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Benchmade Pardue 530 vs Spyderco Meerkat
EDC Knives comparison. Compare price, weight, specifications, materials, and real-world use case.
Command Brief
Recommended read
Benchmade Pardue 530 stands out as the lightest option for weight, with about a 22% gap from the closest alternative. Benchmade Pardue 530 stands out as the cheapest option for retail price, with about a 14% gap from the closest alternative.
Decision Signals
What stands out
Benchmade Pardue 530 stands out as the cheapest option for retail price, with about a 14% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Meerkat stands out as the most expensive option for retail price, with about a 16% gap from the closest alternative.
Benchmade Pardue 530 stands out as the lightest option for weight, with about a 22% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Meerkat stands out as the heaviest option for weight, with about a 28% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Meerkat stands out as the shortest option for closed length, with about a 19% gap from the closest alternative.
Benchmade Pardue 530 stands out as the longest option for closed length, with about a 23% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Meerkat stands out as the shortest option for blade length, with about a 38% gap from the closest alternative.
Benchmade Pardue 530 stands out as the longest option for blade length, with about a 62% gap from the closest alternative.
Specification Profile
Relative dimensions at a glance
Each axis is normalized against the largest raw value among the products in this comparison. Farther outward means a larger value, not necessarily a better result. Axes with an unverified value are omitted.
Price & carry
Retail price
US$120Cheapest
US$138.75Most expensive
Weight
53.3 g (1.88 oz)Lightest
68 g (2.40 oz)Heaviest
Dimensions
Blade length
82.6 mm (3.25 in)Longest
51 mm (2.01 in)Shortest
Overall length
188.5 mm (7.42 in)Longest
135 mm (5.31 in)Shortest
Closed length
105.9 mm (4.17 in)Longest
86 mm (3.39 in)Shortest
Blade thickness
2.29 mm (0.09 in)Thinnest
2.4 mm (0.09 in)Thickest
Materials & mechanism
Blade steel
154CM stainless steel
CPM SPY27 (standard variant)
Handle material
Black Grivory
FRN
Finish
Satin or Black Satin
Satin
Lock type
AXIS Lock/Crossbar Lock
Phantom Lock
Opening method
Manual opening, dual thumb studs
Thumb Hole
Clip type
Standard reversible steel pocket clip
Reversible Wire Clip
Use case profile
Best for
Every Day CarryOutdoorTactical
Everyday Carry (EDC)Compact utility tasks
Not best for
Unknown
Unknown
Common praise
Lightweight and slim designDurable 154CM blade steelAmbidextrous AXIS lock and thumb studsReversible pocket clip for left or right carry
Compact and capableUnique Phantom Lock mechanismHigh-performance CPM SPY27 steel (standard model)Ambidextrous clipLightweight
Common complaints
Unknown
Phantom Lock mechanism may be unfamiliar to some users