Clip-Point Knives
A blade shape trusted for generations, balancing precision work with everyday cutting performance.
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Clip-Point Knives: Classic Heritage, Modern Precision
The clip-point knife remains one of the most versatile and enduring blade geometries in history. Characterized by a spine that appears "clipped" near the tip, this design concentrates the blade's profile into an incredibly sharp, controllable point, allowing for maximum piercing efficiency and intricate detail work while retaining a generous, sweeping belly ideal for slicing. The design dates back to the Bowie knife era and remains a dominant profile across EDC folders, traditional pocket knives, and hunting blades, a track record built on genuine performance rather than aesthetics.
The Clip-Point Across the Benchmade Lineup
Benchmade deploys the clip-point across a broad range of use cases because its combination of tip precision and slicing belly performs consistently from the field to the kitchen. In the field, the Crooked River puts a 4-inch clip-point through hunting tasks from field dressing to camp processing, with AXIS® Lock strength and traditional aesthetics that have made it a carry staple. For backcountry hunters who want a packable folder, the Taggedout® brings an ultralight clip-point built for serious ground coverage before the work starts. For outdoor and camp cooking, Benchmade applies the clip-point to the Station Knife and Wildcoast™ because the geometry does exactly what serious cooking demands: a sharp, controllable tip for detailed trimming and precision work.
What Sets a Benchmade Clip-Point Apart
Benchmade addresses one of the clip-point's inherent challenges directly: a tip that is too thin becomes fragile under lateral stress. High-precision CNC grinding at the Oregon City facility tapers the spine cutout to preserve a robust backbone, delivering needle-like precision without sacrificing structural strength. Steel selection pairs the geometry with premium particle metallurgy steels including S30V, S45VN, and CPM® 154, with handle materials including stabilized wood, G10, and Richlite matched to each knife's environment.
That's backed by LifeSharp, free lifetime sharpening on every Benchmade, and a lifetime warranty that covers it for as long as you carry it. Use the Knife Finder to find the right clip-point knife for your carry style.
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Lifesharp™Sharp for life.Send in any Benchmade blade, we'll sharpen it to factory spec.
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Lifetime WarrantyOur quality promise.Every Benchmade comes backed by our lifetime warranty.
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Est 1987From Oregon CityEvery knife we make is crafted in our Oregon City facility.


