Benchmade Unveils Gold Class Necron Balisong Knives

Although it’s now finest recognized for its world-class EDC folders and tactical and searching mounted blades, the Benchmade knife brand acquired its begin churning out balisong knives again in 1979. For the 2024 yr, the Oregon Metropolis outfit returned to its roots with the debut of a number of new butterfly knife fashions with the Necron and the Laro. Now, to honor its origins, Benchmade has opted to bestow its ultra-premium Gold Class therapy onto the Necron, giving option to essentially the most high-end pair of balisongs within the model’s four-and-a-half-decade-long historical past. 

The Fundamentals

Spanning 9.68” total — or 10.27” total with its deal with extensions hooked up — the Benchmade Necron is a premium roughly $500 butterfly knife that’s meticulously crafted in America. For Benchmade’s newest Gold Class launch, it’s taken the Necron balisong and delivered two new variations that see each materials upgraded to among the most high-end constructions that cash should buy — making for the epitome of a real spare-no-expense butterfly knife. 

The Blades

The Necron’s 4.59-inch-long scimitar-shaped blade is generally composed of already-premium CPM S30V, although for the Gold Class-specs the Crucible steel has been stepped as much as a blade cast in Monarch-pattern Damasteel — a proprietary powder metallurgy Damascus metal made completely for Benchmade. Mounted on washer pivots, the blades all come marked with their restricted version manufacturing quantity. 

The Handles

Using a flip-focused latch-less design, the Gold Class Necron knives jettison the common balisong’s G-10 handles in favor of both Jungle Put on or Lava Circulate FatCarbon. Set over titanium liners, the FatCarbon handles come contrasted through gold-anodized {hardware}.The handles additionally get detachable tungsten weights and titanium deal with extensions. 

Included Exras

Each Gold Class Necron knives additionally ship with customized black alligator leather-based sheaths that, just like the knives themselves, are 100% made in America. And, in typical Benchmade style, each knives come backed by a lifetime guarantee and embody the model’s LifeSharp companies which can clear, tune, and sharpen the knives totally free, for all times. 

Our Ideas 

As a result of Benchmade’s “common” knives are already objectively premium, there’s at all times one thing actually enjoyable about seeing the model give its design staff an open verify guide with the intention to create an over-the-top ultra-premium model of an current knife. And in a number of methods, the brand new ultra-premium Necron knives characterize among the most original Gold Class knives Benchmade has ever delivered.

The issues are simply as a lot artistic endeavors as they’re practical flippers. It’s admittedly slightly disappointing to see a balisong at this worth level that runs washers reasonably than bushings, as most top-shelf balis function hand-tuned bushings. With that mentioned, there’s nonetheless completely no denying that the Gold Class Necrons are merely stunning butterfly knives, and I’m assured they nonetheless flip fairly good, even with simply washers. 

Spec Sheet

Pricing & Availability

The Benchmade Gold Class Necron 99-242 and Necron 99-241 are each out there now in extraordinarily restricted numbers, with pricing set at $1,300. 

Benchmade Gold Class Necron Balisong Knives

Benchmade unveils a restricted version run of ultra-top-shelf Gold Class Necron balisong knives that achieve FatCarbon scales over titanium liners and a Monarch-pattern powder metallurgy Damascus metal that’s made by Damasteel completely for Benchmade.