Benchmade Bailout Overview - CPM-M4 Tanto Blade with Green Aluminum Scales & Axis-Lock

This is the Benchmade Bailout! A quote and quote tactical pocketknife with a very tough M4 blade steel; rigid, yet very light aluminum scales, Benchmade signature axis lock, deep carry clip, and an oversized back spacer that comes with a carbide glass breaker.

And I think we all agree that all this sounds like an amazing package. But unfortunately, it isn’t. This realization struck me after I carried the Bailout for quite some time now - and probably the pocket clip is the only thing I do not have a problem with on this Benchmade.

Sure thing, it looks cool and badass - but in practice this full flat tanto grind is way less slicy than compound tantos with a hollow grind and my knife among other issues comes with a terrible centering and blade wobble I simply cannot fix.