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Well, I received my first benchmade knife in the mail today, and thought I'd give a brief review. The knife is the Phil Boguszewski-designed Mini-Spike. Blade is a little over 3 inches and handle is probably right at 4". You can get exact specs at www.benchmade.com. Anyway, I am very impressed with the knife so far. It is a liner-lock, and the action is incerdible smooth and easy, but with no play. The liner lock seems to be quite durable, and I am confident using this knife so far. The Mini-Spike is aesthetically pleasing in that the aluminum handles have tapering channels cut into them for grip and decoration, and the slim, narrow taper is quite nice. Very low-key. There is a lanyard hole, which is a nice inclusion, although I doubt many people would use a lanyard on this knife, cosidering its size and purpose. Anyway, the blade is flat ground and finished beautifully. It is thin, narrow, and comes to a wickedly sharp needle point, hence the name of the knife. As such, it is pretty much
worthless for most utility chores, and its purpose seems to be defense (or maybe even offense?). I call this knife my "rib-tickler", as it seems to have been inspired by stilettos of the old days, whose sole purpose it was to be buried deep in the narrow spaces between someone's ribs! Yikes! In any case, the knife is quite classy.
It was very sharp, despite being used. The balance of the knife is quite nice, and it's small but comfortable shape just begs for it to be played with (especially cince the liner lock is close to being silent. Having pretty small hands this is a perfectly sized small knife that is light weight and unobtrusive, and I will carry it often, despite its narrow range of purpose. I couldn't have had a better intro to this company, and I highly recommend you pick one up for yourself, especially since they are a discontinued item! Bravo, Benchmade!
steve
worthless for most utility chores, and its purpose seems to be defense (or maybe even offense?). I call this knife my "rib-tickler", as it seems to have been inspired by stilettos of the old days, whose sole purpose it was to be buried deep in the narrow spaces between someone's ribs! Yikes! In any case, the knife is quite classy.
It was very sharp, despite being used. The balance of the knife is quite nice, and it's small but comfortable shape just begs for it to be played with (especially cince the liner lock is close to being silent. Having pretty small hands this is a perfectly sized small knife that is light weight and unobtrusive, and I will carry it often, despite its narrow range of purpose. I couldn't have had a better intro to this company, and I highly recommend you pick one up for yourself, especially since they are a discontinued item! Bravo, Benchmade!
steve