Benchmade Bailout 537GY-03 vs Benchmade Mini Bushcrafter 165-1
Benchmade Bailout 537GY-03 runs a 3.38″ tanto blade in CPM-M4; Benchmade Mini Bushcrafter 165-1 runs 3.38″ of drop point in CPM-S30V. The Benchmade Bailout 537GY-03 is the lighter of the two by 3.75 oz.
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Benchmade Bailout 537GY-03 · Tanto
3.38″ blade · 0.09″ spine · 2.7 oz · ~0.99″ tall
Benchmade Mini Bushcrafter 165-1 · Drop Point
3.38″ blade · 0.164″ spine · 6.45 oz · ~0.91″ tall (derived) · family outline
Spine thickness, same scale
0.09″
0.164″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outlines traced from makers' photos, except where marked as the shape family's.
A high-speed tool steel run very hard. Edge retention is near the top of anything used in knives and it is tougher than most steels that cut as long, but the low chromium means it WILL rust if you put it away wet. Benchmade uses it on the Bailout where cutting performance matters more than corrosion.