- Benchmade Mini Griptilian 556 · Drop Point2.91″ blade · 0.115″ spine · 2.83 oz · ~0.71″ tall (derived)
Benchmade Mini Griptilian 556
The Benchmade Mini Griptilian 556 is a 2.91" drop point folder in CPM-S30V, full flat ground. The handle is Noryl GTX, secured by an AXIS lock. At 2.83 oz it sits 19th-lightest of the 61 EDC folders here, where the median is 3.2 oz.
- Blade
- 2.91″
- Weight
- 2.83 oz
- Steel
- CPM-S30V
- Price band
- Premium
Everyday carry in pocket-knife-restricted areas
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Specifications
Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against benchmade.com, knifeworks.
- Blade length
- 2.91″
- Spine thickness
- 0.115″
- Blade shape
- Drop Point
- Grind
- Full Flat
- Steel
- CPM-S30V
- Overall length
- 6.78″
- Closed length
- 3.87″
- Weight
- 2.83 oz
- Lock
- AXIS
- Deployment
- Manual
- Handle material
- Noryl GTX
- 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-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.
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
Features
- AXIS lock
- Full Flat grind
- Made in USA
- Stainless blade