I can attest to the quality of Benchmade knives, I’ve owned quite a few of their models and have never had a problem. The Mini Griptillian has been my EDC for 2+ years, and it really is a just a fantastic knife that functions really well for everyday purposes. The locking mechanism is so much better than basically anything else on the market, and Benchmade just makes high quality knives that have a certain allure to them that I can’t really explain.