Benchmade 560 Freek Black Folding Blade 18

Check out the DBK channel reviews of this knife on YouTube. Had mine a few days and have replicated their battoning tests and added some deer gralloching and sternum splitting to the mix. Superb knife. Perfectly comfortable grip. More depth and shape than anything else in my 100+ knife collection for a folder. It is an instant “first choice” for my hunting/bushcraft uses. If you buy this knife you will not regret it. The M4 blade is tough and takes a long lasting edge. I profiled mine at 17 degrees each side on a Tormek fine diamond wheel and got a 50g BESS test result and after 3 hours of testing it still scored 100g! Really very impressed with this knife!

Bought this as a replacement for my venerable Benchmade Mel Pardue in , yes, ATS 34, now feeling its age. Out of the box the Freek was shaving sharp, well centered and the pivot was adjusted perfectly to allow the blade to drop shut easily. No blade play and no lock stick. In use it is comfortable in the hand, although the scales are slightly less contoured than I had imagined. Some may regard this as a large knife but it suits my purposes and I find it to be quite agile. I will swap the pocket clip for a deep carry not for concealment but to reduce the risks of snagging on anything as not all my pockets are the same pattern. As usual a seamless purchasing experience and prompt delivery from Heinnie.

Very nice utility knife, don't take it on the street in the UK but on private property or camping it won't be a problem. Bench made knives are a luxury item and expensive so don't lose them.

This is a cool looking knife that feels good in the hand. It's clearly well made and nice to use. There is no wiggle in the blade, and it's well centred when closed. A great knife if you're left-handed.

So pleased I bought this knife, an absolute masterpiece, one of my favourite knives I own. Perfectly centred, amazing build quality, feels great in the hand glides open and shuts so smoothly, looks the business too, thank you HH awesome service.

Freeking Hell Fire, love this knife... I can feel a Mini Carbon Freek is now required to complete my set, probably Santna will get his Freek on?

So happy got my hands on this masterpiece in time, gone out of stock in few days. Love this knife. Amazing service H

I have been waiting for about 4 - 5 months for this knife to come back into stock and worth the wait it was. The design although sort of standard is brilliant and very comfortable to use. Only had it a few days now but a firm favourite already. Fit and finish is perfect, razor sharp out of the box and the pivot is wearing in nicely. Big thanks to Richard for ironing out a very minor glitch with the online order system but as ever excellent customer service from Heinnie.

This was my first Benchmade folder and I'm seriously impressed. Pro's * Superb, smooth operation with a fantastic detent * Great materials, from the M4 steel blade to the wonderfully textured g10 scales * Good ergonomics. Course this varys depending on the users hand, but these hands are very happy with it. * Aesthetically gorgeous. Subjective, but I love the look of this knife, the colours and red liners and spacers. * Very fidgitable and fun to play with. Cons * would prefer an uncoated blade, but I understand why they chose to coat it due to M4s poor corrosion resistance. * Blade shape not the prettiest design...but very functional...Im nit picking really. This is a great knife, just buy it if your looking at it already.