Benchmade 560BK-1 Freek AXIS 3.6" CPM-M4 Black Folding Knife with G10 Handle

Form and function in the same package. The first variant in the Freek® family brings together two incredibly durable materials, G10 and CPM-M4 steel. The gray and black layered G10 is milled to provide excellent grip and style, while the red G10 base layer and anodized aluminum barrel spacers bring an additional pop of color to the handles. The high-strength CPM-M4 blade is designed for hard use, pushing the limits of what the already tough Freek® was meant to do. This knife is a true super Freek. 

• Designer: Benchmade
• Mechanism: AXIS®
• Action: Manual-opening
• Blade Steel: CPM-M4 (62-64 HRC)
• Blade Length: 3.60" (9.14cm)
• Blade Thickness: 0.114" (2.896mm)
• Open Length: 8.46" (21.49cm)
• Closed Length: 4.86" (12.34cm)
• Handle Thickness: 0.62” (15.75mm)
• Weight: 4.30oz (121.90g)
• Made in USA

AXIS® A patented Benchmade exclusive, AXIS has been turning heads and winning fans ever since its introduction. A 100-percent ambidextrous design, AXIS gets its function from a small, hardened steel bar which rides forward and back in a slot machined into both steel liners. The bar extends to both sides of the knife, spanning the liners and positioned over the rear of the blade. It engages a ramped, tang portion of the knife blade when it is opened. Two omega style springs, one on each liner, give the locking bar it's inertia to engage the knife tang, and as a result the tang is wedged solidly between a sizable stop pin and the AXIS bar itself.