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the warranty limited lifetime warranty benchmade knife company inc benchmade warrants to the original owner that this knife will be free from defects in materials and workmanship benchmade will without charge repair or replace at benchmade s option any knife returned for warranty work and found to be defective by benchmade the knife must be shipped by owner prepaid and insured freight together with a description of the problem and must be accompanied by the original bill of sale your charge or credit card receipt or any satisfactory proof of the original date of purchase from a retail dealer any automatic knife returned for warranty service from outside of oregon must also include a copy of the owner s active police or military identification or be returned through the authorized benchmade dealer from whom the knife was originally purchased no exceptions will be made the purchase use and ownership of knives is subject to a wide variety of local laws and regulations it is impossible for benchmade knife company to know or interpret all of these laws it is the responsibility of the buyer to be aware of the laws which govern them in their specific area wherever that may be we encourage the responsible ownership and use of knives as one of mankinds oldest tools be smart and be safe shipping of automatic knives all automatic knives shipped by benchmade will be done via the following couriers ups fedex etc and cannot be shipped through the u.s postal service also please note that all returns of automatic knives must be shipped via alternate couriers ups fedex etc this in accordance with the policies of the u.s postal service thank you are benchmade assist open knives legal the way that the benchmade assist opener knives are designed and built they are not considered an automatic or switchblade under federal interpretations the optimiser® and new nitroustm assist mechanisms must be initiated with the user manually overcoming the pull of the torsion bar or split liner systems to activate the assist function this is done through the use manually or physically having to engage the blade first before opening and as an added safety feature the benchmade assist openers must have their blades rotated open to an approximately 20 to 30-degree open angle before the assist engages this eliminates the need and complication of a secondary safety mechanism even though the benchmade assist opener models are not classified as automatics or switchblades it is still recommended that the user research and verify the legalities in their own specific areas knife laws and regulations are subject to local interpretations and may change frequently you may also contact the american knife and tool institute akti for assistance or you can choose to become a member and help to protect your knife freedoms www.akti.org the following are trademarks of benchmade knife company inc oregon city oregon usa brag bag blue lube blue morpho instigator rukus skirmish · the following are registered trademarks of benchmade knife company inc oregon city oregon usa benchmade activator ambush apparition ares axis balisong butterfly logo benchkote bk benchmite bilt bolted in-line tang bk1 bt2 comboedge gamer gravitator griptilian indraft juju levitator lifesharp monochrome nimravus offsider opportunist optimiser outbounder pika presidio prestigedges rant reflex resistor sequel snipe stryker switchback · note we reserve the right to make any design and/or material modifications without prior notice · benchmade products are manufactured under one or more of the following patents safety lock for automatic folding knife u.s patent no 5,822,866 blade lock mechanism for folding knife modified locking liner u.s patent no 5,755,035 pocket knife with lock axis lock u.s patent no 5,737,841 folding knife design stryker model u.s patent no d408,706 knife blade design stryker model u.s patent no d409,070 folding knife with grooved handle design model 350 3550 u.s patent no d397,017 grooved knife handle design 350 3550 u.s patent no d397,020 folding knife design ascent model u.s patent no d385,173 knife design design ascent model u.s patent no d384,871 portion of a blade for a knife design pardue model 720 knife u.s patent no d426,132 knife blade design model 140/145 u.s patent no d425,389 knife handle design model 705 u.s patent no d428,789 other patents pending this warranty covers replacement parts and labor this warranty does not cover normal wear resharpening of the blade damage caused by neglect misuse or the failure to perform normal or necessary maintenance disassembly of any knife by any person other than benchmade s warranty department or shipping costs for returned knives do not use your new knife as a screwdriver prybar chisel or punch do not throw your knife or use it for any purpose other than cutting do not disassemble your knife do not sharpen your knife on a power grinding wheel any of these acts will void your warranty minimum charge to reassemble a knife when the warranty has been voided is $20 plus parts repair or replacement as provided under this warranty is the exclusive remedy of the consumer benchmade shall not be liable for any incidental reliance or consequential damages or breach of implied warranty on this product including any damage to person or property benchmade s liability under any circumstances is limited to the purchase price some states do not allow exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you this warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state this knife has only one use as a cutting tool benchmade s knives carry no warranty except as expressly contained herein benchmade disclaims all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose other than for use as a cutting tool there are no warranties which extend beyond the description contained herein please review the warranty information and proper knife care instructions provided with each knife what is covered what is not covered ordering of automatic knives automatic knives are available for sale in oregon state all orders for automatic knives must be on departmental purchase order or letterhead with wording to the effect that the knives will be used as duty items all orders for automatic knives must be faxed or mailed we cannot accept phone orders for automatic knives the sales of automatic knives is federally regulated refer to catalog inside cover for federal statutes always check permissibility within your state or locality as non-federal personnel may be precluded from ownership or use by state laws no exceptions will be made benchmade.com 43

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