Benchmade Autocrat: A Different Kind of OTF Auto Blade 

Very nice review of the autocrat! I have two of them and really like them a lot. Excellent quality otf knife.

It's a good looking knife. Great video 👍

Love mine. Sure is a fantastic piece. Only a .45 Colt 1911 can compare to the satisfaction one feels when operating it…it has a solid-billet feel to it that you can’t help but love at first touch. Quality, quality, quality.

I traded for a NIB Autocrat a couple years ago. I used it as an actual DE auto every day carry, For combined 6 months, over year and half. It's a comfortable reliable OTF that actually WORKS better then some Microtechs I've used in dirty conditions!! Microtech knives have tighter tolerances and better overall build. But I believe that hurts reliable in real world use where dirt , Lint, And other materials get into blade track/housing. My son's a lineman and uses his Combat Troodon on the wire daily. It's gummed up a couple times now (where spaying REM oil/compressed air wouldn't help) with full disassembly need to completely clean for perfect function. I've had similar problems with UTX 85 used in the desert. My Autocrat has been fired thousands of times and cut all kinds of material. At MAP of $399.00-$425 the Benchmade is priced inline with similar sized Microtechs, Some more expensive. It also hides wear extremely well. Thanks for video and sharing your thoughts

Handle looks comfortable compared to the others. Thanks Dave!

Can you make a video on lubricating the action of the knife w/o disassembling it?

I bought one of these the day they were released. Then I discovered I don't really care for OTF's. Mine is in pristine condition setting in the box, I never carried it. Probably end up in one of the families pockets after I pass.

I like it much better than the infidel

I love OTF knives. I really lucked out at a knife show and picked up a Infidel. The previous Infidels I had messed with seemed a bit sluggish on deployment. The one I got is fantastic. 👍

As an Infidel owner the 'off track' can easily happen anything impedes the travel of the blade when fired. The fix as mentioned is to manually pull the blade all the way out, then retract. Amazing how many people still think you can stab simply by putting the end of the knife against something and then firing it. How much play does the blade have? Auto's- whether folding autos or OTF, exploit the niche they exist in and are mostly overpriced.

Microtech combat troodon built way better better steel. I've had 2 for year never failed to deploy not even once. Or my ultatechs or any of them