Benchmade Mini Crooked River 15085-2 — 3.4 inch clip point blade in CPM-S30V

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Benchmade Mini Crooked River 15085-2 · Clip Point
3.4″ blade · 0.114″ spine · 3.29 oz · ~0.8″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.114″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline is the shape family's, not a trace of this model.

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Benchmade Mini Crooked River 15085-2

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Cut down from the Crooked River 15080, it carries a 3.4" CPM-S30V clip point and closes to 4.5". The handle combines stabilized wood with gray aluminum, and the whole knife weighs 3.29 oz. At $325 it is priced with Benchmade's premium wood-handled hunters.

Blade: 3.4″
Weight: 3.29 oz
Steel: CPM-S30V
Price band: Premium

Best for

A pocketable hunting blade for one animal a season

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Specifications

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

Blade length: 3.4″
Spine thickness: 0.114″
Blade shape: Clip Point
Steel: CPM-S30V
Overall length: 7.89″
Closed length: 4.5″
Weight: 3.29 oz
Lock: AXIS
Deployment: Manual
Handle material: Stabilized Wood
Country of origin: USA

Why a clip point

The front third of the spine is 'clipped' away in a concave sweep, dropping the point below the spine line and putting it out in front. That makes a finer, more controllable tip than a drop point — better for piercing, slightly weaker under load. The Buck 110 pattern is the archetype.

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About CPM-S30V

The long-time American benchmark. Holds an edge far longer than 420HC and still sharpens on ordinary stones. Chippy if you pry with it.

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-S30V knives