Kershaw Blur vs. Benchmade Griptilian

Kershaw Blur or Benchmade Griptilian

  • Blur

    Votes: 27 22.1%

  • Grip

    Votes: 69 56.6%

  • They Both Suck

    Votes: 10 8.2%

  • Get Both

    Votes: 16 13.1%
  • Total voters
    122
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I definitely prefer the Grip over the Blur. I like Benchmade and I like Kershaw, but the scales on the Blur never felt "right" to me, and I am NOT a fan of assisted knives.

That said, I confess that at first I was not a huge fan of my 550 HG grip, even though I love the blade shape and most everything about it. The scales just had a "cheap plastic" feel to me that I didn't like. I replaced the scales with aftermarket G10 scales and now the Grip is probably my favorite EDC! I say "probably" because I like variety and I like to change out my carry knife every few days or so.... My current EDC list is in my signature, below. I just picked up a Lionsteel TM1 off the Exchange that I expect to add to my EDC rotation soon.
 
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Grip all the way.

The Blur is a decent knife but leaves a lot to be desired. Linerlock, a terrible pocket clip, and a recurve are the things that have always kept me away from it after I owned one and lost it.

I have a 551-1702 that I carry nearly everyday. Different from the standard Grip but same design. I prefer the Grip all the way.
 
circa 2015, I was wondering for a couple of days why I spent around $100 in a Grip, as I felt like I got scammed by hype.
3 years of daily use later, I am wondering what will be my next Grip :)
154 CM is a great, great steel.
 
Winch said:
You bring up a good point regarding the Blur having a recurve blade. I have no idea on how to sharpen a recurve but I'm pretty sure that my KO Work Sharp is not gonna work well on the Blur.
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Don't give it a second thought. The motion is a tiny bit different, not much, but if you follow the instructions you will be just fine. Have both WS KO and Blur and they play well together.

Robert
 
In my opinion, you couldn't have made better choices to add to your knife collection, these are both tried and true designs that have earned their praise. Personally, I would recommend the benchmade freek/boost. s30v, budget price, etc... Those things don't matter to me as much when I'm recommending knives for myself, I'm more worried about someone who is getting into knives, because if they don't like the blades, then they're down 100$. But if you ever lose either of your knives and are willing to pay the butterfly tax again, go for the freek and boost.
 
With 100+ options, I find the S30V Blur in my pocket 75% of the time.
The thumb studs bothered me a bit, until I took them for a spin on the bottom of a coffee cup.
Have to admit though, that the Link m390 has been edging in for EDC pocket time.

PS. Don't like recurves, get a tanto, personally I like recurves
 
blur has the better handle, price and looks better.
grip has the better blade, steel and lock.

if they were the same price grip for sure.
however at half the price i would go for the blur.
 
:) My only criticism of Benchmade would be price vs value . For better value I'd go with the Blur ,but nothing wrong with the Grip except price . For under $100 you could have a Cold Steel in XHP with a DLC and a Triad lock . Unbeatable value !:cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
DocJD said:
:) My only criticism of Benchmade would be price vs value . For better value I'd go with the Blur ,but nothing wrong with the Grip except price . For under $100 you could have a Cold Steel in XHP with a DLC and a Triad lock . Unbeatable value !:cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Don't want to derail the thread because it has stayed amazingly on course/topic, but I agree with your comment. The Blur can be had for $75 or so with S30V, making it a closer match for an apples to apples comparison with the two knives in question.

But for $100, you could have the CS American Lawman which is an incredibly sturdy and well designed work knife. I would take the CS with CHP over both.

Robert
 
I am not a big fan of the recurve blade on the Blur. I would personally get the Griptilian. Can anyone attest to Kershaws heat treat? I know a lot of people hate on Kershaw/ZTs heat treatment on its Elmax, S35VN, so I am curious to how the Blur is.
 
James Lewis said:
I am not a big fan of the recurve blade on the Blur. I would personally get the Griptilian. Can anyone attest to Kershaws heat treat? I know a lot of people hate on Kershaw/ZTs heat treatment on its Elmax, S35VN, so I am curious to how the Blur is.
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You should probably be more specific and ask about the specific steel you are interested in since the OP had one steel in mind, perhaps not knowing that the Blur offered with an upgrade steel.

Robert
 
I have had several of each and prefer the Grip. Axis lock is hard to beat and the Grip is ambi where the Blur is not. I don’t really like the assisted models anyway, and the Grip is just as fast to deploy and much faster to close.
 
Funny, I thought the blur thumbstuds were awesome in terms of functionality. While not the handsomest studs to look at I always thought they worked great at their job. (For the record the handsomest thumbstud might be the Chris Reeve Sebenza/Inkosi thumbstuds, which are among the least comfortable and effective...can’t have it all)

If the blur wasn’t assisted it would be more of a fair contest and I couldn’t decide. In light of that for me the grip is the better knife.

Still the Blur is one of the nicest knives kershaw has put out. (I miss some of their classic stuff)

I say keep em both.
 
I don't like the full size Griptilian unless it's the -1 model, so Blur.

I prefer the basic Mini-Grip to them both though.

Unless you're pockets are fundamentally different from mine, the Blur studs shouldn't cause them any issue. As for your hands, they'll toughen up on their own.
 
I bought several blurs in 14c28 when they were about $35, I think the steel is getting more respect these days. I think the better value benchmades are dealer exclusives. Both have excellent blade replacement warranties.
 
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