Benchmade 163BK Bushcrafter S/E Fixed Blade Knife Black Carbon Fiber – Black
Channel your inner survivalist with the Sleek Benchmade 163BK Bushcrafter, a modern bushcraft fixed blade reimagined as a premium variant to Benchmade’s original 162 design by Shane Sibert. Built for the trail – or straying off of it – the 163BK has been elevated with new blade geometry and handle ergonomics, premium finishes like a lightweight carbon fiber handle, and a modular molded sheath design with push button retention release. From fire prep, battening, and feather sticking, to shelter building and food prep around camp, the 163BK Bushcrafter begs you to be outside.
Benchmade 163BK Bushcrafter Features
How it’s Made
Laser cut from sheets of high grade steel, every Benchmade blade is ground, beveled, and finished with uncompromising precision. Benchmade mill and machine handles in house to the most exacting specifications, and every knife is hand assembled and sharpened by highly trained technicians manufacturing excellence in Benchmade’s state of the art factory in Oregon City, Oregon.
Drop Point Blade Style
Drops off the spine to the tip. Tip height is typically below the center line on the blade.
CPM-CruWear Super Strong Tool Steel (63-65 HRC)
An air-hardenable, non stainless tool steel that has an exceptional balance of extreme toughness, strength, and wear resistance, making it an excellent choice for general purpose, hard use cutting tools.
Carbon Fiber Handle
Multiple layers of crisscrossing carbon fiber filaments laminated together to create a strong and surprisingly lightweight substrate with exceptional stability and style.
Fixed Blade
These knives to not fold and almost always come with a sheath to protect the edge.
Specifications |
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Open Length | 9.0417”
(22.97cm) |
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Blade Length | 4.3837”
(11.13cm) |
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Blade Thickness | 0.164”
(4.17mm) |
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Handle Thickness | 0.948”
(24.08mm) |
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Mechanism | Fixed Blade | |||||
Blade Style | Drop-Point | |||||
Blade Finish | Cerakote | |||||
Blade Color | Black | |||||
Ambidextrous | Yes | |||||
Handle Material | Carbon Fiber | |||||
Handle Color | Carbon Fiber | |||||
Lanyard Hole | Yes | |||||
Blade Steel | CPM-Cruwear Super Strong Tool Steel (63-65HRC) | |||||
Weight | 7.18oz
(203.55g) |
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