There is yet another high-dollar colorway of Benchmade’s 1500 cigar cutter.

Benchmade Knife Co. has begun selling the Gold Class 1500-194 Cigar Cutter ($1,000), the latest version of the company’s single-blade cigar cutter which debuted last year.

Like the original 1500-181, the cutter uses the company’s AXIS release mechanism. This version features a Ladder-patterned Damasteel blade, an orange poplar burl handle, and gold titanium nitride PVD coated hardware.

It is limited to 50 units.

This is the fifth version of this cutter to date following the original 1500-181 ($1,000), 1500-191 ($450), 1500-192 ($900) and 1500-193 ($1,200).

All Benchmade products include a lifetime warranty including blade sharpening.

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