The 535 Bugout™ was designed for the modern outdoor adventurer,

The 535 Bugout® incorporates the lightest, best performing materials in an extremely slim yet ergonomic package.

Specifications:

• Mechanism: AXIS®
• Action: Manual-opening
• Blade Steel: CPMS30V (58-60 HRC)
• Blade Length: 3.24" (8.23cm)
• Blade Thickness: 0.090" (2.29mm)
• Open Length: 7.46" (18.95cm)
• Closed Length: 4.22" (10.72cm)
• Handle Thickness: 0.42" (10.54mm)
• Weight: 1.85oz. (52.45g)

AXIS®: A patented Benchmade exclusive, AXIS® has been turning heads and winning fans ever since its introduction. A 100 percent ambidextrous design, AXIS® gets its function from a small, hardened steel bar that rides forward and back in a slot machined into both steel liners. The bar extends to both sides of the knife, spans the liners and is positioned over the rear of the blade. It engages a ramped tang portion of the knife blade when it is opened.

Two omega-style springs, one on each liner, give the locking bar its inertia to engage the knife tang. As a result, the tang is wedged(more...)