Learn more Think of Benchmade today ... changed to Pacific Cutlery Corp. However, butterfly knives remained a staple product, as evidenced by old marketing materials. These documents showcase ...

Perhaps only superfans know that Benchmade’s original name was, believe it or not, Bali-Song. Sorta makes sense, inasmuch as the very first product founder Les de Asis made was, you guessed it, a ...

The box each knife came in features Benchmade’s Butterfly crest and that’s it ... the weight distribution is exactly on point using the old Thanos one-finger balance test.

When it comes to premium EDC knives, it’s pretty freakin’ hard to beat Benchmade. Founded by California native and butterfly ...

However, due to the stigma around butterfly knives, few were being made in America at the time. An entrepreneur at heart, Les picked the name Benchmade to represent the quality he wanted put into ...

Benchmade is one of the few cutlery companies in the Portland area that does not owe its existence indirectly to Gerber or one of Gerber's spinoffs. However, Les de Asis acknowledges that Gerber's ...

Benchmade has automatic OTF knives that modernize these old blades while not taking them so far that they’re only use is self-defense by the military. The Shootout’s comfortable handle and ...

Benchmade Later, as the company evolved to offer other kinds of knives, the name changed to Pacific Cutlery Corp. However, butterfly knives remained a staple product, as evidenced by old marketing ...