Benchmade Prices

I own three vintage Benchmade knives, a 100 River & Rescue First Production Run (GIN-1 steel, G10 scales, Kydex sheath), a 190 Drop Point Hunter Pre-Production (440C steel, rosewood scales, leather sheath), and a 192 Bird & Trout (440C steel, rosewood scales, leather sheath). I bought them all over 20 years ago, back when Benchmade's prices were not cheap, but not outrageous, either. My memory says I paid about $100 for each of the three knives.

Benchmade today makes only two knives that truly interest me, the 15017 Hidden Canyon Hunter, and the 15032 North Fork folder. To buy the two of those knives in 2026 would cost me $475 USD.
 
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Recently at the local Benchmade dealer’s shop, I was quite shocked to see that the current price for the Bugout 535gry-1 that I bought around 2021 for around $140 is now $200!

However, I have to say that if one looks around a bit, reasonably priced Benchmades can still be found. For example, the same shop had an old stock 391BK SOCP Folder with a 2020 price tag of $160. I’m not usually much into the “blackout” looks, but after checking out the fit & finish (particularly the very smooth action) I couldn’t resist buying it 😊
 
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