Is the Ritter Griptilian m390v the poor man s Strider sng?

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I ve always thought the standard Griptilian 551 is a great outdoor work knife. I ve been looking at the Ritter Griptilian for several years. When the current model became available with m390v steel, I decided to buy one. This is one fine knife! Very strong and good ergonomics. While not quite as strong as an Sng, it is plenty strong for heavy use. Absolutely superb blade steel with a good heat treat. I m now using it more than any other knife in my landscaping work.

I am a fan of Stride Sng s. But mine stays in my drawer due to the cost. Meanwhile my new Ritter Griptilian has gone into my edc rotation and rivals my Pm2 as my most carried folder. The Ritter Grip costs 1/3 as much as my Sng. Don t let the light plastic handles fool you. The Ritter Grip is very sturdy and a great cutter.

This is my only Benchmade purchase since the MAP pricing policy went into effect. This, however, is a great value knife. One of my most useful knives.
 
They are completely different knives though. Not too relate-able in my opinion. That's good you like the Ritter m390, it's a helluva knife.
 
No, completely different in every way. The only similarities are they are both knives, both have locks, both made in the US.
 
Maybe I equate the two to some degree because I consider them both to be hard users. While I haven t used the Sng extensively, I did use a predecesser, my Buck Strider /Tarani Police extensively for many years for outdoor work.
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I ve used my standard Griptilian also a lot for outdoor work also. I ve just started to use my Ritter outdoors, and like it better than my standrd Grip.
Both are great work knives for me and ones that I m not afraid to use hard. I can t say that about many of my knives.
 
RevDevil said:
No, completely different in every way. The only similarities are they are both knives, both have locks, both made in the US.
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Completely different?

I can do 90% of the work a Strider can do with the Ritter. And with the great steel on the Ritter, I can only do 90% of the work with the Strider that the Ritter can do. The Strider has a stronger blade and stronger handles. Doubtful if the Strider s lock is stronger than the axis. The Ritter has better hard use steel if one can sharpen it.

I guess my point is the Ritter Grip with m390 seems to be a very good hard use knife in my experience so far.:)
 
whp said:
Completely different?

I can do 90% of the work a Strider can do with the Ritter. And with the great steel on the Ritter, I can only do 90% of the work with the Strider that the Ritter can do. The Strider has a stronger blade and stronger handles. Doubtful if the Strider s lock is stronger than the axis. The Ritter has better hard use steel if one can sharpen it.

I guess my point is the Ritter Grip with m390 seems to be a very good hard use knife in my experience so far.:)
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Yes sir, completely different. From design, to materials, to price, to manufacturer. I can also do 99% of the work with a Mora and Victorinox that I can do with a Strider or any other knife. That is the commonality, a cutting edge, handles, folding/locking knife; other than that different. The real Strider SnG is a $300 knife, the Ritter Grip is around $140. I don't necessarily understand the point you are making but, it's all good.
 
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Oh no! I paid 400.00 for my Sng with cpm154 form one of our sponsoring retailers about a year ago.
I guess the comparabilty of the Ritter Grip and the Strider Sng as work knives is based on my experience with the two earlier versions used in manual labor. Of course there are many hard use knives out there that can do comparable work.
I guess I m falling prey to the marketing of these knives as being special.

I do like my Sng and I do like the new Ritter Grip.
 
The Ritter RSK 1 is like having a knife for EVERY use in your pocket.
Perfect profile and comfy grip.

Not sexy though. So it doesn't get the ink that the Striders and Sebenzas get.

And it doesn't really NEED any hoopla. A kitchen, hunting, gen'l purpose full size blade isn't all that wild.
But you'll never NEED anything else. You'll GET others, but won't find one that will do anything the RSK won't.
And just as well.
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Great knives both. Miss my Ritter Grip and will have one again I'm sure.
 
They're both great knives, and I can see the comparison that you are trying to make but your wording seems to be upsetting to some.
 
I had my eye on a Ritter Grip in M390 but after holding a standard Griptilian at (local sporting goods store), I was super turned off by the way the plastic handles feel. Maybe it was the roundness / smoothness? I dunno

I think I'll stick with my S110V Manix 2.
 
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