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^ "Oregon Knife Club Legal FAQ Answer"."Benchmade names son of founder as new CEO". ^ "Lester de Asis Obituary (1951 - 2020) - The Oregonian".^ "Benchmade Copyright and Trademarks".Oregon Manufacturing Awards, Product Innovation Category Winner, Benchmade (2017).Knife News Dealer's Choice Best Overall Award Winner, Benchmade (2016).50 Campfires Gear of the Year Award Winner, Benchmade 551 Griptilian (2014).Kokatat American Made Outdoor Gear 'Sassy' Award Winner, Benchmade (2014).Field & Stream Best Fixed Blade Knife Winner, Benchmade 162 Bushcrafter (2013).The Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence Knife of the Year Winner, Benchmade 915 Triage (2011).Some of the Benchmade knife models include:īenchmade has won several awards and recognition for product innovation and design. Several production Benchmade models based on the work of these designers have become influential within the industry. The designers are Jody Samson, Ernest Emerson, Allen Elishewitz, Mel Pardue, Bill McHenry, Mike Snody, Jason Williams, Warren Osborne, Ken Steigerwalt, and Bob Lum. This type of lock also has a smaller chance of accidentally being pressed during use.
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Benchmade additionally holds an exclusive license on use of the McHenry / Williams "AXIS Lock", a spring-operated locking mechanism used in both automatic and manual action models. īenchmade has a patent on the locking mechanism used in most of the switchblades they produce. This class of Benchmade knife is made for collectors and are limited edition. The last class is the Gold class, also known as the Collector class. This type of Benchmade knife is made for military, law enforcement, and public safety workers.
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The next class is the Black Class, also known as the Professional class. This type of Benchmade knife is made for typical use by the everyday person. The first class is the Blue Class, also known as the Recreation class. īenchmade has three different knife classes. They produce a diverse selection of "auto", or switchblade knives, along with a range of hunting, fishing, utility and miscellaneous knives, though balisongs remain a core product. īenchmade receives a significant amount of revenue from selling restricted-sales knives to the military and law enforcement. Benchmade is one of the few manufacturers to have used high speed M2 and CPM M4 tool steels in a production knife. Products īlade steels such as 154CM, D2, CPM S30V steel, CPM S90V steel, CPM 20CV, N690 and M390 are used on many models. There are no restrictions against selling a switchblade-style knife to an Oregon resident. One of the reasons the Benchmade factory headquarters and many other knife companies are located in Oregon, is that Oregon has more relaxed laws towards the ownership and selling of knives, with switchblades or butterfly knives in particular. Since 2010, all Red Class production knives have been discontinued, and as such, every Benchmade labeled knife is made in the United States. Apart from some Red Class products, which were produced in their " off shore facilities", ”Benchmade has produced more than 90% of its knives in Oregon City, and has succeeded in bringing others back to home production. Roberta De Asis held the position of President and CEO following his death and was succeeded by her son Jon in October 2020. įounder Les De Asis died February 21, 2020, following a stroke. ”Benchmade's original Bali-Song design by Jody Samson was awarded Blade Magazine's Knife of the Year Award in 1979. Benchmade became known primarily as a manufacturer of butterfly knives, or balisongs, and they continue to be manufactured under their registered trademark name "Ba“i-Song". In 1996, the company moved to a 144,000 square foot facility in Oregon City, Oregon. In 1990 the company moved to Clackamas, Oregon. The Benchmade Knife Company is an American knife manufacturer in Oregon City, Oregon.īenchmade originally started in California in 1979 as Bali-Song, then changed their name to Pacific Cutlery Corporation in the early 1980s, before settling on "Benchmade" in 1988.
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