Benchmade Knives is one of America's leading producers of contemporary high-tech pocket knives. They have led the way in the design and marketing of well made and easy to use edged weapons and tools. Nearly all of the models that Benchmade Knives creates can be easily and quickly opened and closed with a single hand. Using materials like titanium for the liners (locking mechanisms within the handles) along with G-10 (a light but strong material borrowed from the aerospace industry) for the handle material and 154CM (replacing and very similar to ATS-34) super strong stainless steel for blades, Benchmade Knives has produced a variety of best-selling pocket knives over the last half a decade.