Breakthrough Bugout: Benchmade '535-09' Elevates Hallowed Folding Knife Family

Breakthrough Bugout: Benchmade '535-09' Elevates Hallowed Folding Knife Family

Every blue moon, you land a piece of gear that looks so good that you hesitate to want to use it. The risk of dirtying up a work of art outweighs the desire to put it through its paces. That’s how I felt (and still feel, to some degree) about the Benchmade’s latest folder, the Bugout 535-09. This is a gentleman’s folder that sets itself apart from the crowd with a “maroon and silver” handle, and boasts brawn enough to make it more than a showpie…