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I'm /k/ and don't like what Benchmade did, but it's hard for me to criticize the product end of the company. My 940 has been beat to shit and and it still works fine, and the one that sealed the deal for me was when they rebuilt my 10-year-old 975 (pre-Emerson Super CQC-7, pic related) for free. I don't mean sharpened or repaired, I mean rebuilt. They took the knife and milled out the liners and scales to use different fasteners for more strength. That's some hardcore customer service.
I also had a great CS experience with Spyderco when they gave me a whole new knife at no charge, but the reason they did that was because an $80 wore out in a couple years of average use in the first place. I haven't seen anything from them I'd trust as much as BM's locking system.