![]() It shows their decades in the knife production world, and their attention to detail in their finished products. It’s little details like this, that prove that Benchmade cares more about their knives than one might think at first glance. This allows the knife to go in and out of the pocket even easier, as the texturing is very smooth near the base of the handle. A very subtle addition to this detail is that they made the texturing more aggressive near the top of the handle, but more subtle near the base. And, to complete the handles, Benchmade has textured the scales with a diamond plate type pattern. The handle scales are also contoured, giving them a much more premium feel than if they were left squared off. This also keeps the weight down, allowing for the featherweight folder to stay well under 3 ounces, at 2.7 to be exact. This furthers the rigidity and strength to the handle scales. Benchmade is again using the cartridge liner style construction found on the 940, Bugout, and various other models. Starting with the handles, they’re comprised of 6061-T6 aluminum, giving them great durability and strength, keeping them rigid even under harder use. The Bailout has some striking similarities to the Bugout, but also has some quantifiable upgrades to it’s overall package. There comes a stigma with coated, tanto blades from some keyboard warriors on internet forums and review videos on knives, but I think this blade looks great in this form, hides scratches and use, keeps the steel from corroding, and matches the handle scales better with the gray color scheme. Although Benchmade’s website only reads “gray coated” for the blade coating, I’d venture to guess that they’re using a cerakote of sorts to keep this blade from picking up too much corrosion, as CPM-M4 is not a stainless steel. Just above the text on the blade, is the swedge cut into the spine of the blade, saving weight from the knife’s overall feel and keeping a slim spine for passing through material. Just next to the text on either side of the blade are the thumb studs for deploying the blade. The other side of the blade reads “M4”, with a microscopic text line under it, “/patent”. It’s a small logo on the blade, but it’ll be seen any time their knives are used by the user themselves, or by a curious bystander wishing to catch a glimpse of what knife they may want to run out and buy next. I’ve had the pleasure of using this knife in many different instances, utilizing these aspects of the blade for different reasons, and it’s quite nice to have a blade that’s designed with the user in mind, rather than aesthetics alone.īenchmade makes sure the user knows what brand they’re using, by branding all their blades with their insignia the Butterfly logo (harkening back to their origins with butterfly knives). And having a short secondary edge, you’re left with a small section of the blade that’s thicker, for confidence in penetrating materials, and using that smaller edge for scraping tasks. With the two edges meeting closer to the tip, rather than further away, the user is left with a primary edge that’s longer and thinner behind the edge, for the majority of the use that most pocket knives will see in normal use. The location at which the primary and secondary edges intersect is a critical one, or at least has a purpose outside of a random choice. The primary edge comes to a halt out near the tip, when the secondary edge is introduced into the blade. There are some tantos that are completely flat along the primary edge, leaving little to no room for that portion of the blade to cut material, say rope on a work bench. This allows for some, albeit not great, ability to cut on a flat surface with the belly. The belly of the blade is not completely flat, with a very gentle swoop from the heel of the blade, to the secondary edge. There are many ways to make a tanto blade, and I venture to say that Benchmade has chosen a very competent style for this knife. ![]() This thin blade, with a reinforced tip, and a tough steel composition, is a very well rounded design for real use. With a 3.4”, flat ground tanto blade profile, this blade inspires use and confidence, while maintaining a thin profile, with a blade stock thickness of just 0.09”.ĬPM-M4 steel composition is one of my personal favorite user knife steels, as it’s quite tough, has great edge retention, and takes a screaming sharp edge in sharpening. ![]() Both the CPM-M4 and CPM-3V blade options for the Bailout are identical with exception to the blade steel composition, so all the technical data will transfer over to both variants. Our review unit of the Bailout is the higher-end model, with the CPM-M4 coated tanto blade. ![]()
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