New Knife Completion: MCK 630 Skirmish number 7

Introducing the 7th Benchmade Skirmish to come through my shop.  This knife now boasts some mechanical as well as aesthetic improvements over the factory produced Benchmade Skirmish.  The plain Benchmade Skirmish is an excellent knife in it's own right despite it's discontinuation, but there are room for improvements.  I added overlaid scales made of silver twill G10, a very rare and expensive material, which incorporate an over travel stop on the lockbar side and a pivot protector.  This prevents the pivot from being scratched and loosening over time as well as protecting your lockbar from damage due to hyper extension.  In addition I've added a custom fabricated backspacer made of MoonGlow, a blue/green material that glows in the dark, and a custom made blue anodized "dragon's wing" pocket clip.

The frame has been jeweled and anodized blue.  Jeweling is a process that I will write more about later in a detailed shop writeup, but it creates a nice swirling pattern on the frame akin to a polish.  It's very time consuming and difficult to do evenly, which is why it's not very common on custom knives and almost unheard of on all but the finest production knives.  The frame is anodized blue and satin finished silver on the interior.  I've added my custom maker's mark on the inside of the frame as to not detract from the outward appearance and beauty of the knife (too many logo's look cheesy in my opinion).  On the locking side the knife has been given silver drilled "Comet" accents to enhance its looks further.

Over 10 hours of work went into the customization of this knife, from the frame to the scales to the pocket clip and backspacer.  It's truly one of a kind.  This knife IS available for purchase, the cost is 450$ plus shipping CONUS.