Benchmade - 537GY-1 Bailout Folding Knife
Benchmade - 537GY-1 Bailout Folding Knife
The Benchmade 537GY-1 Bailout is a very lightweight and rugged "black class" tactical knife featuring a CPM-M4 powder steel tanto blade, an aluminum tang, and aggressively textured 6061-T6 aluminum facings.
Shape, design and application
The Benchmade Bailout 537GY-1 is a military-style edc knife accented by a blackened tanto blade and military colors of woodland green facings. The knife uses an 86 mm blade with Japanese tanto profile, made of high quality cPM-M4 tool steel.
The shape of the wedge used provides increased tip strength while maintaining high cutting performance.
The head has been coated with a gray DLC coating, which has very high abrasion resistance, also protects steel from corrosion. The blade can be conveniently unfolded with one hand, thanks to the the use of a double-sided peg (made of anodized aluminum), thus allowing right- and left-handed people to operate the knife comfortably.
The new 537GY-1 Bailout model has a blade made of high-carbon cPM-M4 tool steel hardened to a hardness as high as 62-64 HRC. Thanks to the high content of molybdenum, vanadium and tungsten, the high level of carbon has been balanced, resulting in excellent sharpness retention and tremendous hardness.
Sharpening such steel is difficult and time-consuming, and regular care of the blade must also be remembered. However, in return, the user gets a tool whose aggressive cutting and extremely long maintenance of working sharpness perfectly compensate for the mentioned inconveniences.
Reliable mechanisms and a solid, secure handle
The head lock is, of course, the Axis-lock, Benchmade's flagship mechanism, valued for its tremendous load resistance, insensitivity to dirt and ease of use. The double-sided lever can be conveniently operated with the left or right hand.
Thanks to the use of cladding made of aircraft-grade 6061-T6 aluminum, the design of the knife is extremely lightweight (76 g) and much more durable. Aggressive texturing of the handle and its widening at the base ensure a firm grip on the knife while working.
Wide clip with option to translate (left/right), also allows the knife to be carried in a pocket or tactical accessory. The handle is finished with an aluminum insert with a tungsten carbide pin, which can act as a hammer blow tool or as an emergency glass breaker.
Technical Data:
- Tanto blade profile
- Hardness of steel [HRC] 62-64
- AXIS® Lock blade lock type
- Folding knife type
- Thumb stud opening type
- Carbon steel type - CPM®M4
Additional data:
- The carrying clip is
- Cladding material metal-aluminum
- Corrosion resistance medium
- Resistance to dulling very high
Dimensions:
- Total length [mm] 205
- Blade length [mm] 86
- Length after folding [mm] 120
- Blade thickness [mm] 2.3
- Weight [g] 76
