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Some of Benchmade’s Best Underrated EDC Knives Get a Rare Discount

A respected outdoor retail chain is offering substantial savings on select models of the beloved brand’s impressive folders.

Folding knife with a dark blade labeled "M4 LIMITED EDITION" and a textured amber handle on a wooden surface.Photo by Jack Seemer for Gear Patrol

By Sean Tirman

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Few EDC knife brands are as hyped as Benchmade. But that’s largely because the brand’s products have consistently backed up the hype with beloved designs, high-end materials and significant innovations.

Unfortunately, that hype (and subsequent payoff) comes with a major downside: the brand’s offerings almost never go on sale. That makes this REI Benchmade sale all the more enticing.

However, if the sale itself isn’t already loosening your pockets, the fact that it includes some of the Pacific Northwest-based outfit’s most underrated and rare knives just might.

Folding knife with black blade and textured amber and green handle on a light wood surface.
This limited-edition Mini Freek started life as a SHOT Show exclusive, but you can get it now (and pay less.)
Photo by Jack Seemer for Gear Patrol

Rare knives, rarer prices

A couple of the Benchmade knives at REI’s sale were released just at the beginning of this year. In fact, one of them wasn’t even initially planned for a wide release.

The first is the 565PL-2501 Mini Freek Knife. Initially, this knife was going to be a SHOT Show exclusive — meaning it wasn’t meant to be available to the general public. Thankfully, that didn’t stick.

This knife boasts a purple-finished M4 drop point blade mated to a textured Ultem handle (a type of thermoplastic) that’s almost reminiscent of the Jurassic Park amber. It also has the brand’s iconic AXIS crossbar lock.

The second is the 585BK-251 Mini Barrage Knife. Like the Mini Freek, it has the AXIS lock, but boasts a CPM-S90V blade, “Purple Haze” FatCarbon handle scales and an assisted opening mechanism.

Folding knife with black stonewashed blade and purple-black patterned handle with purple pocket clip.
This Osborne Barrage comes with an assisted opening mechanism for speedy deployment.
Photo by Jack Seemer for Gear Patrol

But wait, there’s more!

While those two knives are the major highlights, the other three included knives are also respectable and, for some, might be preferable.

They include a Crater Blue take on the aggressive Full Immunity, the more tactical 431BK-1 Redoubt Knife and the 15600-01 Raghorn fixed blade (for the outdoorsy types.)

And the best part? All of them are hit with a sizable 25-percent discount. Although there’s no telling how long the sale will last and how long the stock will last, you’re going to want to smash that buy button ASAP.

Check out all the REI Benchmade sale knives below:

Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, it looks like the sale has come to a close. However, these excellent knives are still available on REI for their normal MSRPs.

Folding knife with a purple blade and textured amber and brown translucent handle.Benchmade

Benchmade 565PL-2501 Mini Freek

Folding knife with black blade and purple patterned handle, Benchmade logo on blade.Benchmade

Benchmade 585BK-251 Mini Barrage

Folding knife with black tanto blade and textured blue handle with thumb stud and locking mechanism.Benchmade

Benchmade 290BK Full Immunity

About the Author: Sean Tirman is an associate editor at Gear Patrol who specializes in EDC, cannabis and outdoor gear.

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