Benchmade Flyway 15700 — 2.7 inch drop point blade in CPM-154

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Benchmade Flyway 15700 · Drop Point
2.7″ blade · 0.09″ spine · 2.1 oz · ~0.78″ tall

Spine thickness, same scale

0.09″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.

Benchmade

Benchmade Flyway 15700

Name: Benchmade Flyway 15700
Brand: Benchmade
Availability: Discontinued

Hunting FixedFixed Blade

DiscontinuedBenchmade no longer makes this knife in this configuration. See Benchmade’s current knives.

The Benchmade Flyway 15700 is a 2.7" drop point fixed blade in CPM-154, flat ground. The handle is G-10. Its spine is 0.09" against a 0.125" median for fixed-blade hunters here, so it slices better than most and tolerates less abuse.

Blade: 2.7″
Weight: 2.1 oz
Steel: CPM-154
Price band: Premium

Best for

Skinning and breaking down game

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against benchmade, dlttrading.

Blade length: 2.7″
Spine thickness: 0.09″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: CPM-154
Overall length: 6.96″
Weight: 2.1 oz
Lock: Fixed
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.

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About CPM-154

Powder-made 154CM: same chemistry, finer grain, tougher in practice.

Edge retention

3/5

Toughness

3/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

3/5

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-154 knives