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  company_name     = Benchmade Knives, Inc.|
  company_type     = Proprietorship|
  foundation       = California (1988) |
  location         = Oregon City, Oregon |
  key_people       = Les De Asis, Founder & President|
  industry         = Manufacturing|
  products         = Knives|
  revenue          = US$22 million|
  num_employees    = 150 |
  homepage         = [http://www.benchmade.com/ www.benchmade.com]
}}thumb|right|300px|A Benchmade Griptilian 551SBK knife.
The '''Benchmade Knife Company''' is a Oregon City, Oregon, United States. 

==History==
Benchmade started in balisong-style knives, which it continues to manufacture, indeed the company has registered "Bali-Song" as a trademark<ref></ref>.
As of October 2004, the company employs approximately 150 people.<ref name= "CR"></ref> Benchmade has had several years of growth and has expanded both the variety of knives it produces and the facility itself.

==Products==
Benchmade products, by nature of design and materials, are positioned at the high end of the production knife market. Premium blade steels such as 154CM, D2, and CPM S30V steel are used on many models. Benchmade is one of the few manufacturers to have offered high speed M2 tool steel in a production knife.

Benchmade receives a significant amount of revenue from selling restricted-sales knives to the military and law enforcement<ref></ref>.
Benchmade produces a fairly diverse selection of "auto", or switchblade knives, along with a range of hunting, fishing, utility and miscellaneous knives, however balisongs remain a core product. 

Benchmade has a patent on the locking mechanism used in most of the switchblades they produce.<ref></ref>. Benchmade additionally holds an exclusive licence on use of the McHenry / Williams "AXIS Lock", a strong, spring operated locking mechanism used in both automatic and manual action models.

Benchmade has a long tradition of incorporating knife design from noted custom cutlery makers into their production models. These include Ernest Emerson, Allen Elishewitz, Mel Pardue, Bill McHenry, Neil Blackwood, Mike Snody, Jason Williams, Warren Osborne, and Bob Lum. Several production Benchmade models based on the work of these designers have become influential within the industry.<ref name="clarke">
</ref><ref>Winter, Butch (2003), "Custom Collaborations", Sporting Knives 2003: 160, ISBN 0-87349-430-X</ref>

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'''Benchmade Knife Company''' est un fabriquant américain de couteaux.

==Histoire==
Fondé en 1988 en Californie, Benchmade débuta par la fabrication de balisongs, ou couteau papillon, commercialisé sous la marque Bali-Song. Le papillon deviendra le logo de la marque.

==Les aciers utilisés==
Les lames Benchmade sont réalisées dans les aciers suivants<ref>http://www.benchmade.com/about_knives/our_blades.asp Blade Steels</ref> :
*154CM
*440C
*AUS8
*D2
*Damas
*N690
*S30V
*X15TN

==Collaboration==
Les couteliers suivants ont colaborés<ref>http://www.benchmade.com/about_knives/designers.asp Designer Collaboration</ref> avec Benchmade pour la création de certains modèles de couteaux :
*Bob Lum : Dejavoo
*Doug Ritter : RSK Mk1
*Ernest Emerson
*Bill McHenry & Jason Williams : Sequel
*Mel Pardue : Griptilian
*Mike Snody : Activator
*Neil Blackwood : Rukus, Skirmish
*Warren Osborne : Apparition