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Benchmade Mel Pardue Design 3000 Automatic ~ Vintage
$175.00
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BENCHMADE 3000 MEL PARDUE ~ Vintage
BENCHMADE 3000 MEL PARDUE design automatic knife. measures about 5 1/4" closed an 9" open. Satin finish blade is marked BENCHMADE USA with a picture of a Butterfly that says BALI SONG inside.(Early Benchmade). The back of the blade is marked MEL PARDUE DESIGN. The frame is black aluminum with gray rubberized inserts. It has the original owners initials on the clip side on the handle, tastefully done, as not to take away from the knife. The knife has been slightly used, some marks on blade, edge and handle , SEE ALL PHOTOS.
- Condition is excellent to near mint
- No box
NKCA Grading system
MINT: A factory fresh knife, absolutely original as it came from the manufacturer, not carried or sharpened, a perfect knife.
NEAR MINT: A new knife that has seen sometimes, show some slight carry or shop wear, blades snap perfectly, handles show no cracks.
EXCELLENT: Shows no more than 10% blade wear, handles are sound, no cracks, blades snap good.
VERY GOOD: About 25% blade wear, slight cracks in handles, may have one lazy blade, stamping clearly visible to the naked eye, no blades changed or repaired.
FAIR: 50% blade wear, blades lazy, cracks and chips in handles, handles replaced with same type, blades repaired, stampings faint but readable with a glass.
POOR: Blades very worn, handles bad or missing, blades have been replaced with the same type, reading of the stamp is almost impossible, even with a glass, good mostly only for parts.
