Benchmade Mini-Griptillian?

Now, now; no need to beat up on my old toolmaker! He’s not a knife maker by trade, but he’s the absolute finest toolmaker I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. He’s made a number of knives himself and has put edges on my kitchen knives that would make most professional sharpeners blush. I consulted him and he gave me his best answers while qualifying them by advising me that he had not worked with many of the steels I mentioned.
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Sorry, you of course are correct. I just have strong feelings regarding quality knives and have done a great deal of research into metals, their composition, the qualities that are produced by the various elements in knife steel, and tempering.

I really do think D2 is one of the best steels available, it is not stainless, but does not rust terribly easily.

There are a number of other good steels, you won't go wrong with a Benchmade product.
 
They're good knives. I've got a Mini-Grip Mel Pardue in 154CM. It took me a while to get used to the axis lock, and I cut the fingerprint off of my index finger closing it the first day I had it, but once I got out of the liner lock mentality it became much faster to open and close the Benchmade than any of my other knives. You can hold the axis stud back and the blade will flip open and closed with just a slight twitch of the hand. It makes one handed opening and closing a cinch. I have big hands and sometimes wish there was more knife to hold onto though. I might look at the full-sized griptillian before long.

Jason
 
I just picked up a mini griptilian. While it is a decent knife, I like the Benchmade 710. It is slimmer than the griptilian and the handle feels great in the hand. This one somes in D2 steel and has the black coating you want. The scales are made of G-10 laminate and are slip resistant without being abrasive. The inside liners are made of stainless steel. I own many knives, but the 710 is my favorite by far and the knife I carry ALL THE TIME. Its well worth the extra bucks over the Griptilian.
 
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