Benchmade Mini SOCP - Dagger
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- Опубликовано: 17 авг 2019
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Benchmade model 173BK Mini SOCP
Thank you for all the support and feedback! Seeing the community pull together the last couple months has been fantastic!
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I got one of these from my local knife store and it fits my belt perfectly and carries amazing iwb In the right appendix figuration and is completely concealed haven't even carried it yet but I love it already
Those are some wicked looking daggers!! Thanks for sharing!!
Oh nice, it will be my new every day toy!!
Thank you, greetings from Germany
Wore out a full size socop over there last several years the mini I'm really liking
Have both the standard and mini and love 'em. Spot on about the sheath...the mini clip is a lot better and holds in place when drawing the dagger. They're pretty much the exact same thing, just an overall inch smaller and the blade's shorter but slightly wider throughout. Carry the standard in the middle of my CP rig and the mini under my ifak pouch by my lower back on my gun belt.
Good looking daggar as both sizes look very useful to tuck away.....Thanks for the good info and review....Good stuff....
You are welcome Scott! Glad I was able to show them both off!
Just ordered the full size. Been wanting one for awhile know. Great vid!!!
I like that looks good. Nice mini!
Always liked those just never got around to picking one up..thanks for sharing
That's cool Glockbymyside! Nice to compare them both!
I keep an Izula II in my truck. It's small enough to slip in your pocket with the minimal sheath, and tough enough to handle anything. No question, free replacement warranty. 🇺🇲👍
Oh that’s a great tool to have in the truck Randy!
I got my mini to dag and i love it 😁💪
Wow really awesome looking Benchmade knife!!! :D
Right on Thanks OC!
@@zachstuff you're very welcome!!!
Hmm, I want one but don’t know for sure what size. I like the clip on it that’s sweet! Great review Zach!👍🏼🔥
Thanks Tucker! Now if they make the additions to the larger size with the clip on the sheath, I think I would stay with the large SOCP. I am going to carry it this week and report back on how the clip works and carry is with the leather at the top.
I actually switched the leather patch over to the bigger one and I think it works better on that one ,because the smaller one is much more difficult to get out of the sheath for some reason.im still not sure which one I like better for EDC,I’m going to put a horizontal clip on the bigger one and see how it works out
I love the mini. Carry it everyday
Right on!! Such a handy tool!
@Zach’s Stuff hell yea!
I have both got the full size first and love it and I also have the newer one which has the same clip as the mini which is good but I’ve had the mini for a couple days and I don’t know which one I like better yet but I will say the mini is much harder to get out of the sheath
I'd like to get 1 to go in my EDC bag! THANKS FOR SHARING!!
Right on BJ! They would go great in your EDC bag!
Definitely would be interesting to try out.
They are fun Jade! Thanks for supporting!
I have the full size one and just ordered two of these. One for each hand. You never know when someone might ask you to dance. Thanks for the video!
Oh sweet!!! One on each side! Love it!
Haha double fisted! 👊
Luv it!
Good stuff!
Thanks Raidho! Appreciate all your support and feedback!!!
Great video thanks
GOOD REVIEW!
great Zach's think alike.. Went in for a full size but I think I actually prefer the mini.
Heck yeah!! Very nice choice! Digging the new clip/holster.
Great for inside the waistband carry
Just ordered one myself!
Oh nice!!
Love the mini! I tend to lean toward smaller knives so this is great🤙🏽
That perfect! Thanks Jesse!
Is the leather piece, and clip from the mini sheath interchangeable on the full size sheath?
I would use it as a neck knife myself.
Excellent video
Makes it easy to carry! Thanks Abner!
Just wondering. How do you tie it on there
I would like to see the finger ring offset a "finger width". Obviously it would lose the ambidextrous feel, but it would be more ergonomic. Check out the ARK Arctive Response Kerambit.
just snagged one ! leather square sold me
Same here I got mine at my local guns store
Hell I was trying to figure out what that leather square was for? Ha Haa I absolutely love mine wanted the full size instead but sold out everywhere
@@scotmetcalf2745 it just a sweat guard in case your running against your skin
Interesting stuff cool video 👍
Thank you Kevin!
thanks
Also anyone know how to get a aftermarket clip I could put on the bigger one horizontally? Because it’s too big for my pocket
Personally, I would just remove that square leather piece from the top of the SOCP dagger plastic sheath!!! That way it would be easier to access the finger ring!!!
That might be there for IWB carry so it doesn’t Jab into your side
@@leinadqse5300 You have a point. I actually have the full-sized SOCP dagger. What I did was I used a Dremel to make the top of the opening of the sheath completely flush/even, why because on the top opening of the sheath is not flush/even and the side of the sheath that faces towards your body is slightly higher. So every time I go to draw the SOCP dagger I would always stub/hit my finger on that raised part at the top of the sheath. I actually carry inside my Benchmade SOCP dagger sheath the Spartan Blades CQB Tool which is essentially the same knife but made out of better steel and there's no triangular hole in the middle of it which is a clear weak point!!!
@@ThomasConnolly why would they put a weak spot in it like gas triangular hole
@@Harlow_Khmer Check out this video about the Spartan Blades CQB Tool - ruclips.net/video/tdJ8KsD93AQ/видео.html
@@ThomasConnolly thanks! ❤️
A tanto blade mini socp will be perfect.
Ooh that would be cool!
Does the clip on the Mini fit the sheath on the large so that the teeth of the clip hit the right spot on the sheath?
Triple E EDC the two clips are for different uses the full size it more of a duty style I carry it for work and the clip works perfectly and looks more professional and the mini is for concealment they added the hooks so it would catch onto the lip seems of your jeans
Thanks for all the info. Which one do you prefer/carry more often? I'm trying to decide which one to get and can only afford one right now...
You're welcome! I find myself carrying the mini around town with my other EDC gear and the full size at work. I know there are still some full sized sheaths with the old style clip. The mini sheath has the better clip in my opinion for EDC.
Hey brother great review I have both the mini and full size however the retention on the full size sheath is very poor am i the only 1? Love from Aus keep up the good work!
I've also got both. And mine are the opposite. The retention on my full size is alot harder to pull than the mini. The mini is almost to loose. But it stays.
Hey, does the small lether patch comes with the single edge drop point blade aswell?
It comes on the mini SOCP’s indeed!
Hi, which knife do you think is better for self defense the Benchmade SOCP Dagger or the Tops CUT 4.0?
I have not carried the Tops CUT 4.0, but I really want to try one, they look slim and easy to carry!
Hey, hey brother!!! I personally would just much rather the standard 'Full Size" SOC-P... Just my choice/opinion!
Thanks Larry for the feedback! Appreciate the feedback on which one you would go with!
Could you use this as like a little boot knife/dagger??
Most definitely you could!
Good design, but waaaaaay overpriced. I wish they would put the new clip on the full sized version.
Does it come with both sides of the blade sharpened? If so, is it a fairly sharp edge? TY.
They are both sharp edges.
Hey Zach! I have a couple of questions. I have one of the full size and love it, but have problems with it poking me constantly because after awhile it gets annoying and noticable, and also the size, because it seems to kinda bulge out the back of my pants. I carry it to the left or right of my spine on my pants. The pocket clip is somewhat of a pain as well. Anyways,I was wondering if the leather sheath prevents an easier access, and does it stick out at all? Is it comfortable to carry for you? Also is the new pocket clip any better, and will the new pocket clip and leather pieces fit on a full size?
Great questions AKC! I will be carrying it this week and report back. I know depending on where you carry it, the leather may bend over the top of the ring to draw the knife out, which would create a small obstruction it seems. The new pocket clip works well for me as it grabs and does not allow for the sheath to come out when you are drawing the knife! Check back with me later this week and I will update you. Thanks!
@@zachstuff Ok, Ill messege back in a week! Thank you for your time!
@@AKC-xw6my Cool!
@@zachstuff How has it been?
I like the size of the mini. Looks like all they did was take a full size and ground the blade down to a smaller size.
Yeah the handles are the same. Thanks Paul!
I’ve looked at these for a possible boot knife Benchmade has some good ones but if it’s gonna just be used for self defense I don’t need anything speacial and Benchmade is a little pricey especially when I don’t need a very good steel just a sharp pointy blade with a good grip though I do like these.
Almost sold on it just wondering if it is actually sharp. I have seen a few complaints about it not being sharp enough. Does it actually have an edge or is it like the original that isn’t sharpened?
Mine had a great edge
Mine arrived very sharp! This one should be ready to go for you!
I just got mine didn’t come that sharp. Had to sharpen it
Hi, are blade edges sharp and is this possible to cut with them?
Hello! Both edges are very sharp and can cut.
@@zachstuff to be honest I was expecting it will be really sharp like other models of Benchmade but it isn't. It seems to be more stubbing tool like full length modell because it isnt even close that sharp like for example model 178 shown here ruclips.net/video/mts4N_i3Wtc/видео.html
Show me how u tied your lanyard. Lol. Can't seem to get mine to lay there way yours lays. Doesn't matter that much I guess. I'm being a perfectionist.
May have to do a lanyard video!
Súper cool daggers this might be a stupid question but Can this be throwing knives?
You know I am going to test out throwing them both this week! Not sure how balanced for throwing they are.
Zach’s Stuff they look super cool am not trained in any tactical way yet but buying them to have some fun would be cool ha
Yeah I hear yah! 🤙🏼
Why not selling the new clip to replace the less grippy one?
They will call customer service
just fyi
that triangle hole is not a tool
it’s how the knife is held in the sheath if you look at the sheath there is a section that matches up with that hole which gives retention
there’s absolutely no mechanical application for that hole
Thanks Jack!
Thank you for this clarification! He kept pointing calling that hole a tool, and I kept wondering what on earth he was talking about!
If anyone is watching this in 2021 just spend the extra money and get the Spartan Blades CQB tool. It's made from better steel and you can request them to fully sharpen it. The SOCP daggers feel cheap, they have no beveling anywhere; it feels like it got punched out of a sheet of steel and that was it. The blade is also SUPER dull.
How many Versions of it do exist?
173 / 176 / 178 ..... ?
2 large and 2 small. Serrated options and Plain Edge.
They forgot to give me the rope😭
Oh my! Call BM customer service and see if they can drop one in the mail to you.
I love the SOCP, i hate living in the UK!
Is it not legal in the uk?
@@jhollowday7080no
I want one but I’m not sure if it’s legal in my state 😂. Knife law’s seem to be fuzzy.
In what state are you in!
1:58 that isn't a "tool" thats how the sheath holds the knife
Wish the mini had a trainer like the larger version
I like it, but unfortunately, dagger style blades are illegal in my state. The knife laws pretty much suck here. (NYS). Were it not for that, I'd buy one..they are nice looking blades.
That's a bummer Timbo! Yeah don't get jammed up carry in NY.
Why does it cost $93?
Always good to look at pricing. Hard to tell what the overall price is based off of.
Those ridges by the blade is a design flaw . It gets caught up in denim and clothing when cutting
@Better Mouztrap that’s what I was referring to. Those who practice martial blade craft know serrations gets caught up in clothing. These ridges are no different
@@donh1572 Oh, I misunderstood you slightly. I will offer however that the blade's intention is actually very narrowly focused. It's meant to be used almost exclusively in an overhand grip and with a stabbing motion, to create space between you and someone trying to grab your firearm. Therefore I don't see the serrations being any help or hindrance in that regard considering the motion would be forceful enough to make it not matter significantly at all.
The serrations were probably added to give the user a redundant cutting edge for fibrous materials on his person, which obviously is at odds with the narrow focus of the tool.
@@Leec_1972 I train in shivworks and MBC using the pikal method you mentioned. When the assailant is being stabbed they don’t stand still. They move. Those ridges are definitely a design flaw and could potentially get you in trouble. Don’t take my word for it. Test it out yourself with meat covered in denim
I'd pack it but double edged weapons aren't legal here
Oh bummer! Even those little fellas!
@@zachstuff yup. As I understand it we can't even own double edged blades
Wanna sell it?
Isn't the point of a finger ring to make the SOCP Dagger easier to grab. So why then did Benchmade even think to attach a thick square piece of leather directly covering one side of the finger ring? Wouldn't adding that thick leather square just make accessing the finger ring more difficult/annoying? At least with the Mini SOCP Dagger Benchmade finally figured out a pocket clip that will actually keep the sheath attached to your pocket when you go to quickly pull out the SOCP Dagger. The original SOCP Dagger had a sheath with a standard Benchmade pocket clip wrapped with useless skateboard tape and the entire sheath itself would just end up coming out of your pocket along with the SOCP Dagger!!!
The way it's carried, even without the leather piece, it would be against a plate carrier, your skin, pants, edc. So the leather really doesn't hinder the draw. Works similar to a doggy door if that makes sense. But it keeps it from stabbing your love handles with that jimping haha.
@@jacobsalcido6466 I actually carry the Spartan CQB Tool in the original large Benchmade SOCP Dagger sheath. I not only removed that shitty Benchmade clip covered in useless skate board tape, I added instead the NiteIze Eclipse that's essentially a super robust alligator clip that keeps the sheath from coming out of my pock at a draw the CQB Tool. I also dremeled the top of the SOCP plastic sheath because on one side there's a raised plastic lip, which I always seemed to stub my finger on as I tried to draw the knife using the finger ring. I carry the Benchmade SOCP Dagger sheath clipped to the side edge of the back pocket of my 5.11 pro taclite shorts/pants.
Ordered the single edge version. Carry it around my apartments because everyone has national dog of the ghetto the Pitbull and I cant trust a 130lb girl to control a 50lb pit.
Sounds like a big dog for a kid to handle. Take care!
Cool but it's benchmade prices which is too much
Appreciate the feedback Deadpool!
I do! Love teasing the benchmade guys. Iam carrying my bugout an Griptillian today at work.
Right on! All good indeed!
@@zachstuff I never go to work with out my bugout
I don't get it, as a self-defense oriented weapon why would you want a smaller less pointy cutting edge? Here's what I personally did, I took off the standard pocket clip with useless shitty grip tape on it from the original full-size SOCP dagger sheath. Then I added to the sheath the Nite Ize Total eclipse - www.amazon.com/Nite-Ize-Total-eCLIPse-Self-Locking/dp/B00HUV8FWW. Here's the game-changer, I carry in the full-size SOCP dagger sheath with the Spartan Blades CQB Tool - spartanbladesusa.com/shop-all/cqb-tool/ - www.bladehq.com/item--Spartan-Blades-CQB-Tool-Fixed-Blade--33499. Also, I used a Dremel to remove the raised plastic lip that's on one side of the top of the plastic SOCP dagger sheath because I always seemed to stub my finger on it while trying to access the finger ring!!! The Spartan Blades CQB tool is also made of 154CM, which is better steel than the 440c of the Benchmade SOCP Dagger. The Spartan Blade CQB Tool also does not have that triangle hole in the middle of it like the SOCP Dagger does which to me is a huge weak/possible fracture point!!! The Spartan Blades CQB Tool actually fits perfectly inside the Benchmade SOCP Dagger sheath with the perfect retention level. I ordered the Spartan Blades CQB Tool directly from their website and the very next day Spartan Blades actually called my cell phone and asked how I would like my CQB tool ground. That was the first and only time a knife company ever called me and ask me that!!!! I told them that I was from NJ and can't legally carry a double-edged knife on me in public, so Spartan Blades only ground one edge sharp for me but they ground the entire edge. In the photo of the Spartan Blades CQB tool from their own website and from BladeHQ the CQB tool is only shown with the front half of the dagger sharpened, for me they sharpened one entire edge from tip to the very top near the triangle indent!!!
Interesting carry and swap out. Looking at the CQB tool you linked, it does have the triangle hole same as the Benchmade SOCP.
@@zachstuff That's where you're wrong, the Spartan Blade CQB does not have the same triangle holes as the Benchmade SOCP Dagger. The Spartan Blades CQB Tool actually has triangle indentations on each side of it. They just thinned the metal on each side enough to get the retention to work!!! Check this video out and you will see what I mean - ruclips.net/video/tdJ8KsD93AQ/видео.html
I see the thinned out metal now. In the image on the 2nd of your links it looked like the same hole. Thanks for letting me know about being wrong!
Why not use the sheath the Spartan blade comes with?
@@factspirate99 Because the sheath that the Spartan Blades CQB Tool comes with is very wide/bulky and the retention on it is to strong. The Benchmade SOCP dagger sheath is very narrow/slim and fits in the back/side pocket of my 5.11 pro taclite shorts/pants perfectly!!!
NoP3 America more is always better LarGe
Great but not for me🤙👍🤟✌
Where are the pros for the Mini ? In a real Fight every inch counts.
Maybe a Stab might be less deadly with the Mini, which is good on the street If you don't want Go to jail for the Rest of your Life.