Cold Steel vs. Benchmade

Some have asked. Many want to know. I have set on a quest to answer the question. Cold Steel vs Benchmade, who will win? Having searched for, and found valuable information on both kinds of knives, I will tell the story of the epic battle!
Different factors:

1) blade steel.

2) blade sharpness.

3) handle material.

4) handle strength.

5) lock strength.

6) size.

7) overall quality.

8) variety.

9) price.

Cold Steel's knives consists of mostly aus8a knives, with a few harder, tougher, steel. And a couple of high carbon steel.
Though the aus8a steel has been expertly heat-treated, it is still rather soft. The Benchmade knife army is full of really hard, strong steels, that few can rival. The various types of steel are all top notch.

After a hard and bloody battle, the Benchmade comes out on top. The aus8a Cold Steel knives have been beaten with the Benchmade's harder, tougher steel. But the Cold Steel knives held up very well, and for a good long while, they were beaten. The winner is BENCHMADE!

The battle if the sharpest blade. The two are equal, but, it will take Cold Steel a shorter time to dull the edge, thus, BENCHMADE wins!

The handle strength, and material varies from strong, reinforced plastic, to aluminum and steels, on the Benchmade knifes. The cold steel has usually strong plastics for there handles, that are very tough. The Cold Steel knives gave very comfortable, and fit the hand well. The winner is COLD STEEL!

When it comes to the lock on the knives, Benchmade usually has the
AXIS lock, which is a strong lock. But it is beaten by the Cold Steel
Triad Lock, which is the strongest talk on the market. The winner is, COLD STEEL!

The size for most of the Benchmade knives is usually smaller, and don't very that much it there sizes. But Cold Steel's knives have a large selection of sizes. They can range from 12" to 2". Thus, COLD STEEL wins!

The overall quality between the knives is not very different. The Benchmade knives come out on top, due to the materials they use to construct their knives. BENCHMADE wins!

The Benchmade had a very large selection and varieties of knives. But they don't differ from each other very much. They're usually limited to pocket folders. The Cold Steel knives also have a very large selection of folding knives, as well as fixed blades, push daggers, throwing knives/throwing stars, spears, clubs, and swords. COLD STEEL wins!

And last, but not least, the price. Benchmade knives usually cost anywhere from $150-$400. But the Cold Steel knives have a much lower price, for near matching quality. They usually range from $25-$200. COLD STEEL wins!

Now, in my personal opinion, I believe Cold Steel you better place to put your money. The biggest reason for this is the price and quality ratio. You get a lot more for whet you pay at Cold Steel.

COLD STEEL wins!