Benchmade’s Casbah knife is designed to turn some heads. This knife has a long tradition to uphold, and big shoes to fill. Designed and modeled after the popular H&K Patrol auto knife, the Casbah has retained its predecessor’s successful characteristics, while adding new features that enhance the knife’s overall performance.
Design and Ergonomics
The Casbah has been modeled on a previously successful knife. This has allowed Benchmade’s designers to use clients’ feedback and improve on the Casbah’s overall design, while retaining the older H&K tested and reliable attributes.
The Casbah is side opened and automatic with enhanced safety features like a front-mounted slide lock that can ensure the blade stays locked to avoid accidental opening. It also has a textured Grivory handle which provides a nonslip and secure grip of the knife. With a width of just 0.59 inches, the blade fits well into its owner’s hand.
Multiple jimping locations and mild finger grooves give the Casbah increased retention in multiple grip styles. The deep-carry pocket clip, tip up, makes the Casbah a very portable, safe and comfortable knife to carry and can be switched to carry right or left side. The Casbah’s automatic mechanism is activated by a push button is connected to a spring in the handle that unleashes the blade smoothly. With reliable action and easily accessible controls, it’s a perfect choice for an everyday carry automatic.
The Blade
The Benchmade Casbah’s CPM-S30V Stainless Steel drop point blade is robust, tough and exceedingly sharp. With a blade length of just 3.4 inches and a full knife length of 7.8 inches when opened, the knife fits right in a sweet spot with a usable blade and plenty of space on the handle without being an oversized piece to carry on your person. The satin-finished blade will cut through the toughest material fast and with minimal effort. CPM-S30V is an excellent choice of blade steel that balances edge holding and stain resistance. The blade will need little field maintenance and can remain sharp and ready for long stretches of time.
The blade’s drop point style is an ideal profile for general cutting purposes. It combines straight edge, curved belly, and a sharp point to give the user all the areas they need to slice and dice various materials.
Build
The Casbah is a tough knife. Its materials are lightweight yet durable, and you’ll feel as confident as ever when you deploy this blade for any job in front of you. Thanks to the relatively compact footprint and deep-carry clip design, this knife will fit comfortably in your pocket all day every day. Thanks to the automatic mechanism, the knife can be ready to cut as soon as you draw it.
The Casbah is a new and innovative knife offering all the tried and tested abilities of its predecessor, the H&K Patrol, while updating the build and the blade steel. The improved performance and solidity of the Casbah makes this model a welcome addition to the Benchmade family and an instant winner for automatic knife users.
