I just wanted to add that if they removed the bench made logo I would have one in the mail now it does look nice.
Thanks for the review and the excellent comparative pics! :+1:
+1 ā¦ :+1:
No, your not aloneā¦not by a long shot. It is patheticā¦ā¦ā¦ :rage: ā¦ Just outright criminal. Surely nothing to brag aboutā¦ā¦ :person_facepalming:
Just outright robberyā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ 
I have the real one and it looks identical :person_facepalming: :rage:
Will upload some pictures to see if thereās any difference, they even replicated the stonewashed blade finish and the little blue anodized nut/spacer, impressive.
Edit:
I spotted some key differences:
BENCHMADE U.S.A
The nuts underneath the CF are black
The BM logo is light grey not black, and itās not because of wear, this is a shelf queen.
Same with the osborne logo
But without getting up close they look pretty much identical
If they start making fake Case knives so help me.
Why all the hate? Maybe its made by the company that is contracted to make Benchmade knives? So its basically an overseas Benchmade model?
Since 2010 all genuine benchmades have been produced in the U.S. They did the right thing and brought jobs back home. They pay their workers a living wage ,and spend money in R&D to create original designs. Without a doubt their profit margin took a hit so why would they do these things? Itās called patriotism. Itās putting made in the U.S.A on your product so that when your fellow countrymen look at, buy, or use your product they know theyāre supporting fellow Americans. Made in the U.S.A comes at the cost of fair wages to citizen of my country; if you didnāt pay it donāt put it on your product.
Like I said make a copy like this one. Make it as exact as you can for half the price or less Iāll buy it with a smile. But donāt put benchmade on it, and for damn sure donāt put made in the U.S.A.
No, I too am disgusted. I am no longer into the knife scene (~5yrs) & do not recall seeing a clone that close to the original. Itās just extremely blatant.
While Iām sure the āS90V bladeā will quickly prove to be a fake upon sharpening Iāve found that most people in the knife hobby do not/cannot even sharpen a knife. & so this clone will essentially be a spot on copy for them in all intents & purposes. But yeah, I (& Iām sure a few others) will never seek to own one & am thoroughly disgusted by it.
Hate, it is more just total disgust I feel. :person_facepalming:
And no, the knife in this thread is just a complete FAKE. Not a copy, just a fake; right down to the fake logo and fake name placed on a fake knife.
Benchmade was started in 1988. Shortly after they moved from California to Clackamas, Oregon producing knives there under the name Benchmade. I think it was in 1996 they relocated to Oregon City, Oregon to a much larger facility.
Apart from some Red Class products, which were produced in their āoff shore facilitiesā for a few short years; Benchmade has produced more than 90% of its knives in Oregon. Also since 2010, all Red Class production knives have been discontinued, and as such, every Benchmade labeled knife is made in the United States.
A ācopyā is one thing, a āfakeā takes it to a whole new detestable levelā¦ā¦ā¦ IMO.
I did not create this review to offend anyone or begin a debate on clones. I did not purchase the knife to claim it as authentic in any way either. I purchased it out of curiousity to see what sort of actual quality and attention to detail goes into making the knife. With that being said, I am surprised by the overall quality of it, and I love the knife overall.
I do not disagree with you folks who are offended by the clones. I do own and have owned plenty of expensive and authentic knives including benchmades so this was simply a purchase made out of curiousity.
The blade is not perpendicular to the handle, its an huge turn-off.
mizjif, I have nothing against you or your review. I apologize if I came across otherwise.In fact it was a fantastic review with amazing pictures.
I have heard about Benchmade fakes for some time, but this is in fact the first one I have ever actually taken the time to see. (due to your pictures & detailed review)
It has been very enlightrning to say the leastā¦
I appreciate your review, I learned a lot from it. 
It was my first knife review so I appreciate your compliments. I felt compelled to write the review as I hadnāt seen another review on this knife clone and I figured I could shed some light on it. I have many other knives but theyāve all been reviewed a million times before
Please explain, I do not understand.
Sorry I meant; parallel. But the original have the same problem.
I think he means that the knife design doesnāt carry the blade in a straight through manner with the handle giving it the effect that the blade may not be open all of the way.
My pleasure, I meant everything I said. :+1:
I amazed at how exact the fake is. 
It is a shame they just donāt do an original design of their ownā¦ā¦
I agree. If they have the capacity to copy a knife to such exact measures and produce it in such a surprisingly quality manner, why canāt they implement that into a unique original design? They arenāt marketing the benchmade as authentic so what is the point for them?