Benchmade 945BK-1 Mini Osborne Folding Knife - Overview and Review

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[@austinbeaudette5539]

“My mini Bugout weighs less than that.” “I don’t care” had me dying in my office. Great vid as always MC!

[@Lumpy_Peter]

Mine does though :-D

[@annebrown2957]

Nobody asked

[@Lumpy_Peter]

@@annebrown2957 Thanks for information. Thankfully I don't have to wait til somebody asks to say something. 😉

[@davidtaylor4359]

Just got a 945 black for my birthday it's my edc,after selling a large Case collection, went to a benchmade dealer for my first a Grey Mini bugout, well now with the mini Osborne I'm at 16 benchmade knives in 6 months 12 folders, 3 autos and my new Osborne. I'm hooked on the butterflies, I dream benchmade, don't laugh my friends, the struggle is real.

[@dalewagner1933]

I was a little skeptical at first, however after watching your review I pulled the trigger and could not be happier, thanks to you 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@Kotah52]

Just got this today. As soon as I saw it I wanted it. Way smaller in hand than I thought when looking on line. My big hands swallow it up. Feels great in hand and in my pocket. Already got bit flipping it closed. It’s mine forever now.

[@anthonym6078]

Another great video. I kinda wanted this mini Osbourne already, but now i really want it. I have small hands (small to medium sized gloves) so this should work much better for me than the full size one. And the black with blue accents looks really good. This channel is awesome, I’ve only recently discovered it but have been watching all of the old videos. Thanks for all the great content, def one of my new favorites.

[@xancore8]

This is now my main EDC. The 940 has always been my favorite but it was just a hair too long in the pocket sometimes, especially with the deep carry clip. I’m a light user in an urban environment.. there probably isn’t a better choice I can think of. I previously carried the para 3 lightweight and the plastic scales just got to me after awhile. I really welcome the smooth G10.. it’s the best handle material IMO.

[@adamgable4346]

I really love this knife. It has been in my pocket since I got it and nothing else seems like it is going to replace it. The size, weight, and length are just perfect for edc.

[@BParker55]

I agree. the 940 is probably the modern classic knife. I have several non knife friends with the 940 in their pockets. For non enthusiasts it's probably the modern Buck 110. So I guess that makes this one the modern Buck 112 lol

[@johnagen3688]

Love the analogy! Perfect!

[@garylyman4922]

Love the size and the blacked out color of this knife. Can’t wait to get one of my own.

[@Didier090765]

I'm a Benchmade fan so ordered this as soon as it was released and I love just about everything about it (minus the pocket clip), just as much as I love my 940 and 943 😍! In the Custom shop? Oh yeah, please!

[@smiller10afc]

Just picked up a Benchmade 940-2003 blacked out with titanium scales. Super excited for the mini! Still love the channel!

[@annebrown2957]

Nice

[@zachstuff]

Gotta love the Mini Osborne! The history and design of this knife are classic! Yes we all have to support the 940 for the Benchmade Custom Knife Builder! This mini split arrow clip works well and is an Osborne design! Glad they launched it in Black/Blue!! Thanks for sharing your review!!

[@nathannettik685]

How does the mini split clip look on the 940?

[@bobdegutis302]

I like the split arrow clip best, better than the deep carry clip. Prefer that the screw heads aren’t in the way.

[@marshallcollins8634]

I have always liked the 940 but large knives seem to push out of my pocket ( when sitting) in the truck is one thing but ,on the tractor is another story. Lost 2 big knives before I figured out what happened. Since going with a smaller version ( and keeping a machete on the tractor has worked well. I picked up this knife last week at SMKW. I have to say mine is no here as smooth as this me or my mini griptillion. Now I can send in the Mimi grip. To get it serviced. Good review thanks

[@janjimpson240]

I bought a 940 and the omega spring did break, just one of them. I constantly played with it for like 4-5 months. Amd guess what? I sent it back and they replaced it for free, gave me a mini pocket clip, and touched up the edge for me! Dont worry about anything breaking with regular use (I'm surprised the spring lasted as long as it did for how much I messed with it), and if it does break: benchmade has it covered.

[@philkight2630]

I love mine, first knife I've learned how to reverse flick

[@caseytyler8326]

My 945 has blue thumb studs to match the barrel spacers. And an mxg clip the finish has already started to scratch off so I will be getting it stone washed by a friend soon

[@mostmuscular619]

My friend got me the 940 in S90V carbon fiber a few years ago as a Christmas gift. It's easy in the pocket, useful and great edge retention. Aesthetically not my kind of knife, geometry of the total knife isn't to my liking, and I'm not the biggest fan of carbon fiber, or even Benchmade knives themselves. This Christmas I got the same friend who gave me the 940 the same knife because I knew how much he really appreciated it's specific materials and geometry. Also I got my other friend this 945 and I personally was very impressed with it that I had to buy myself one. I much prefer the look, the size, the G10 handle, and the overall feel of the knife. The 940 just feels to much of a slender knife and it's ergo's aren't to my liking. The 945 to me just feels more proportionate and appropriate to it's own overall geometry. I really like this little knife. Also, the edge that was put on the 945 was much better on the one I bought myself and my friend, than both the 940 I own and the 940 I gave my other friend. Both 940 that was manufactured in 2017 was very unevenly sharpened as well as the 2020 manufactured version. Maybe it's the difficulty of the S90V, but you're a knife manufacturer-Benchmade should be able to sharpen their own products correctly. Or as Nick Shabazz says, "Maybe it was 3:30 on a Friday and they just wanted to get outta there." 945, solid knife, I've gotta carry my custom Blacked Out Bugout more to decide which is my favorite Benchmade.

[@Paa375]

It’s a very nice looking knife when and if I ever get some money I’m going to get this one perfect little knife for my pocket.

[@JACathcart5181]

I don't care for the split arrow clip either (all of my other 10 Benchmades have had it replaced), but I'm keeping it on this one as an homage to Osborne who designed it.

[@tariqkamil7853]

10 days with this and clip side spring broke. But I had ordered spares from EDCacord in Etsy. Stronger spring. Hard for me to get the Benchmade warranty, will take too long being in Malaysia. That said this has become my go to edc knife. And I will get the plain 945 and the og 940

[@williamperron760]

Good review! Love my little 945, my fingers are sore because I play around too much with it. (Not to mention the wife staring at me to stop)

[@jesseadams45]

My favorite clip is the USA clip in the 940-1. I thought I'd like the bugout clip but I can't brace my fingers along it correctly or something just feels off. I've had a lot of Benchmades and never broke a spring either.

[@annebrown2957]

Hi I'm 14 and love quality knives thanks to you I'm buying this knife keep doing what your doing thanks

[@jcastro1991]

I ordered mine directly from Benchmade and it was stiff to open. Had to open and close a lot to loosen it up. But it’s still not easy to flick it open. Really good looking knife and feels really high quality except for the stiff opening. It’s just way to small for my hands. I’m going to sell it

[@WatchMeEDC]

I’m glad I got one early and have enjoyed carrying it but no it’s not better and arguably not even as good as a 940 or other 940-dash-whatevs. I continuously select one of my small Sebenzas, Mnundi and even Para 3 LW to carry over the mini 940. Good vid as always.

[@_MiMo_]

Please do an entire review in the ask/answer format, I think it would go triple platinum.😉 Is the blade 2.9 inches? Yes....Is the pocket clip deep carry? No.

[@gregshock]

I think your friend, Triple E polished the texture out of the G10.

[@juniorfreyre2493]

Just picked one up from BHQ for $119, otherwise I probably wouldn’t have pulled the trigger on one even though I was intrigued. Now that I have it, idk what to think about it. Same model, same exact quality of the one you reviewed except the blade centering is off just a tad to the left. Normally I probably wouldn’t care, but it’s a Benchmade so I do, if that makes sense. Anyway, I like it, and I’m not sure about it. I’d love to see a video of someone who’s really carried and used this knife daily

[@tonyfrick3324]

Ive carry a full size grip in 154cm for about 8 years now. So far only problem ive had is im missing 1 body screw n 1 pocket screw. N this thing get the hell beat out of it almost daily. Cuttin stuff shouldnt cut, pryin in small amounts, people not catchin it wen tossed to them. It fell 20 feet ontop concrete and didnt even scratch it. Love that thing. However have recents just up graded to the super freak. Hopefully it proves to be as good as the grip

[@willtrax71]

Great Video and yeah my old 940 has been through Hell lol and still almost perfect. I like that little Knife.. I think people should understand if a Benchmade Omega Spring you can still use your Knife lol it just becomes a fixed blade with a tiny piece of wood etc.. not many knives you can use if your Lock breaks..

[@etherealicer]

And it has 2 springs... still works with one, just not as smooth. Btw, I know that not because one broke, but because I removed one on purpose, for science.

[@rankor73]

940/945 in the Custom Shop!

[@ryanhawkins3387]

Split arrow clip FTW 🤘🏼😬

[@pkennethv]

0:23 “in this case not the Ritter Hogue”😛

[@ryanc5681]

Personally I have a xl hand and this may be a tad small for me I tend to like heavy larger knives

[@MrLlama999]

I’m curious how the ergos would be with a 50/50 choil.

[@ryanc5681]

I just broke my original Osborne green aluminum today at work. I used that thing so much. Ita fixable but I am looking for another I don't wanna use the BHQ excusive yet I am leaning towards this one or the CF s90v

[@Residentstrangr]

How’d it break?

[@astroid99]

I just got mine so I can't so how it will wear but I like to wear mine cliped to my pants with the handle touching my underwear and I don't even feel it with my pants tight and sitting down. Obviously not cut off circulation tight but they aren't falling down. The clip is strong enough however, to pull up my pants (empty pockets) without moving the knife at all. If I wanted to pull it off its still easy. First knife I have ever purchased so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

[@virgillivingston8079]

I bought it and it’s very nice, but a little small for my liking.

[@Baywire]

Wish the fit and finish made its way to my CF-Elite Bugout. Knife blade is bent out of the box! Thought it was just a centering thing, put flytanium scales on it (voiding warranty). Found out wasn't a centering issue... NICE!

[@jesseadams45]

Put the stock scales back on and send it in. I've never had warranty issues with them and I take them apart so I don't think they'd know or care. In the end, it's still their flaw out of the box so I wouldn't feel bad do that.

[@Baywire]

@@jesseadams45 I was thinking of trying that. I wasn't sure whether they would somehow figure it out. I've had it for a while so I said F-it and changed out more hardware (replaced pivot and other hardware with TI sets). But I have everything from the original so I could still easily put it back into original form. Thanks for the advice!

[@cameronbottoms1118]

My bugout spring broke; but i’m not mad. Carried it for a 14 months and open and closed it atleast a 1000 times. I’m going to retire it and buy the S90V/CF version.

[@johnagen3688]

Did you get the s90v/cf 535-3 bugout? If so do you like it I love mine!!!

[@Phlfwlr]

2 years later there is in fact a Mini 945 and I am receiving it tomorrow

[@treyingle2638]

Just bought one of these the other day and I love it I like better than the 940 just me though

[@danofiremano]

I agree that the G-10 versions of the 940 & 945 are better than the Aluminum versions, but I Luv my Bailout pop-can scales!

[@bahjinelson3986]

My guess is that Benchmade has had too many 940 exclusives and limited editions to be able to put it into the custom shop. The combinations would be very limited so you don't customize yourself an exclusive version. It's a good reason not to do exclusives and limited editions.

[@tecra24]

Please review Darrell Ralph L 4 Dominator

[@mr.crumbles2557]

I've had bad luck with omega springs. Broken both on my bugout, and one on my Ritter hogue. Not fidgeting too much either

[@coralinealgae]

Metal Complex: "So it is said." Mr. Crumbles: "So it shall be written."

[@mickkeim4142]

Can you order extra screws from Benchmade?

[@johndavid9973]

I like it better than the full size model..

[@bahjinelson3986]

How many broken omega springs do you think are on counterfeit knives that were mistaken for authentic?

[@brokcen2748]

Now that i think about it probably a good chunk

[@metal_complex]

This IS a great point. I'll be referencing this in the future 👍

[@johnagen3688]

VERY good point!

[@oliverbarnes8306]

What do you prefer the small one in g10 or the one in Aluminium I like the green Aluminium

[@terpdx]

The G-10 on this knife is sanded down so smoothly that it almost feels like metal. I bet they'll release an aluminum handle version eventually.

[@mikejurnak4253]

Funny I have the 945, tomorrow will be a month I broke the omega spring and have to make a claim "Benchmade for a lifetime" right

[@joeykimball5705]

I just ordered this knife, i cant wait to get it. Ive got a 940, but i snapped the tip off like a moron, gotta send it to benchmade. I recently lost my spiderco gayle bradley folder :/ if anyone finds ones lmk lol

[@jameswilliamjones]

That mini bug out comment made lol

[@heikoschulz1393]

I wait until we get a Version with Jade G10 and M4 😎

[@annebrown2957]

They did on blade hq

[@heikoschulz1393]

@@annebrown2957 only the 940 Full size, or not?

[@penpilot1]

Like it. Just got a PM3 LT, thinking about a mini freek...somebody stop me..

[@Fangtian0303]

Spyderco pm 3 LT trumps them all for EDC.

[@rickydo888]

Nice little knife, too bad is very hard to find 940/945 here. Nice video as usual 👍

[@sweetdrahthaar7951]

Just curious, where are they hard to find?

[@rickydo888]

@@sweetdrahthaar7951 in my country, Indonesia

[@nickuschrist5967]

Lol even if the omega springs break they are covered by lifesharp

[@_MiMo_]

It's smaller than a rat2? I didn't realize it was that mini. Really nice tho.👍

[@terpdx]

It's a really small knife. The blade length is almost identical to the Rat II, but the handle is noticeably smaller - a bit too much for my liking, and I have tiny hands. Really nice knife, otherwise.

[@Paa375]

Ok so I would like to get a benchmade knife. What is the better knife mini bugout mini griptillium or this mini osborne?

[@HamSammichApex]

I would say the bugout is the best all around knife. There are a lot of customization options for the mini grip and mini bugout but not for the mini Osborne. The mini Osborne is a classic knife that carries really well but so do the other two. For all around cutting tasks the bugout is the best. It has the lightest weight of the three. The action of all three is very similar but I would say the best action would go to the Osborne, second the mini grip and third the bugout. Really after those factors it comes down to which one you think looks the best. You can’t really go wrong with any of them but take those factors into consideration and enjoy your purchase! Use it and get the most out of it! Benchmade knives are fantastic!

[@Paa375]

@@HamSammichApex thank you for your insight the Osborne costs $50 more then the bugout. So just trying to decide if it’s worth the $50 extra.

[@HamSammichApex]

@@Paa375 I would say yes unless you get the carbon fiber/blue accents bugout with s90v. It’s called the 535-3 and I would say that knife is worth the money for sure.

[@HamSammichApex]

@@Paa375 but that’s not a mini. Mini Osborne definitely worth $50 more than the mini bugout without a doubt

[@CKshouta]

instead of M390/20CV i would like to see this in S90V- better toughness AND edge retention than 20CV/M390.

[@metal_complex]

No that's incorrect. S90V has better edge retention, but it isn't as tough.

[@johnagen3688]

Any of those 3 steels would be awesome!

[@mrnobodyz]

I don’t need a big knife for my edc and generally prefer the “mini models” but this looks way too small and skinny, almost like a toy, kinda defeats it’s purpose as the “940’s” popularity seems to be due to it’s length to size ratio.

[@dylanwheeler3697]

Dude. Please don’t ever stop the Mickey Mouse voice 😂😂 shit is hilarious and the reason behind doing it is even better! ... lastly, quit making me buy knives. Sincerely, A scared husband.

[@jessefleming1421]

Woooops!! 😂 yeah, that pocket clip has to go.

[@HamSammichApex]

Still the Goat knife guy?? Confirmed. Don’t you forget it either... nerds!

[@patrickmulligan3101]

Butterfly tax is real

[@9eofM]

OMEGA SPRINGS DO BREAK! Maybe it’s because I am constantly fidgeting and flipping my knives all throughout the day but the omega springs in every single one of the benchmade knives I own (535, 535-3, 940-1, 556) have broken before I’ve even owned any of them for two months! I think benchmade must be doing something really wrong when making their omega springs lately because Idk how I can be that unlucky. I know I flip the axis locks hundreds of times a day but that’s still no excuse for these shite omega springs when I’m paying hundreds of dollars for these knives. I expect the springs to last a lot longer than one flipping month! I was always a fan of benchmade knives before i actually owned any but they have let me down more and more with every omega spring that fails. Shoulda gone with the spider on manix 2!

[@greg2658]

I just bought one, lol...

[@The4cp]

In a word no. Making a knife smaller and falling into this "mini" "edc" tiny knife trend it the worst thing that can happen to any design. The 940, the Adamas, especially don't need this change for any reason. In fact a larger 3.75 inch 940 would have been a better idea.

[@cornelius69]

4 screws is a lot? Obviously you've never taken any electronics apart....

[@chrisc.4517]

Just bought mine and it is crazy stiff. Sucks

[@thomaswalsh5097]

Oh cute a Benchmade for smurfs...

[@frankl2634]

It’s good if you have girl sized hands. With all due respect.

[@JACathcart5181]

Actually, lots of women and older kids love knives like this, including my wife and daughter. Heaven forbid Benchmade and every other knife maker in the world makes a knife for them. Small knives have their place. I don't have girl-sized hands but I love several smaller blades, particularly when carrying at work where the sight of my Benchmade Super Freek or Protech Strider would be strongly frowned upon.

[@rockgod2131]

Slowly raises hand...

[@Templetons]

This was a pointless knife. The original already carries so light and small in pocket. A mini is just dumb.

[@metal_complex]

Not for people who have a legal limit and want to carry the 940. Did you just aggressively ignore that part of the review?

[@rockgod2131]

Looks like it's fairly pointy to me.

[@johnagen3688]

Actually it's pretty freakn cool! ..... I'm buying 1!

[@Templetons]

@@metal_complex yes I did. I never think about those poor people that have such limits. Was just referring to everyone else I suppose.

[@user-ig6nu4oo5p]

@@metal_complex to be honest the fact that it has a lock still makes it ilegal to carry in alot of countries even though it is less than 3" . We can still have it as an edc knife around the house but for that price i think i prefer the original 940.