Benchmade Bugout Taiga Green specs and steel
The Benchmade Bugout Taiga Green has a 3.24" drop point blade in CPM S90V, weighs 2.52 oz and uses an AXIS lock. Its list price is $400; retailers often sell for less.
Specifications
- Blade steel
- CPM S90V
- Blade length
- 3.24"
- Overall length
- 7.46"
- Blade thickness
- 0.09"
- Weight
- 2.52 oz
- Lock
- AXIS lock
- Handle
- 6061-T6 anodized aluminum
- Blade shape
- Drop point
- Opening
- Manual (thumb stud)
- Made in
- USA
- Model
- Bugout Taiga Green (535FE-2602)
- Brand
- Benchmade
- List price
- $400
2026 Taiga Green Bugout in S90V (the standard 535 Bugout is S30V; the carbon-fiber 535-3 is no longer listed on benchmade.com). Spec table says 6061-T6 anodized aluminum handle while the description mentions brown canvas micarta. Opening mechanism not stated on the page.
Where to buy
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The steel: CPM S90V
S90V is a powder metallurgy stainless steel rated 9/10 for edge retention, 3/10 for toughness and 7/10 for corrosion resistance; it is very low on ease of sharpening (2/10). Full S90V page.
How S90V compares
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- Benchmade 940-1 Osborne S90V
- Benchmade Lowden S90V
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Other knives in S90V
Similar price
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- Microtech Ultratech Gen IV S/E M390, list $367
- WE Knife Suisei M390, list $350
Specs checked on 2026-10-14 against the maker's product page.