratches on the blade, (anodizing? Paint? What is that finish?) from plenty of hard use. The blade has a couple of small nicks near the tip, but it's still sharp. It was VERY slow opening, needed a little oil to smooth out and speed it back up to what I saw online. That part makes me wonder just how long it was sitting tucked away in that dark corner...Oh, yes, auto knives are completely legal down here - my favorite LGS has a display of $6 mini switchblades at the counter next to the register, one last piece of Chinese junk to buy on the way out.
So, long story short - would a regular local knife sharpener, a professional, be able to remove those nicks? I was looking at maybe having Benchmade do a kind of restore, but the website says original purchaser only, and automatic knives have to go through an authorized dealer, can't ship it myself. This is actually my second Benchmade, and the other one, a Resistor, was a gift, so seeing what they actually cost was quite a sticker shock - I had only been carrying a Leatherman before that gentleman gifted me the Resistor.
Just curious what real knife people would know.
I don't have a picture here to post, but picture an Auto Stryker - now abuse it. The previous owner used the hilt as a hammer once or eighteen times, and it has plenty of character wear, as well as scratches on the blade, (anodizing? Paint? What is that finish?) from plenty of hard use. The blade has a couple of small nicks near the tip, but it's still sharp. It was VERY slow opening, needed a little oil to smooth out and speed it back up to what I saw online. That part makes me wonder just how long it was sitting tucked away in that dark corner...Oh, yes, auto knives are completely legal down here - my favorite LGS has a display of $6 mini switchblades at the counter next to the register, one last piece of Chinese junk to buy on the way out.
So, long story short - would a regular local knife sharpener, a professional, be able to remove those nicks? I was looking at maybe having Benchmade do a kind of restore, but the website says original purchaser only, and automatic knives have to go through an authorized dealer, can't ship it myself. This is actually my second Benchmade, and the other one, a Resistor, was a gift, so seeing what they actually cost was quite a sticker shock - I had only been carrying a Leatherman before that gentleman gifted me the Resistor.
Just curious what real knife people would know.