All of mine I’ve had for 10 years. One has been ran over by a lawn mower (a smooth gouge in the handle for the mini-griptilian) but required no repair. The only one that ever needed to go back was the 3550 - an “automatic” (switchblade) when a spring came loose.
Obviously this is just my personal experience but I’ve been happy with them. I do need to sharpen them but use a little field sharpener that Benchmade sells (or used to sell?). I don’t feel that the amount or frequency of sharpening is unusual, though.
Anyway, Gerber isn’t bad. But KNOWING that regular folks have good jobs at a good place that makes good things… I will always buy a Benchmade.
