Mini Barrage Osborne Axis Knife M390 Blade 586

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Has anyone had any experience with this knife and what type of blade finish will hold up the best and be the most useful.

Also, what do you think they are worth. I'm have never owned a Benchmade and saw something about "supersteel"

I'm looking for a really nice EDC gentleman's folder 3" or under.

Thank You
 
I've been looking at this knife, but haven't ever held one. It's reported to feel small, being under 3 inches in the blade. It seems like people like the Barrage/mini-Barrage lines. I do know that the steel is really nice in that it is easy to sharpen and holds an edge for a long time. The steel is the reason I was considering the knife myself, though I'm a little mixed on the assisted opening. Apparently, the assist can be removed if you don't mind dissembling the knife. It should be able to be a hard worker or a gentlemans folder.
 
Nice knife, with spectacular steel. I'm personally not a fan of assisted opening, but if it floats your boat go for it. It will be a high quality, high performance knife to be sure, just not my thing.
 
Has anyone been watching the price on these or have any info on the best price this knofe has sold for?
Thanks Again
 
I haven't had the chance to check one out yet, which is not surprising the first ones only hit the streets a couple of weeks ago.

Still waiting for the First Production marked models to work through the retailers, then I will pick one up.


That said, the 581 (the bigger brother of the 586) is a great knife, and one I have enjoyed greatly for a couple of years now. Very solid feeling, good steel and much better blade profile than the 580 (being a near full flat grind).

This is a knife I have been looking forward to for some time, and will be ordering 2 when I do finally get around to getting it.
 
Welcome. The satin plain edge finish will hold up best over anything coated and the M390 blade steel is a recent but very welcome addition to Benchmade's blade steel offerings. It takes a beating and still retains a good edge, this has been proven over and over.

I'm not sure about your value question; it doesn't sound like you own the knife yet but are thinking about it. Moreover it's not going to make you much money if you're thinking of buying one to flip it for profit. In that respect I would go to Benchmade's site to see what they're selling for via MSRP, and deduct 25%, which would give you an approximate starting point for a selling price.

With Benchmade, you have a superb production knife with excellent customer service. If you have a problem with anything they make they'll repair or replace the thing, so you can't lose.

Hope this help some.
 
Hi,

I have not sold any of my knifes and don't plan on it. Since I was unaware that the first 100 or whatever sold gets a premium, I may have to wait. I made a offer and it was countered offered but it still is more than I can spend. I did not know it was assisted opening till someone here told me. I've never owned a Benchmade product so I'm just going on what I have read. I'm just looking for info on my first Benchmade knife.
Thank You
 
I haven't yet seen a case where a pre-prod or first prod example of a regular production knife sold for any kind of premium, especially in the secndary market. Only a couple examples of a very low numbered Limited Edition come to mind where the value was slightly increased.

Since the 586 is just a production knife, a low First Production number will not affect value what so ever. Certain dealers and/or people may try charge more for early examples only because the knives are rare when first released and demand is still very high. Not that the knives are worth any more than later production ones, they just try to cash in on demand - which I would personally call 'trying to gouge the customer'...
 
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