Benchmade Griptilian Question.....?

[batosai117]

Hello everybody, Julian from J's Knives-N-More here with a quick question......

Is the display knife below an actual griptilian? If so, I'm tempted to buying one when money gets better and just cutting the cord and having a clear handled griptilian

Thanks in advance, J.

 

[yablanowitz]

I believe it is real, but the handle material is not as tough or durable as the regular stuff. The blade may not have a real edge, either. It's been a long while since I read a discussion on it.

 

[elmora2]

Yep, it's an actual Grip. As yablanowitz said, the handle material isn't as strong as the normal Noryl GTX, so I wouldn't put it to any hard use. But I think it would be great for light EDC tasks, and certainly for display.

I remember reading someone's review after buying one a few years ago, and I seem to recall it not having a sharpened edge. But if you're comfortable reprofiling blades, I see no reason why you couldn't put this Grip to use.

 

[JD Mandrell]

Those were counter display "demo" knives.

Clear handles, so you could see how the Axis lock worked, and the blades were not sharpened (and probably not heat treated).