Mini Freek, AXS

Get a good look under the hood of Benchmade's 2025 SHOT Show special, the limited edition 565PL-2501 Mini Freek. Inspired by the pairing of amethyst and topaz gemstones, this robust EDC features a drop-point CPM-M4 blade with a custom Amethyst Cerakote finish and transparent Amber ULTEM handle scales, a premium high-performance polymer with incredible strength and rigidity. Let the light shine through the rough-hewn finished handle and illuminate a bold, beautiful, and one-of-a-kind Benchmade folder for hardcore EDC enthusiasts and knife collectors. Produced in limited quantities for the 2025 SHOT Show.AXIS LockA patented Benchmade exclusive, AXIS has been turning heads and winning fans ever since its introduction. A 100 percent ambidextrous design, AXIS gets its function from a small, hardened steel bar that rides forward and back in a slot machined into both steel liners. The bar extends to both sides of the knife, spans the liners, and is positioned over the rear of the blade. It engages a ramped tang portion of the knife blade when it is opened. Two omega-style springs, one on each liner, give the locking bar its inertia to engage the knife tang. As a result, the tang is wedged solidly between a sizable stop pin and the AXIS bar itself.