- Benchmade Adamas 275 · Drop Point3.82″ blade · 0.14″ spine · 6.45 oz · ~1.4″ tall
Benchmade Adamas 275
DiscontinuedBenchmade no longer makes this knife in this configuration. Its current replacement is Benchmade Adamas 275GY-03.
The Benchmade Adamas 275 is a 3.82" drop point folder in CPM CruWear, flat ground. The handle is G-10, secured by an AXIS lock. It is the only knife here in CPM CruWear, so there is little to compare it against on steel alone.
- Blade
- 3.82″
- Weight
- 6.45 oz
- Steel
- CPM CruWear
- Price band
- Premium
Everyday carry and general utility
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Specifications
Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against dlttrading, knivesplus.
- Blade length
- 3.82″
- Spine thickness
- 0.14″
- Blade shape
- Drop Point
- Grind
- Flat
- Steel
- CPM CruWear
- Overall length
- 8.89″
- Closed length
- 5.11″
- Weight
- 6.45 oz
- Lock
- AXIS
- Deployment
- Manual
- Handle material
- G-10
- Country of origin
- USA
Why a drop point
The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.
Every drop point here →About CPM CruWear
Tough and wear-resistant at once, with more corrosion resistance than most tool steels. A hard steel to argue with if you can maintain it.
1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All CPM CruWear knives
What owners say
Drawn from 1,142 owner discussions of the Benchmade Adamas 275 since 2024. The opinions are theirs. The specifications above come from the maker.
What owners like
- CruWear edge holding impresses: one owner chopped four thick 18 ft branches with an Adamas in CruWear and says it still sliced paper and shaved hair afterward, crediting the heat treat.
- Robust and pocketable for its size: an owner who carries both the Adamas and a Manix 2 XL says the Adamas sits better in the pocket and is the more robust of the two.
- Weight that feels purposeful. One owner who found the Mini Adamas undersized switched to the full-size 275 and says it carries surprisingly well with no pocket crowding.
- Sharpens without fuss: one owner says a sharpener that struggled on their 1095 Esee works great on their CruWear Adamas.
- Owners rate it worth the money. One calls the full-size and Mini Adamas in CruWear the only Benchmades deserving of their price tags, and another bought a serrated CruWear one at $185 on clearance as a hard-use folder.
- Works as a duty knife: one owner wears a serrated CruWear 275 on a duty belt, using the pouch and clip it came with.
- Warranty backs it: an owner who bought their Adamas in 2012 broke it batoning, had it fixed by Benchmade, and reports no problems in the 11 years since.
What owners flag
- Factory edges can disappoint: one owner put their own edge on a new full-size Adamas because the factory one was terrible.
- Heavy and blocky for daily carry. One owner says the full-size Adamas is so big and heavy it scares them to use, another replaced it as their daily with a Bailout for city pocket carry, and a third finds it more blocky than a Cold Steel AD10.
- Lock play under hard use: one owner's new 275 in CruWear started rocking back and forth after light batoning, though their other 275 survived the same work, and buyers still ask whether the lock problems they read about persist.
- Stiff action on one owner's secondhand Adamas, even after adjusting the pivot.
- Aftermarket scales for the CruWear folder are scarce: one owner searched for weeks for micarta scales and found only fixed-blade ones.
- Prices climbed. One owner who paid about $200 for a folding Adamas found replacements at $300 or more in 2026, and a 2024 buyer found $292.50 the best price.
- Suspected fakes are hard to spot: one buyer received a CruWear-marked Adamas that matched listing photos and weighed correctly, but came with a card for a messaging account in the box and a missing thumb stud.
Duty belts, yard work and big-knife pocket carry are where owners put the full-size Adamas, a 3.82 inch CruWear drop point at 6.45 oz. Owners pick it as a hard-use folder: one wears a serrated one on a duty belt, one chopped branches with a CruWear Adamas, and another prefers its robustness and pocket carry to a Manix 2 XL.
CruWear edge retention is the highlight, with one owner's blade still shaving after a session of branch chopping and another finding that a sharpener which struggled on a 1095 blade works great on it. Factory edges and grinds get criticized, one owner finds it so big and heavy it is intimidating to use, and one owner's new CruWear 275 developed rocking blade play after light batoning, which keeps buyers asking about the lock. One secondhand Adamas came with stiff action.
Manix 2 XL, Cold Steel's AD10 and Recon 1, and Benchmade's own Mini Adamas are the knives it gets compared with. In July 2026 one buyer reported that the CruWear version had been dropped in favor of MagnaCut, with retailers marking full-size CruWear Adamas down to $243.99, so the CruWear model on this page may now be a clearance buy. It suits someone who wants a thick, tough folder and does not mind the weight.
Is the CruWear Adamas discontinued?
In July 2026 one buyer noticed the CruWear Adamas was no longer listed on Benchmade's site and reported that MagnaCut would be the only option going forward. Retailers were marking CruWear stock down at the time, with the best full-size price they saw at $243.99.
Does the Axis lock hold up to hard use?
Reports are mixed. One owner's new CruWear 275 began rocking after light batoning, though it still held open under spine whacks and their other 275 handled the same work, and buyers ask whether the lock issues they have read about still apply. Another owner who carries it alongside a Manix 2 XL calls the Adamas the more robust knife.
Adamas or Manix 2 XL?
An owner who carries both says the Adamas sits better in the pocket and is more robust, while the Manix 2 XL slices better. Both cut all day in their experience.
Is it too big for everyday carry?
At 6.45 oz it is heavy for a folder. One owner found it so big and heavy that it scared them to use, and another replaced it as their daily with a Bailout for city carry, but an owner who moved up from the Mini Adamas says it carries well with no pocket crowding.
Should I sharpen it right away?
Possibly. One owner reprofiled a new full-size Adamas because the factory edge was terrible, and another says Benchmade's grinds are weak even though the CruWear heat treat is excellent. CruWear is a tool steel, so expect it to patina.
What do people pay for it?
Reports range from a $185 clearance price on a serrated CruWear one in 2024 to $292.50 as the best price another buyer could find that year. One owner who once paid about $200 found replacements at $300 or more in 2026, and after the CruWear version was dropped one owner saw full-size ones at $243.99.
Features
- AXIS lock
- Flat grind
- Made in USA
- Tool steel blade — will patina
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