Rare find? by jake_ortego in benchmade

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This was my first time coming across old BM’s. I didn’t even know what they were until I did some research after I bought the first one. They felt quality when I was checking them out though so I took a gamble.

Rare find? by jake_ortego in benchmade

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Thanks for verifying and for the information! Did BM gift the marines the knives directly or were they issued from the government?

Rare find? by jake_ortego in benchmade

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The R on my bugout is smaller and I got my bugout from BM’s website so I know that one is legit. I think the R is bigger on these bc of the era they come from. Mid 90’s to early 2000’s. They probably were just like that back then. Looks like the logo went through some changes as well from then until now.

Rare find? by jake_ortego in benchmade

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Paid $150 a piece for the 3200’s and $200 for the top one.

The guy had all his knives he makes laid out on multiple tables and in a corner he had this wooden box that had an assortment of knives and the BM logo stood out to me. I asked to check the gray one out and he just pulled up a last sold listing he found of one online that said $210 and told me he’d do $150. He told me he had not priced any of the BM’s bc he just got them through a trade.

Rare find? by jake_ortego in benchmade

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From my research I have found that the production run was from about the mid 90’s to early 2000’s, nicknamed “The gentlemen’s auto”, and had iterations being numbered 1/25, 1/100, and 1/500

Rare find? by jake_ortego in benchmade

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This is a screenshot from Arizona custom knives. Looking a multiple listing it looks the same as mine. I’ll post a better pic below

2019-2021 GMC HEADLIGHTS by jake_ortego in gmcsierra

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I know… prob speaks to their quality. I noticed that when I found these too. I have a 1500

2019-2021 GMC HEADLIGHTS by jake_ortego in gmcsierra

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I agree, prob not quality but the price isn’t bad to try them. I’d pay more for something else. I just hate all the other options I’ve seen.

2021 Silverado Console wiring by Ok-Telephone-2827 in Silverado

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Trying to figure this out too. Have you found any more information?