Benchmade Barrage 580 vs Kershaw Fraxion

The Benchmade Barrage 580 makes for a good, if unremarkable, Pocket Knife for people with a $130 budget.

The Kershaw Fraxion, however, is merely mediocre at its $24 asking price, when compared to similarly priced products, and won't satisfy the needs of most people.

In either case, we suggest that you first take a look at some other options at the $130 and $18 price points before committing to one of these - it's likely that you'll be able to find some better alternatives.

If you're still interested in learning more about the Benchmade Barrage 580 and Kershaw Fraxion, however, we wrote a summary of what we could find about them:

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.

Taking a look at the Kershaw Fraxion, it got featured in roundups from two reliable sources that conduct their own testing - Pro Tool Reviews and Wirecutter (NYTimes) - but it fell short of earning a top spot in either.

We couldn't find any sources that tested both of these Pocket Knives, so we only analyzed how they performed in reviews from different sites.

We first examined which sources rated each of these best and found that the Benchmade Barrage 580 got its highest, 10, rating from OutdoorGearLab, while the Kershaw Fraxion earned its best, 8.2, score from Pro Tool Reviews.

Lastly, in order to better compare them to the rest of their competition, we averaged out their review scores. The Kershaw Fraxion managed to get 8.2 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 Fraxion 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.