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Originally Posted by dfox
No assisted openings or any garbage like that, just plain old knives... i don't buy into that assisted opening crap.
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You'd be amazed at how handy it actually is. To me, assisted opening is not about getting the blade out fast (i.e. for fighting, which I think really is "tacticool" BS for the vast majority... myself included). It's about not having two hands free to grab the blade and open the knife.
Other knives I've had include a folding Spyderco with the big thumb hole for one-hand opening. I've also got a Milwaukee box cutter with a release button that lets the blade swing free so you can flip it to the open-locked position.
The Benchmade beats both hands-down. Much less awkward than the thumb-hole knife and much safer (more positive) than the stud release mechanism.
The best thing about the Benchmade, though, isn't the mechanism... it's the blade. Vastly superior to any other knife I've ever owned.