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Benchmade Saddle Mountain Skinner 15002 · Drop Point
4.2″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 4.3 oz · ~1.13″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.12″

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

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Benchmade Saddle Mountain Skinner 15002

Hunting FixedFixed Blade

The Benchmade Saddle Mountain Skinner 15002 is a 4.2" drop point fixed blade in CPM-S30V, flat ground. The handle is Stabilized Wood. At 4.3 oz it sits 13th-lightest of the 22 fixed-blade hunters here, where the median is 4.1 oz.

Blade: 4.2″
Weight: 4.3 oz
Steel: CPM-S30V
Price band: Premium

Best for

Skinning and breaking down game

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Specifications

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

Blade length: 4.2″
Spine thickness: 0.12″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: CPM-S30V
Overall length: 8.7″
Weight: 4.3 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Stabilized Wood
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-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