Over 25 new Benchmades in the last 3 years and have had no issues at all. Bought a couple second hand off the BF Exchange. Sent them in for service and got amazing results from them.

The “cut out” before the ricasso looks a bit out of place.

You know you're gonna have a good birthday when Jeff uploads... Keep up the great work bro! Love the vids!

I edc the 940-1 with the carbon fiber and s90V steel. I found the pivot screw wanted to loosen; it was either way too tight and the action wasn't free, or it was too loose and would want to loosen more. I wondered if it was the shortness of the pivot screw, or just tolerances. I used a tiny bit of loctite, set the pivot to smooth action but no bladeplay, and haven't had any problems since. I love it and see why many say it's the perfect edc knife. It carries comfortably, is slim, strong, sharp, and lightweight in the pocket! : ) I also got to handle a Proxy once. I liked it. Rest In Peace Warren Osborne, you had many amazing knife designs. Keep up the great work, Jeff! Long time viewer : )

I have this model and I like it and did a video on it recommending it but I may need to do a new video after some more use that I've done with it. The frame lock cut out is very sharp when gripping tight.

In the last couple years, I've purchased 5 different 940s. I purchased one 940-1, where the blade wasn't centered, so I returned it. The next copy wasn't so bad, so I kept it. After using the S90v steel for a bit, I didn't like how difficult it was to get a polished edge, so I sold it and got the knifeworks exclusive 20cv version with blue/black g-10 scales. Again, the blade was so off center, it was rubbing the scale near the center of the spine, so I returned it. My second copy wasn't so bad. Finally, when I discovered the goinggear exclusive, I had to have that version. It was fine. The centering wasn't perfect, but it wasn't rubbing, so I've kept it. That has been my experience with their quality control in the last two years.

Love it. I have a Doug Ritter griptillian in M390 and I love it. Fantastic steel. Easy to sharpen and holds it forever. Gets super sharp. Thanks Jeff!!

I have a Benchmade Barrage in m390 and a Griptilian in 20cv. Both great blades with awesome retention

I lucked out, found 1 of the first 1000 in store, picked it up for around 240$ NIB. Best knife I've ever owned, extremely sharp, no issues to date with it as my edc knife.

I got my proxy right after they were released(still have it) carried it every day for a long time. Still to this day for whatever reason 20cv is still my favorite steel!!!

The reason for the $306 magic number is that Benchmade requires dealers to maintain its minimum advertised price of 85% of MSRP. $360 x 85% = $306.

Just got the Proxy, it's extremely awesome. In a way it resembles many features of my Kershaw Skyline, like the faux thumb studs, drop point stonewash, and generous use of G10. 10x better quality though, as expected from the price.

Great review!

I have to say, I HATE the choil placement. They should have put it at the end of the grind. It bothers me SO much.

Is the last knife he ever made with Benchmade before he died

I've never had a knife with 20cv but if it really is the same as 390 then it is an amazing steel. I have a Benchmade Contigo w 390 and it is hands down the best steel I've carried ever. It gets a hair popping edge with little effort and holds it pretty well. When it does dull just hit it up on a strop and the edge is back with a vengeance.

I have two mini grips in 20CV. One is a custom mini grip I ordered off benchmades site and the other is the grey and blue g10 model. This is my favorite steel. I accidently smacked the grey g10 model on one of my stainless steel coffee mugs when I was mindlessly playing with the axis lock. It put a noticable roll in the edge and I prepared to spend a good 30 to 40 minutes to sharpen it out. I have a delica in zdp 189 and it took about that long to sharpen it so I figured id buckle down and just do it. But it literally only took 5 minutes of sharpening to get the roll out and put a razor sharp edge on. It was pretty amazing. 20cv is supposed to have 30% more wear resistance than s30v. My benchmade proper in s30v took longer to sharpen than my minigrips in 20cv. They are worth every penny imo when considering they have good rust resistance too.

That sharpening choil is a big deal breaker...

It looks a lot like a strider, with that plung grind placement! I think it looks good!! Sweet benchmade! Look at it next to strider

"Lets do a cut test besides on my own body here" I lol'd so much, and you kept it rolling great!

I picked up a Proxy locally (Wichita Kansas) brand new for $212. At that price, I couldn't pass it up. I absolutely love the knife and CPM20CV. It takes a great edge and holds its sharpness. The price may be high for some, but the premium materials on this knife are worth it. I don't think Jeff mentioned the blade thickness but the spine of this blade is massive, so you're getting a big chunk of 20CV. I've always been drawn to Warren Osborne designs and this is the last knife he designed for Benchmade unfortunately.

I just picked this up for $210, no regrets at all.

I own a benchmade mini griptillian in 154CM i payed £108.95 ($146.13) for it i haven't had no quality control problems only the blade centring but thats because of the axis-lock i like to snap it open and closed, but i don't like the the axis-lock. Great video Jeff. 😄👍

I edc my griptilian 550-1 with the gray and blue g10 and 20cv blade. I think it’s a damn near perfect knife especially if you are a Griptilian axislock lover and want the best you could get!

Traded my spyderco southard for this knife, I was not a fan but I was able to trade it for a microtech utx85. Great video Jeff! Can't wait for the next story time video!

Really like this design. have wanted it since it came out but cant pull the trigger until the start to qc the knives. last 5 benchmades have been terrible with blade play, centering, and grinds. maybe one day they will fix that so i can enjoy one.

I don’t own anything in 20cv, but I often edc my ZT 0452 in M390 and my Spyderco Southard in CTS 204p...both are chemically equivalent to 20cv

Damn Jeff. B careful those benchmades come sharp lol 😆. Love your videos

I think you should make a video telling people the difference between smoothness, and freeness of blade movement. There is a difference, and its an important difference. (to me at least)

knifecenter has some m390 knives on sale, the steel will cutjack and modus for $125 and a couple of masirin(?)flippers. Best deals you'll find until Kershaw puts more m390 links and dividends out for $80.

Please do a video about different blade steels

Please do knife collection, it would be great to see .

The Proxy is high on my list once money is a little more free . I only own 2 benchmade brand knives{ 755 MPR, 940-1} I own one HK made by bechmade I will say they are a bit high priced for what you get most times . But the build quality on the ones I have has been top notch the blade grinds being off is not that big a deal to me cause I am a edge freak I put all my knives with in the first week on my edge pro and re-profile them to a 15dps and polish them to high mirror edge in the process I also back the edge grind up just a bit

Hey Jeff can you please do a video of where you keep your high end knives stored? Like the $100-500 knives I want to get an idea of where to keep mine I recently bought a Benchmade 940-1701 and now thinking of getting a WE 617D P.s. love the videos :)

20cv is probably my favorite steel, I actually like it over m390. They aren’t exactly the same steels, I find the 20cv sharpens a little easier then m390. I carry a Ferrum forge stinger xl in 20cv archbishop and the list can go on and on for a long time. Cool fact about 20 cv over m390 Is when it’s a it’s max hardness or 64 hrc I believe, it has the highest edge retention and maximum toughness and impact resistance. Most steels don’t do that. Most steels the higher harness and edge retention the less tuff they are.

What do you think about the Spyderco ‘PITS’ Non Locking Folder made in Italy. I️ just received mine and love it. What a unique knife.

Jeff video great as always. I think u should do some axe reviews lol. And some store vlogs maybe?? Short ones

I've carried a mini grip for about 8 months now and I do believe it was a little over priced. I am not at all that hard on my knives and it has developed some blade play. If I adjust the pivot screw I can eliminate the play but it's really hard to open the knife one handed. I feel like the finish on the blade is kind of crappy as well the spine is kind of sharp and should have been deburred better. My Delca wave was about 20 bucks cheaper and has a lot more use and there is no blade play and the overall fit and finish is better.

Speaking of benchmade, when are you going to review that 943 you have?

When are you going to review the 940? I would love to hear your thoughts man!

Hey cutlery lover I enjoy your videos and was wondering if you want to video chat to discuss about knives and products

Jeff, Im minutes away from buying a Griptilian mini. Do you foresee them making a flipper mini grip""? That would be my image of the perfect knife for me.

Jeff do you still have / flip your 51? Got one because of your videos and would love to see it again!

Benchmades qc is good from my experience and if it isn't they will fix it so you can't lose I don't know why people complain so much I think it's overblown

Glad to see a knife review again. Have you ever thought of owning a Strider again?

Superior steel is fine but is it really worth the cost vs other steels?

hi i have some very old collectible knifes . can you give me a idea of how to find out there value ?

Can we get a Christina update??

I have had good luck with my Benchmade knives and I had great luck with there mini grips, and have given them to several people. The only issue I have seen with the mini grip 154CM same as AST-34 steel. the blade accidentally dropped the knife the blade broke. That is what happened to one I gave my friend I told him to send it back to Benchmade and they would replace the blade for a cost. I don't have any knives with the 20CV steel in it currently so I can't say how it compares to other knives for performance. Jeff the question to you is since you said it was like s30V steel does it have a tendency to chip like that steel?

this knife does not impress me at all. very boring. BUT: nice video - as always! greetings from cologne, germany arthur

Sorry, $300? I see a $180 knife there.

looks like a great knife tbo. i would think this would be a great knife with thumb studs instead of the flipper, kinda wishing they would have made those as thumb studs instead of blade stops. but it looks great. ill have to find somewhere that has one to handle and see if i really like it enough to get one. i don't like the poor qc benchmade are known for. because of the the high cost its a turn off when you dont get a good example. but it looks like the knife in this video doesn't have the major qc issues at all. nice! i have lots of experience with the benchmade poor quality. and if you check out bladeforums random people often have to send them in several times to get the same problem fixed, or a new problem after repaired the first time. to be fair they sell more knives than most of the other brands, but clearly dont have as good a qc as they should for the cost of the knives were getting. but again, its a gamble cause it doesnt happen to everyone. its fortunate that you can goto many stores that carry knives and pick through the boxes for a good one. some online vendors will inspect them if you ask and they know what to look for (lots of stores are knife noobs just selling and not caring about the products. which reminds me dont buy on ebay or amazon. people buy the real thing then send it back with a clone. then the next person gets the clone. 20cv, m390 and 204p are very close in composition but differ slightly because they cannot copy and sell the same exact thing due to patents. anyway they are essentially the same. the slight variations DO indeed change some properties. not only that, they are also made differently too. they suggest 20cv is using an older generation but use another process to make it more clean. cleaner is better. how much better really depends and might vary only slightly but even could drastically, depending on the HT. in the end the difference between them all depends on the heat treatment. i believe they are using a better heat treatment on the 20cv cause they seem to cut longer. in my experience and others talking about it. all three of the variations are probably 3 or 4 times more the edge retention that s30v has depending on the brand and how they do their heat treatments. all three , like you said, are relatively easy to sharpen with the right abrasives. really easy to touch up on a diamond or SiC strops too.

cold steel 4max Jeff, please do a video

It should be $306.66

I really want a 940 but because of the qc issues I've heard, I'm real nervous of getting one, especially seems as I can only find 1 place that will ship a benchmade to Ireland and returning It if it had issues would not only cost me but be risky for me. I'd love if I could just buy a 940 from jeff or if he could pick one up for me and act as a qc but I'd doubt jeff would be into it.

The only thing I don't like about my benchmade is that I don't own a benchmade. Other than that it is pretty good.

that is a nice lookin knife

Benchmade switched to map pricing, like chris reeve, strider, ect.

What is that huge chip on the blade ? ?

I’ll never buy a knife over $200. Heck, even 100+ makes me sick. I’d just hate to use my knives if I️ paid that much

In Sweden this knife is about 500$ ^^' --> crying in my bed wanting this knife.

Im sure its good quality but thats a lot of wasted blade length with the sweeping plunge and exaggerated sharpening choil.

Hi cutlerylover how is life?

Great review. Sorry you cut yourself. Made me feel a less clumsy about myself because I cut myself on a regular basis a collection of Zero Tolerance knives I quickly and obsessively snapped up. I got one particularly nasty cut from the Ka-Bar / Becker Your review was more about this particular Benchmade model rather than the CPM-20CV itself. Still, I liked your review. Definitely a cool knife though I'd prefer a blade maybe 0.185" thick rather than 0.150". Thank you for uploading this video.

I like the knife, but $300 is expensive for what it is. And the sharpening choil is awkward and looks bad

why the choil,why?

$360.00 !definitely a deal breaker !!! The sharpening choil is half way up the blade ?and no lanyard hole ? If I don't like the price I get a ganzo Got the ganzo griptilian $18.00 free shipping . If its ripping off benchmade well its their turn !

Odd spot for the ricasso

20cv is not the same as m390. M390 and cts204p are the same and 20cv is close to the same.

That sharpening choil is gigantic and the knife itself looks very dull in every way. Wow, titanium frame lock with flipper. That's really fresh. The 940 series is legendary, this? It looks like all the price is from the supersteel and 300 dollars is way too much. I don't want to be hard on Benchmade, I love them, but their quality has been dipping lately while the price has been rising and their knives get less and less innovative, and it's discouraging.

Patented Benchmade Big Black Boner clip. Does look like a very compelling EDC knife however, but I'm just not sure I can drop $306 on a titanium framelock flipper even in CPM-20CV. The Steel Will Cutjack in M390 is $40 If Benchmade could roll that price back (not saying it's terribly unreasonable) about $100 then I'd be more interested

That sharpening choil is such a lame ass afterthought. Doesn't jive with the design at all, totally just an "oh shit" moment where they don't want reviewers complaining about the thumb stud being in the way of sharpening so they threw that stupid radius in the blade to pacify. Totally unacceptable and makes me want 3 hands to give 3 hands down because you can tell this design wasn't anything inspired or unique even from the very start. Sad because a Mel Pardue Griptilian was my first good knife and I loved it. But this seems like a pig with lipstick, if even that.

I know I’m late but I’m so sick and tired of Benchmade! They are average designs that you could get from Crkt for 30 bucks. There quality control is absolutely awful!!!! Sanrenmu has better quality control than Bm!!! And they are the most overpriced bs I’ve ever seen! They have got to step it up!

Schrade SCH501 is $19

To me NOTHING about this knife is worth 300 dollars. If your paying 300 dollars for a knife i better get a coll package and some goodies inside the package. I got more value in my 40 dollar Boker Kalashikov knife. Worth 250 max.

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ive never bought a benchmade, they just seem so overpriced

That is an ugly benchmade.