Benchmade Knives

Benchmade Knife Company Wins 2010 Knife of the Year

Model 741 Onslaught Captures Second Straight Knife of the Year Award

July 26, 2010, OREGON CITY, Ore. – The Shooting Industry Academy of

Excellence presented its 2010 Knife of the Year Award to Benchmade Knife Company for the model 741 Onslaught™. The awards were presented at the Shooting Industry Masters event on July 23rd in Grand Island, Nebraska.

“Benchmade is honored to receive such a prestigious award and be recognized for our American-made products and high-quality manufacturing,” says Les de Asis, CEO and Founder of Benchmade Knife Company.

The 741 Onslaught features Benchmade’s patented AXIS® Locking Mechanism, contoured G10 handle scales with 420J stainless steel liners, and 154CM stainless steel blade. The knife was designed by renowned custom knife maker, Bob Lum. For more information on the 741 Onslaught, please visit: products 741

Benchmade has now won Knife of the Year twice in the past two years and ten times since 1998. Previous Benchmade Knife of the Year winners include 585 Mini-Barrage® (2009), 610 Rukus® (2006), 425 Gravitator® (2005), 921 Switchback® (2003), 556 Mini-Griptilian® (2002), 690 Elishewitz (2001), 720 Mel Pardue (2000), 710 McHenry & Williams (1999), and the 910 Stryker® (1998).

Benchmade are the finest knives made in USA and among the finest knives made anywhere in the world. We sell only Benchmade.

LIFESHARP®

There’s never a dull moment with a Benchmade… That’s right! We will gladly re-sharpen your Benchmade knife to a factory razor sharp edge (service does not apply to any serrated portion of the blade). If you prefer us to sharpen your blade, or if you may have neglected to maintain your edge for a while, simply ship your knife to us. We’ll not only sharpen it, but we will also inspect the knife for any warranted repairs and “tune” the knife for optimum performance. Simply ship the knife to the Benchmade address, postage paid and insured. Please enclose your return shipping address with $5.00 for first knife and $2.50 for each additional knife, to cover handling and return shipping charges.

Note: Any automatic knife returned for Warranty or LifeSharp service from outside of Oregon must also include either a signed copy of the “Auto Knife Opening Acknowledgement Form”, your web account username if you have already accepted the AKO Acknowledgement, or be returned through an authorized Benchmade dealer. No exceptions will be made.

MAIL TO

LifeSharp
300 Beavercreek Rd
Oregon City, OR 97045

Questions can be directed to 800.800.7427 or, please use the online contact form” .

Print and send with your knife(s):  LifeSharp Service Form
If an automatic knife, also include  AKO Acknowledgement Form