The Sanrenmu 962 is a decent knife,the blade is 8Cr13MoV which is decent BUT the grind is poor,it's flat ground from mid spine :thumbdn:,
I think that a mid spine flat ground blades edge is too abrupt and can't get as sharp as a hollow ground or FFG blade,the handle is Micarta which is nice even though it doesn't provide any traction.
The blade shape is identical to the Vex,it's an organic drop point but unlike the Vex it's satin finished,the Sanrenmu 962 has solid lock up and fast deployment speed :thumbup:
The Sanrenmu 962 had skeletonized stainless steel liners and weighs 4.3 ounces (if that's important to you),features an AXIS style lock which is obviously stolen from Benchmade but that being said it's still a strong lock.
The Sanrenmu 962 has a right hand tip up carry clip only,non functional jimping and is a roughly $15.00-$25.00 knife
The Benchmade Vex is also a decent knife,it has 8Cr14MoV steel which is also decent and it's actually a little better than the 8Cr13MoV the Sanrenmu 962 uses and the grind is better,
The Benchmade has a nearly FFG blade which I was able to get razor sharp,unlike the Sanrenmu which gives me some trouble putting that razor sharp edge on,the Benchmade has G10 handles which provide slightly better traction than the Sanrenmu,
The blade is the same shape as the Sanrenmu,it's that nice organic drop point blade but it's BP titanium nitride coated for rust resistance,just like the Sanrenmu it comes out fast and locks up solid :thumbup:,
The Benchmade has a liner lock which is obviously weaker than the AXIS lock but it's
adequate for EDC,it weighs 4.6 ounces and the liners are non skeletonized,the Benchmade has an ambidextrous tip down carry clip,non functional jimping and is roughly a $40.00-$60.00 knife now,
YOU be the judge on the winner.
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