Benchmade Arcane AXIS S90V Satin Plain Blade Black Handles Flipper 3.2 Knife - BM-490
Benchmade Arcane AXIS S90V Satin Plain Blade Black Handles Flipper 3.2 Knife - BM-490 AXIS-Assist with a flipper. It's the best of everything in a slim lightweight every day carry. Easily operated and carried on either side the speed and function of AXIS Assist the convenience of a flipper. The 490 Arcane flipper features a 3.2 CPM-S90V satin finish blade with aluminum handles. CPM-S90V is an excellent high-end premium American-made powdered steel with a uniform microstructure that provides substantial improvements over other American-made steel in wear and corrosion resistance. Easily opened quickly and with one hand; this evolution of the AXIS includes a spring that helps to fire the blade into the open position once the user pushes it beyond a certain point manually. The AXIS lock also has the added benefit of suck-back which encourages the blade to stay in the closed position. AXIS Assist knives also feature integrated safety lock systems.
- Designer: Benchmade
- Mechanism: AXIS® Assist flipper
- Action: Assisted-opening
- Blade Length: 3.20 (8.13cm)
- Blade Thickness: 0.090 (2.290mm)
- Open Length: 7.72 (19.61cm)
- Closed Length: 4.52 (11.48cm)
- Blade Steel: CPM-S90V (59-61 HRC)
- Handle Thickness: 0.48 (12.192mm)
- Weight: 2.88oz. (81.65g)