Benchmade 940 Osborne vs. Benchmade 951 Rift

[PurpleGold]

I absolutely love my 950, very smooth and very fast, the looks are incredible and it has great belly. It also carries very well and the weight doesn't bother me whatsoever

 

[Edged_Philosopher]

Ive got the Rift. Its a big knife that feels a little bit blade-heavy (not a negative observation). Even though it has solid liners ie. they arent milled out for weight reduction. Then handles are ergonomic, more so than the rectangular-shaped handles of the Stryker/Triage/etc. Only gripe is that the handle-spine corners could be more rounded. They bite into your hand when cutting down on materials hard, but that shouldnt be a problem with the tasks you intend to use it for.

The blade itself is relatively broad (nice for buttering bread/spreading peanutbutter) with a nice belly. The reverse tanto makes the bladetip strong, but as other posters have stated, it couldnt matter less for regular edc cutting tasks. But it looks cool as hell

Why on earth would you use your precious knife to SPREAD BUTTER/PEANUTBUTTER?! Don't you feel bad getting that baby dirty?! And isn't it unsanitary to use your EDC blade for food prep? But I guess that why we have immune systems, right?

As a whole, the knife feels very robust and inspires confidence. Compared to other similar-sized folders, its obvious it packs alot of blade in its handle. IMO it looks damn good to boot.

Damn right about that.

Regarding the weight and how it carries, it does not bother me at all. That being said, its not a knife that you can drop into your pocket and forget about.

I'm generally not big on weight, but I've grown to love how my Aegis just "disappears" in my pocket. I will come home and often times forget that it's even on me. I'm looking for something similar right now. That's not to say I won't carry a chunkier knife down the road.

By the way, nice to see some academics on this forum. I like that this forum has every kind of people from farmers to doctors and everything in between. :thumbup:

I love that too!! There doesn’t seem to be many academics amongst the gun crowd, unfortunately.

Heres a review on the Rift: [video=youtube;UUbZXMOk-Hc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUbZXMOk-Hc[/video]

and one on the 940: [video=youtube;j56oI6ndgiA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j56oI6ndgiA[/video]

Thank you Polecat! BTW, I’ve already watched the nutnfancy 940 review three times, but I did not know he had one for the Rift! I’ve also been a long-time nutn’ fan, dating back to his Amazon-review days.

 

[A.P.F.]

My coin went to the 950, which is a well made and designed knife. The 950 feels solid in hand and looks good doing it. I don't consider it a large knife, but then I don't consider the Military and RAT 1 as large knives either.

 

[Edged_Philosopher]

I absolutely love my 950, very smooth and very fast, the looks are incredible and it has great belly. It also carries very well and the weight doesn't bother me whatsoever

Thanks! Perhaps I can convince a shop owner to let me "carry" a Rift on my person for 15 seconds to see how it feels.

 

[dalefuller]

I've also had both knives that you mentioned. The 940 went away a long time ago and I've never missed it. The Rift I still carry pretty often. It's easy to carry and handle and the 154CM blade is as sharp as any of my Spydercos. Works perfectly with a Sharpmaker.

I don't like slim, lightweight knives or metal handles, so the 940 didn't work for me. The Rift is solid feeling and heavier than the 940, but it curves in the right places to make it very pocketable and the weight difference is just not an issue for me.

 

[LondonBridges]

The 943 was initially too small for me, and I had small hands to begin with.

But about a month into owning it I got accustomed to it's size and now love it.

It's light, smooth, and fast.

 

[PropThePolecat]

Why on earth would you use your precious knife to SPREAD BUTTER/PEANUTBUTTER?! Don't you feel bad getting that baby dirty?! And isn't it unsanitary to use your EDC blade for food prep? But I guess that why we have immune systems, right?

Its a knife man! A Rift is made to be used! If you dont use it for foodstuffs, then what will you use it for? Do you seriously have that many other things to cut on a daily basis? You must get a lot of letters and parcels then

Rinse after use, wipe down with a sanitizer napkin once in a while and youre good to go :thumbup:

 

[Sulaco]

Its a knife man! A Rift is made to be used! If you dont use it for foodstuffs, then what will you use it for? Do you seriously have that many other things to cut on a daily basis? You must get a lot of letters and parcels then

Rinse after use, wipe down with a sanitizer napkin once in a while and youre good to go :thumbup:

Sanitation's over-rated.

 

[PropThePolecat]

Let me push you over the fence...here are some comparison pics you can philosophise over

Just click to view in larger format.

 

[Edged_Philosopher]

Let me push you over the fence...here are some comparison pics you can philosophise over

Just click to view in larger format.

Thanks Polefeline!!

This pics put some things into perspective.

It seems like many who have owned the 940 have gotten over it a long time ago yet those same people still carry the rift.... Hmm.. Something to consider.

BTW, I'm a sucker for bank-vault lock up. I know the 940 locks up like a beast, but how about the Rift?

 

[PropThePolecat]

BTW, I'm a sucker for bank-vault lock up. I know the 940 locks up like a beast, but how about the Rift?

Every Axis-locking Benchmade ive had - Triage, Presidio and Rift - have been bank-vault lockers.

 

[Tom O'Hawk]

Sanitary napkins on your knives? Never tried that...

 

[Poez]

I would go for 940 - no doubt.

 

[00ChevyScott]