Benchmade 551

I've taken to tying orange flagging tape to the lanyard holes of the knives I take out to the bush most often. It's not the best solution aesthetic-wise but both the fluorescent orange and texture stick out when I set my knife down.

 

good idea, then just get rid of it when you return...

 

I don’t think standard grips have back spacers do they?

 

I was thinking the same thing. No, there's no separate backspacer. The "Grivory" handle wraps around so each side meets, enclosing the back of the knife. I have two dealer exclusives, the 170 and 1702 which have only stand offs like the -1 series.

I've seen DoaT and Keyman custom scales with backspacers, though. You could go that route in any color you could think of.

 

There is this > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-sca...itm=552797723965&_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1

 

I buy a lot of knives that way! I believe you can also get a 551 with orange scales -- 551-ORG.

 

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Yep.