Black Class Benchmades?

[Razor]

Are they really made stronger? Or is this just a sales pitch. I really like the 520 and 525.

 

[tjsulli790]

They have the same quality as the Blue Class knives. Just the Black Class is supposed to have designs that are geared more towards the Law Enforcement and Military crowd. To sum it up it's a more "tactical" Blue Class.

 

[THE PUNISHER]

black class geared to le or mil, or tactical..............

 

[JD Mandrell]

Marketing tool...........

 

[StretchNM]

A marketing "tool", yes, as are the names "Mustang" and "Expedition" (et al) for Ford. But it is more than that. It's a way to delineate (as others already said) that group of their product from the other three groups.

Gold Class: very few models are chosen for Gold Class. Modified to make each unique from its Blue or Black Class brother. Uses premium scale material, slight modifications to design, "jewelry", etc.

Blue and Black Class: high-quality Benchmade knives made in the US

Red Class: foreign-made Benchmade knives (most, but not all, in Taiwan)

 

[derrickd803]

Black class seems to have wider handles and blades, IE 940 (blue) vs 950 (black)

 

[Bellasdaddy]

I am in LE and often use a USA made Red Class BM DP Rant. It's not Black but seems to work fine!

 

[Josh K]

Are they really made stronger? Or is this just a sales pitch. I really like the 520 and 525.

The 520 isn't a bad knife, actually I like it a good bit. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=654611

The whole "Black Class" is a marketing tool, but the knives are really no-frill designs. My only problem is the vast majority are combo edged, something I detest. :barf:

 

[Jake Bauer]

I am in LE and often use a USA made Red Class BM DP Rant. It's not Black but seems to work fine!

Thats because the Rant is a BEAST!