Benchmade Barrage 580 vs Kershaw Blur

The Benchmade Barrage 580 and Kershaw Blur make for good, if unremarkable, Pocket Knives at their respective budgets.

With that said, while they both should serve reasonably well, you might want to look into other options at the $100 and $50 price points - it's likely that there are some better alternatives available.

If you want to learn more about the Benchmade Barrage 580 and the Kershaw Blur, however, we prepared a summary of the information that we have:

The reviewers at OutdoorGearLab have featured the Benchmade Barrage 580 in their Benchmade Barrage 580 Review roundup. However, it fell short of making it to the top of their list.

As for the Kershaw Blur, it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at OutdoorGearLab, Wirecutter (NYTimes), Tom's Guide, and CleverHiker enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Pocket Knives, including OutdoorGearLab, preferred the Benchmade Barrage 580 over the Kershaw Blur.

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Benchmade Barrage 580 was liked best by OutdoorGearLab, which gave it a score of 10, while the Kershaw Blur got its highest, 9, score from idg.com.au.

Lastly, in order to better compare them to the rest of their competition, we averaged out their review scores. The Kershaw Blur managed to get 9.0 out of 10 - considerably better than the 6.0 review average of Pocket Knives in general - whereas the Benchmade Barrage 580 earned 10.0 points.

It should be said that doing a direct Benchmade Barrage 580 vs. Kershaw Blur comparison might not be entirely fair due to the difference in their prices - some sources don't put much weight on value for money and thus tend to give better review scores to more expensive products.