


I know carrying a knife this expensive is a bit risky and a little scary but if you gather up the courage to pocket this bad boy, you’ll be itching to deploy it just for the beautiful mechanical sound it makes and how good it feels to use. This is by far one of the smoothest and most incredible integral bodied knives we have reviewed thus far. The Anthem is one of the best general-purpose knives you can buy for under $500. This design reduces how many different parts are used, raises the overall durability of the knife, removes the need for liners and allows for far less hardware and mounting points, and makes for an overall exceptional ergonomic experience. Sure, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that a knife consisting of a titanium handle is probably of decent quality but what a lot of people miss is that the chunk of titanium consists entirely of just one single piece. My Review: The Anthem 781, to many, is just a pretty piece of expensive metal and that’s unfortunate because I think this knife is far better than most people realize.

Handle Composition: Anodized Billet Titanium With Triangular Scale Texture In terms of ease of carrying and usability, this may just be the knife that sits the most comfortably in between those two attributes found on the market today. The thinner spine near the tip on the reverse-tanto allows for quicker and more nimble cutting through tight spaces and thus makes this knife extremely versatile for precise tasks like carpentry, woodwork, etc.Īside from the somewhat unique blade shape approach, Benchmade has managed to offer you a 3.4” blade in a package that weighs less than 3 ounces and yet still manages to offer an excellent grip and a heavy-hitting S30V steel blade. You can actually get the same drop-point attributes with further controllability in tight situations. Most people likely end up with a drop-point shaped blade when searching for an EDC and that makes sense, considering the drop-point is one of the most versatile blade shapes, however, the reverse-tanto can be just as versatile and when done correctly, as it is on the EDC 940.

I think the name probably sums up why it’s in the EDC category but let’s explore what makes this one of the most popular reverse-tanto blades on the market today. My Review: Benchmade made things quite easy by aptly naming this bad boy a simple and sweet “EDC”. Handle Composition: Smooth Anodized 6061-T6 Aluminum Here Are the Best Benchmade Knives for EDC 1.
