Benchmade Unveils Dacian EDC Fixed Blade

From tactical auto-folders and OTFs to balisongs and bushcraft blades, Benchmade’s current catalog of American-made slicing instruments consists of all kinds of knives, although absent from the Oregon Metropolis outfit’s lineup is a purpose-built EDC fastened blade.

As inflexible on a regular basis carry knives have grown in recognition in recent times, the corporate has now opted to get in on the motion and fill this earlier hole of their product vary with the all-new Benchmade Dacian EDC fastened blade knife. 

The Fundamentals

Spanning 7.57” total, the Dacian is a purpose-built EDC fixed blade that includes a 0.12-inch-thick full-tang building culminating in a 3.54-inch spear level profile. Composed of CPM MagnaCut, the Dacian’s full-tang building comes sandwiched between a set of Micarta scales with an total thickness of 0.39” — making it low-profile, whereas nonetheless being substantial sufficient to offer glorious grip.

The 0.12-inch thickness of the blade is admittedly nothing to put in writing residence about, but it surely offers the knife simply sufficient power and structural integrity to deal with most hard-use purposes — although I nonetheless wouldn’t thoughts seeing Benchmade improve the Dacian to a barely thicker tang. 

Out there Variants

Upon its preliminary launch, Benchmade is providing the Dacian in two totally different variations. Whereas each boasts MagnaCut blade metal and Micarta handles, one includes a naked satin-finish blade metal with denim Micarta scales and the opposite sports activities brown canvas Micarta scales paired with a blade completed in what Benchmade calls “titanium blue.” Each variations additionally function customized Benchmade-branded {hardware}. 

A Inflexible Workhorse

Made in America, the Dacian includes a super-economic deal with form that enables provides glorious grip because of the knife’s use of Micarta scales. Jimping adorning the underside of the deal with and the backbone of the blade afford additional grip and management for each fine-use and hard-use duties. A big built-in finger guard set simply forward of a pronounced choil present loads of safety for the person’s hand, too. 

What Makes It Particular

There’s no scarcity of EDC-specific fastened blades at the moment in the marketplace, nonetheless, there are a number of components that make the Dacian stand out from the remaining. With its versatile blade form and roughly 7.5-inch total size, the Dacian is compact sufficient to lend itself to on a regular basis carry use, whereas nonetheless being giant and sturdy sufficient to really sort out hard-use purposes — making it simply as a lot of a workhorse as Benchmade’s bigger fastened blades, albeit in a extra pocketable and EDC-friendly package deal. 

As my all-time favourite blade metal, I additionally applaud Benchmade for producing the Dacian in Crucible Industries’ revolutionary CPM MagnaCut, as this cutting-edge powder metallurgy blade metal provides excellent toughness, corrosion-resistance, and edge retention, whereas nonetheless being comparatively straightforward to sharpen. And, as a model that produces what are unequivocally what are a few of the finest knives that cash should buy, there’s one thing actually particular about seeing Benchmade ship its personal tackle an EDC fastened blade.    

Alongside a customized arduous Polymer sheath, the value of every Dacian fastened blade additionally consists of Benchmade’s ordinary lifetime guarantee, in addition to the model’s LifeSharp Providers, which is able to clear, tuned, re-sharpen, and even re-hone your knife, totally free, for all times. 

Spec Sheet

Pricing & Availability 

Out there for order now, the Benchmade Dacian EDC Mounted Blade Knife has been priced at $320. 

Benchmade Dacian EDC Mounted Blade

Benchmade debuts a compact MagnaCut and Micarta fastened blade knife that’s been engineered from the bottom up for EDC use.