Overall, Benchmade is a top-notch knife brand with a tactical, outdoor focus. However, with a few new releases, it seems to be experiencing a brand metamorphosis.
If you look at its Bugout line, there are recently released wild color combinations like a black-coated blade with burnt brass handle scales and an electric blue thumb stud. Moving into the Shootout line of Out The Front (OTF) knives, you have colors like white, dark purple, and sage green. For a tactical knife, it’s polarized albeit appealing. But all of this is just colors, right? It’s not a big deal.
So what is going on with its new compact, EDC fixed blade, the Dacian?
Where Benchmade has long relied on common forms like drop point and tanto blade shapes, the Dacian is a long and flowing spear point blade with jimping that runs down the length of its spine. Instead of being black Cerakoted or stonewashed steel, this knife has blue titanium Cerakote.
It feels like an extension of the Bugout line, which is aimed at the EDC crowd. But instead of being a light-duty folding knife, it’s a workhorse fixed blade. Where Benchmade fixed blades long have felt as if they were aimed at the military and bushcraft crowd, the Dacian is made for the next generation of knife users.
Who is that? I don’t know. Maybe it’s you and me, which is why I needed to take this dandy of a knife on a blessed hell ride with me into the outdoors. Bring a little color into my earth-toned, rugged life.
In short: The Dacian is a compact, multi-functioning, fixed-blade knife meant to replace or complement your pocket folding knife. It’s suitable for general use, utility, and EDC. Due to its overall size and shape, it can be worn on your belt, in your pocket, or on a pack strap.
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- OAL: 7.57”
- Blade length: 3.54”
- Blade steel: MagnaCut
- Blade shape: Spear point
- Sheath: Ambidextrous molded
- Weight: 3.4 oz., 4.4 oz. with sheath
Pros
- Cerakoted MagnaCut steel
- Sculpted Micarta scales
- Attention to detail
- Compact size makes it great to carry
Cons
- Belt clip doesn’t fit all belts
- Colors will throw some people off
Benchmade Dacian Fixed Blade Knife Review
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