#3,582 in Sports & Outdoors
Reddit mentions of Benchmade Osbourne Design Rift Knife with Black G10 Handle and AXIS Lock
Sentiment score: 2
Reddit mentions: 2
We found 2 Reddit mentions of Benchmade Osbourne Design Rift Knife with Black G10 Handle and AXIS Lock. Here are the top ones.
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Patented AXIS MechanicsOne-Hand Ambidextrous FunctionHeavily Milled G10 for Tactile GripTough 154CM Reverse Tanto Blade
Specs:
| Height | 1.5 Inches |
| Length | 6 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.3 Pounds |
| Width | 3 Inches |
Hey /r/knives, I got my CRKT Triumph from the sellout.woot sale a few days ago and I've gotten to do the initial unboxing and "tee hee, knives" play period. Here's a full Imgur album with all the pics (I'll reference a few of them in line). CRKT's Triumph Page.
First impression: It's freaking huge! I lined it up with some of my larger knives here. From top to bottom these are:
Second thing I noticed was that the assisted open was really aggressive. When you flip the blade open you can actually hear the spring(s?) twanging inside after the blade is fully deployed. There was actually a brief second of worry about if the blade was going to go flying off/out of the handle. However if you're the type who likes everyone in the room to know that you just opened up your knife, this is a good choice. The "SNIKT" is pretty loud.
Other things - the G10 scales were in a weave pattern which you can see here. This was probably one of the "grippier" feeling G10's I own. In fact the weave pattern made it feel like the scales were rubbing off and leaving dust on your hands - it wasn't, but it felt like touching fine grit sandpaper. I haven't done any hard work with the Triumph, but I get the feeling that this handle might actually get a little uncomfortable with bare hands and heavy usage.
The lock system is one I'm not a huge fan of. In the picture above you can see a little red circle just behind the blade. You have to pull that small lever back before you can depress the lock and close the knife. It makes a one-handed closure difficult (not impossible, just unwieldy).
Thickness - it's on the same level as the Vallotton, so a bit too large for me to consider a comfortable EDC, but others may like those larger knives.
All-in-all I like the knife as a part of my collection. If you bought it on Woot, the price was around $45 (MSRP: ~$80-90), and for that price, I consider it a good buy.
This really is an excellent choice, so classy yet a great performer. The Benchmade Rift is another good option if you think he'd appreciate something similar but a little beefier.