The Benchmade Opportunist 440, with its wood side panels atop a scaled aluminum housing, is one gorgeous knife. Listed at $180.00, it’s probably one of the most stylish and timeless production knives available in the market today. The Opportunist is an Osborne design and Benchmade Blue Class member. The scaled aluminum handle is made of T6 aircraft grade aluminum.
The blade is made of S30V stainless steel and is just under 3″ in length (2.99″), which makes it perfect for everyday carry applications. The blade is about 0.114″ thick with a hardness rating of 58-60HRC. It also has a removable split-arrow clip and its locking liner is smooth enough to be opened on one hand.
Update to the 440
Benchmade has come up with the 440TICF-71, an upgrade to the already-impressive 440. It has a blue titanium handles in place of the aluminum, and carbon fiber onlays in place of the wood. It has black nickel hardware with a blue topaz thumb-stud.
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