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Benchmade

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Precision folding and fixed-blade knives made at a facility in Oregon City.

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01 / Buying facts

What you can check.

Warranty & support

Official warranty or guarantee information; confirm the exact product, region and purchase date on the linked page.

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History on record

1979 — The Bali-Song knife business begins.

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02 / Company & ownership

Behind the brand.

Les de Asis began with butterfly knives in California before moving the company to Oregon. Benchmade later concentrated its branded knife production at an expanded Oregon City factory.

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  1. 1979

    The Bali-Song knife business begins.

  2. 1990

    The company moves to Oregon.

  3. 2010

    All Benchmade-branded knives shift to US production.

03 / Design & manufacturing

What happens where?

Design and production process

  • Benchmade develops folding knives and related products from Oregon, USA.
  • The selected products in this guide are manufactured in Oregon City, Oregon; materials and production steps vary by item.
  • The exact model and its current country-of-origin marking remain the final check before purchase.
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04 / Product guide

Start with the right product.

Representative products from our brand research; popularity and current availability are not independently ranked.

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Categories in our shortlist

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What is still unknown?

We do not yet have documented answers for these parts of Benchmade’s profile. Missing evidence is not a negative finding about the brand.

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05 / More research

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