Benchmade 10402 Pika II

Reviewed 02/01/2012 by Devin

-Price Paid: $17.00
-Used for Light Duty/General
-Owned for Greater than 1 year

Comments:

I picked this up at Cabelas for $17 when they were being discontinued. The overall fit and finish of the knife was excellent, no blemishes, unevenness or any thing negative except the pocket clip. The clip is a deep carry clip, and although I don't mind that, it's not a big deal to me. The problem with the clip is that it is rather weak, I have already broke one. The knife came razor sharp, the 9cr13mov Chinese steel is actually been really good. Holds an edge slightly better than my other knives in 8cr13mov. The grip I can get on this knife is pretty good, fits my hand great. And because of this knife, I now love the "Spyder" hole way more than any thumbstud. The only other problem with this knife is that I love it so much. More of a problem for benchmade than for me. A problem for them because it was modelled after spyderco knives, and BM doesn't make many more in this style, so naturally I bought some Spydercos. This knife can still be found under BM's HK and HD lines, if you want a great knife for a great price, check out the Pika II.

Reviewed 09/03/2009 by KnifeKninja

-Price Paid: N/A
-Used for Light Duty/General
-Owned for 3 months

Comments:

The Benchmade Pika would be the spawn if Spyderco Delica, Benchmade AFCK, and a random chinese made knife all had a baby.

This knife is pretty cool. The backlock is decent, good lockup, sturdy. The steel can get nice and sharp, no problems there. There is good jimping all along the top, and the blade has a great shape.

The knife isn't the fastest or the smoothest I've carried, but it's not a bad all around knife. Seems pretty durable and would be good for every day carry. You could replace it for 35 bucks if you lost it as well, which is a strong point.