Benchmade SHOT Show 2025 Limited Edition 565PL-2501 Mini Freek Folding Knife 3" CPM-M4 Amethyst Cerakote Drop Point Plain Blade, Amber ULTEM Handles, AXIS/Crossbar Lock

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 Lock

A 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.