Benchmade Claymore OTF disassembled, assessed and reassembled. Plus a surprise knife.

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5 ай бұрын

In this video I’m getting inside the Claymore OTF, newest Benchmade Auto knife to enter the EDC space.
There’s also a surprise: a glimpse into my life-long obsession with automatic knives.
Disclaimer: this video is for entertainment purposes only! Performing the disassembly shown in this video is easy, but the reassembly is nearly impossible! Don’t attempt this at home or you may experience an embarrassing moment when shipping a baggie of parts to Benchmade, without a warranty coverage, voided by You.

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@CuttingBoardRx 5 ай бұрын

Hopefully you’ll find this excursion into the world of Benchmade overthinking and overpricing useful and an excursion into my obsession entertaining!

@sub-par-shooter 5 ай бұрын

That knife that was gifted to you is awesome. The fact that it was made in a prison with limited resources and had to be made in secret makes it even more impressive.

@CuttingBoardRx 4 ай бұрын

I think if it was recreated with modern components, it would be a hit!

@jays8662 5 ай бұрын

I think I would prefer the gulag knife over that claymore. Keep the videos coming, great content as always.

@CuttingBoardRx 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Keep spreading the word, the more subs small channels get, the less mental garbage will be spreading from so called “influencers”

@ElCapAddict 5 ай бұрын

That is the first time I’ve seen the springs hidden under a plate and pinned to the button. That gulag knife is quite good for what I imagine would be very rudimentary tool access. Thanks!

@CuttingBoardRx 5 ай бұрын

The Shootout has a similar design except it’s not pinned to the switch.

@rayjensen8794 3 ай бұрын

Hey Mr. CBR, first off this video was very informative. That you so much. As far as the Russian prison knife. I’ve owned probably 15+ over my years as a collector. The hole on the blade was almost certainly for a swinging guard that was very prevalent on the Russian prison knives. If you would like some reference photos I would be happy to send them to you.

@CuttingBoardRx 3 ай бұрын

Sure thing, the email address is in the channel description. Thanks!

@rayjensen8794 3 ай бұрын

@@CuttingBoardRx I’ve sent some reference photos to your email! I also somehow managed to lose one of the locking tab springs… so I’ll be looking for that

@21_Cabbage_ 5 ай бұрын

An interesting video. Thanks for sharing. I can never understand your opening though. Hi knife people both lady and gentlemen?

@CuttingBoardRx 5 ай бұрын

I’m saying “Hi there, knife people! Hello Lady and Gentlemen” Is your hearing ok? You’re the first person to hear this wrong 😆

@21_Cabbage_ 5 ай бұрын

"Lady" being singular throws off the parallelism, but I guess that's the joke. I have kin still in Tolyatti Russia.@@CuttingBoardRx

@John-rambo84 5 ай бұрын

This or the livewire??

@CuttingBoardRx 5 ай бұрын

Definitely Livewire, my pref. tanto. Watch my content: Torture Testing Kershaw Livewire Tanto and CBR Tribute to Joe X channel. kzfaq.infoFGDexKhVoEk?feature=share Can an OTF Automatic knife survive abuse? Newest Kershaw Livewire field-test and real-world review. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zs1pdsJz1c6wqac.html

@shawnlavigne9069 5 ай бұрын

Grivory or noryl gtx?

@CuttingBoardRx 5 ай бұрын

Grivory

@mel87123 5 ай бұрын

I don't think there is anyone brave enough to deliberately send you knives for testing🤣

@CuttingBoardRx 5 ай бұрын

Hah! Just 10 short years back Benchmade used to show destructive tests of their own on KZfaq. They allowed the pre-George BHQ channel to test their knives in harsh conditions outdoors.

@elde667 5 ай бұрын

Very interesting and educational. Thank you.

@CuttingBoardRx 5 ай бұрын

@@elde667 glad you enjoyed it!

@JT--XL365 2 ай бұрын

the materials the claymores are made are minimal at best then the price tag they put on it is ridiculous, do better benchmade

@CuttingBoardRx 2 ай бұрын

CPM D2 is an excellent steel, it is 3x tougher than ingot D2, as I showed in several tests/videos.

@xxxrobxxxzombiexxx 2 ай бұрын

big ask but could you get the dimensions of the tiny retainer springs on the sides? i lost one can't find it anywhere after it shot across the room and I don't want to beg benchmade to take it in for repairs.

@CuttingBoardRx 2 ай бұрын

The two springs are identical so if you only lost one, you could measure the other. Also, I lost a spring out of the Shootout and was able to make one out of a mechanical pencil spring by unwinding it first and then rewinding it over the shank of an undersized drill bit. As long as it fits into the recess on the gate it should be fine.