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Benchmade Mini Griptillian 555HG
FRN Scales-Sheepsfoot-154CM
FRN Scales-Sheepsfoot-154CM
I had a Griptillian and I liked it fine, but thought I might like the Mini Grip better a lot of the time, IF it will fit my XL hands. I realize there are virtually dozens of threads on the Benchmade Mini Griptillian on various forums and hundreds of photos and a few comparisons of size. Unfortunately when looking through it all I couldn't find anything that gave me an idea of particulars I was looking for. I saw specs that listed the blade length, but is that the whole blade or just the cutting edge? If I take the closed length does that mean where my hand can actually grip or do I need to subtract a little for the unusable part. I also saw comparisons to other popular knives but they would line them up at the bottom of their grips or they would line the blade up to the grip. It gives you an idea of overall size but you couldn't even compare the grip sizes. I decided to do my own little comparison as well as put in a few thoughts at the end. Hope you like it.
Knife to Knife Comparison
As you can see I lined the handles up at the front of the grip area. Cause if your pinky hangs off a little its less of a big deal than your index finger on the blade. LOL
Delica 4 vs Mini Griptillian
Dragonfly 2 vs Mini Griptillian
Dragonfly 2 vs Mini Griptillian
The actual grippable area is 3 3/8" (yes the butt is lined up its an optical illusion)
Mini Griptillian
Delica 4
Dragonfly 2
Mini Grip Closed
I have XL hands, so I was very apprehensive about getting one, especially considering I had to sell another knife to buy it. I had the drop point in the full size and liked it fine but thought I'd check out the sheepsfoot. Since I was unsure I thought it safer to order the FRN.
Upon receiving it I was immediately impressed. It had weight which was surprising by just looking at it. Not heavy mind you but a solid feel. The steel liners completely fill the inside of the FRN scales which isn't the case on the full size Griptillian. This likely contributes to the weight but makes the FRN feel strong and less flexible as well.
I would have preferred S30V but the CPM154 is fine. The hollow grind on the sheepsfoot makes it extremely sharp right out of the box. I'm not new to knives but this thing will easily cut you.
One thing worth mentioning, with this knife you get a lot of blade compared the handle size, especially in comparison to a lot of other blades.
Overall I really like it and know this one isn't going anywhere. In the future I may get an S30V model with black custom scales. Next time I may get the drop point blade even though I like the sheepsfoot a lot. I did ask Benchmade for a deep carry clip.
This wasn't meant to be a review, just some measurements and my thoughts or impressions.
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