Benchmade 940 Osborne Axis Folding Knife

I recently had some REI Dividend that I had to use and decided that I wanted a new knife. I’ve had a Kershaw Onion for a few years now and it was my first knife. After going online and looking to see what I might like, I went down a rabbit hole of the 940 by reading reviews and articles on it. A lot of good things were said about it even here, which is why I wanted to leave a review for anyone wanting to purchase this.Overall, you definitely get what you pay for. With my dividends and 20% off, the knife still came out to 100. Taking it out of the box, I was shocked at how light it was compare to my Kershaw. My Kershaw felt super heavy. The fit and finished of the 940-1 was near perfect. The blade is center and the handles feel very sturdy and robust. I have ... MoreI recently had some REI Dividend that I had to use and decided that I wanted a new knife. I’ve had a Kershaw Onion for a few years now and it was my first knife. After going online and looking to see what I might like, I went down a rabbit hole of the 940 by reading reviews and articles on it. A lot of good things were said about it even here, which is why I wanted to leave a review for anyone wanting to purchase this.Overall, you definitely get what you pay for. With my dividends and 20% off, the knife still came out to 100. Taking it out of the box, I was shocked at how light it was compare to my Kershaw. My Kershaw felt super heavy. The fit and finished of the 940-1 was near perfect. The blade is center and the handles feel very sturdy and robust. I have slightly above average hands and the knife fit well with my grip. The Axis lock wasn’t gritty like what most people said it to be and after a few days of opening and closing it…it became perfect. It now open and close with ease. The only negative thing I will say about this is it came sharp out of the box…but not super sharp like how I would want it. But it’s okay.I’ve shredded and broke down numerous boxes the first weekend I got it and also cut veggies and fruits and going back to cutting boxes again. I’ve used this on hikes and camping trips and it has always retain it’s edge by the time I come home.If you are on the fence on getting the 940-1, I would say just get it. It’s definitely a nice knife that will get a lot of attention. Although pricey, if you have some dividends to use or the discount like I did, I would totally use it. Overall, I am super happy with the knife and sometimes hold it and admire the beauty that it is.

I love this knife. I researched it for almost a year until all the stars aligned that I could purchase. The reverse tanto still blade is beautiful and creates a strong edge for heavy prying like paint can lids. The S30V steel is a perfect material for this knife size. The purple spacers gives it subtle pizzazz complimenting the forest green of the G10 handle. And so lite in my pocket you never would know it’s there which is great because my Buck 110 is like a 10 lbs weight. But much to my chagrin a 2 WEEKS after I bought it my partner and I moved house and I lost my 940 in the scuttle. Oh well I’ll wait till REI has its next sale.

Great knife! I didn’t like it at first. Felt too long and skinny, but it started to grow on me. Very unique but useful blade shape. Sharp out of the box. Action is crazy smooth and super satisfying. If it’s anywhere near me, I will flick it open and close it until there’s something to do. Wasn’t sure if I wanted the aluminum or the g10 and I’m sure both are great, but I do like the weight of this with the aluminum metal.