Benchmade Knives Emerson 970/CQC-7, ATS-34 Tanto, Textured Black G10, 970.

New/Old stock Item.  The knife is LNIB, the box itself is at 70% condition. Minor showroom marks on pocket clip.

This New Old Stock (NOS) Benchmade 970 is a legendary artifact of tactical cutlery history, representing the monumental collaboration between Benchmade and Ernest Emerson. Often credited with igniting the "tactical folder" revolution of the 1990s, this CQC-7 design features the iconic Chisel-Ground Tanto blade crafted from ATS-34 stainless steel—the elite Japanese performance alloy of the era. As an uncirculated find from the original production run, it remains in excellent condition, boasting the original factory-satin finish and the aggressively textured Black G-10 handle scales that defined professional-grade duty knives for a generation.