Benchmade 4600-1 Phaeton – 3.45″ Satin S30V Drop Point OTF Automatic Knife, Dark Earth Aluminum Axis Lock or 4xCR123 (for emergency backup

or 4xCR123 (for emergency backup use - DO NOT attempt to recharge

a 72-hour SOS mode

and the smooth AXIS lock make the 556BK one of the most versatile EDC knives Benchmade builds

In 1990 Spyderco shook things up by introducing two knives

Benchmade 4600-1 Phaeton – 3.45″ Satin S30V Drop Point OTF Automatic Knife, Dark Earth Aluminum Axis Lock or 4xCR123 (for emergency backupBenchmade 4600 1 Phaeton Satin S30V Double Action OTF Automatic The Benchmade 4600 1 Phaeton is the dark earth handled version of Benchmade's 4600 out the front automatic. A 3. 45" satin CPM S30V drop point rides in a machined 6061 T6 billet aluminum handle, and a spine mounted thumb slide both fires and retracts the blade. On this model line the 1 suffix denotes the handle colour, not the blade: the 4600 1 keeps the satin blade of the base 4600 and