Bear & Son 114

My budget knife comparison project wasn't complete without a budget Bali-Song. Basically, the only company building knives like this is Bear & Son. Model 114 is the one I picked up:





I really like this knife as far as action and weight. Top-notch. The blade edge grind is a little wobbly, and very thick. The blade came shaving sharp, and a little touch-up with a Lansky C Diamond made it super sharp. This knife is on par with my Benchmade 259:


Also, I have a BM 259 clone by Jaguar


I paid around $35 for the Bear & Son 114, which is a great price for a good knife.

I had one of those about a decade ago and they’re definitely fun knives to flip, but the handles will bend after a certain amount of flipping. It takes a lot, not overnight, but it will happen unless they’ve changed the handle material in the time since I had one.

Ryan,
Interesting, I will keep an eye out for the handles being straight.