Benchmade – Freek 560BK-1 EDC Knife with Gray/Black G10 Handle (560BK-1)

Came out of the box sharp and ready to go. The steel is high quality and hasn’t been nicked or scraped yet. The axis lock allows for smooth deployment or you can hold it down and flick the knife closed. The aesthetics are eye catching.Part of the price of this knife is the look of it. Let’s be honest. It’s stealth flashy. Higher quality than the skull, dragon, and flame knives of mall stores and gas stations, but also more subtle in its flair. It could be all black, or have a simple single colored handle, but it doesn’t. It has the color scheme of a blackbird stealth plane. And if that’s your jam, then the extra bucks will feel worth the cost.My favorite thing about the knife though is the handle shape. It fits perfectly into my hand. And that is 100% a personal preference thing. Everyone’s hands will be slightly different, but the shape, grooves, and placement of the clip on this knife all align perfectly in my grip. I used a BUCK knife before, because I liked the handle shape. My previous EDC was a SOG model that had a boxy frame (I did not like that knife). The shape of a knife’s handle matters a lot to me. The fact that this knife fits so nicely in my hand is a huge bonus, but I can’t recommend someone else buys it just because it fits nicely in my hand.Buy it because you like the look, you want quality materials, and Benchmade’s life time sharp program sounds like a great deal. [...]