Benchmade 943SBK Osborne Folding Knife 3.4" S30V Black Plain Blade, Black Aluminum Handles

(5 reviews)

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Dave P
North West Ohio

Dec 26, 2011

Pros: Overall Quality, Handle Feel, Ease of Opening, Blade Sharpness, Weight, Lock Ease of Use, Lock Type

Cons: Pocket Clip, None

I must replace the one I lost

I carried my first one every day for years. For work, for my evenings out, the slim profile and it's size made it comfortable to carry. I lost it once while clearing brush in the woods and spent three days looking for it, until I found it. I do not own any other knife I would expend that kind of effort to find, that knife was the best I've ever owned! The pocket clip lost some of it's tension after almost five years of constant use, and I lost my knife again. I must replace that knife!

Sean Jeffries
around the country

May 26, 2011

Pros: Lock Type, Handle Material, Handle Feel, Blade Sharpness, Blade Material, Ease of Opening, Weight, Lock Ease of Use, Overall Quality

Cons: None

Epic EDC

This knife is the epitome of every day carries because of it's delicate balance of assets. It is slender enough to fit in the pocket and the hand (unless you have dish pan hands). Yet it is sturdy enough to handle most any cutting task you need accomplished. I wouldn't baton through a tree with this knife, but I'm sure it would handle it in an emergency. It is so fast to open and close with one hand, even either hand, that sometimes I leave the people around me wondering how I cut open a box. I takes an edge like a demon and will keep cutting until the true rapture. I have personally owned one of these knives for 8 years, I bought one of the pre-production models with the green handles. That knife went the way of all favorite knives in that is was lost because we carried it so much.I would never think of replacing it with anything else, and trust me I do have a fair share of other knives. The combination of the Axis lock, which can't be beat, the superb proportioning, which is perfectly balanced, leave you with a knife that will stay true to you as the owner until you abandon it in the cold. The best knife I have ever owned.

Highway
USA

Feb 06, 2010

Pros: Blade Sharpness, Lock Type, Handle Material, Overall Quality, Pocket Clip, Ease of Opening, Handle Feel, Weight, Lock Ease of Use, Blade Material

Cons: None

I like it

I got the 710 Benchmade as well, so I just wanted something a little smaller in the rotation. It's that for sure. Great little knife. The s30v blade, nice and sharp. Just a well made, high quality, well balanced knife.