Really just an upgrade of sorts. Apart from my first S30V RSK Mk 1, one of my favorite knives for EDC is a Benchmade 940. My first BM940 came with a 154CM blade, and my second came with S30V and a Titanium handle. The latest is a BM940-1 with an S90V blade an carbon fiber handle. This will probably be my last 940.

I carry my first 940 more often than the others because it’s just too hard to retire an excellent knife. The patina on the blade and scuff marks on the anodized aluminum give it character. It’s difficult to put an old friend in a drawer. That said, S90V and CF was too hard to pass by.