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I recently got a Kershaw Ripcord & after playing with it & modding the belt clip, I've been carrying it every day.
First off, the one I got is the newer version with the belt sheath, not the dangling belt sheath. I noticed the blade coating appears to look like the boron coating I've seen on some other Kershaws (The boron Chive & Centofante come to mind), even though the specs say the blade's DLC coated. The handle appears to be DLC coated & has their trac-tec insert (Like a Blur's handle).
Before getting into what I modded & thought of it, I didn't care for the super thin blade tip (Looks like I already slightly bent it & I don't know how). I also didn't care for the belt clip, even though it seemed like you could set it up for sideways carry, I couldn't figure how to.
The knife has a 3 1/4" PE blade that appears to be great for stabbing & not too bad for slashing/cutting. The handle's 4 3/8" long, making for a fairly compact, but decent size knife. I like how quickly the knife came out & the lock system appears to be fairly strong. This is the quickest into action "folder" that I've come across (If you can call it a folder). It's a manual OTF, but it's as quick or quicker than a Spyderco P'Kal.
The handle's comfortable & although it doesn't have much of a guard for your fingers, the jimping on the handle seemed to be sufficient.
Personally, I really didn't care for the belt clip, so I took it off & attached a small Tek-Lok onto the sheath. I set it up for sideways carry (Enabling me to draw it out to the right). This allowed me to draw it with my right hand into a regular grip & I could draw it with my left hand into a "ice pick" style. By reversing the sheath, I could draw it with my right hand into a P'Kal style draw & a regular draw with my left hand. With the small Tek-Lok, this made for a very compact & concealable knife (Especially with an untucked shirt).
I've liked it so much, I've carried it daily since I got it. The neat thing about it, is that if you decide on not carrying another knife (I typically carry 2-3 on me at any time, sometimes more), it leaves you pockets empty & open, because you don't have anything clipped on them. However, I think the knife's usefulness is more towards SD, than for EDU. Of course, this is just my opinion, as it can be used as an EDC/EDU.
Unfortunately, due to the nature of how it's drawn from its sheath, I would think it's not sheeple friendly.
First off, the one I got is the newer version with the belt sheath, not the dangling belt sheath. I noticed the blade coating appears to look like the boron coating I've seen on some other Kershaws (The boron Chive & Centofante come to mind), even though the specs say the blade's DLC coated. The handle appears to be DLC coated & has their trac-tec insert (Like a Blur's handle).
Before getting into what I modded & thought of it, I didn't care for the super thin blade tip (Looks like I already slightly bent it & I don't know how). I also didn't care for the belt clip, even though it seemed like you could set it up for sideways carry, I couldn't figure how to.
The knife has a 3 1/4" PE blade that appears to be great for stabbing & not too bad for slashing/cutting. The handle's 4 3/8" long, making for a fairly compact, but decent size knife. I like how quickly the knife came out & the lock system appears to be fairly strong. This is the quickest into action "folder" that I've come across (If you can call it a folder). It's a manual OTF, but it's as quick or quicker than a Spyderco P'Kal.
The handle's comfortable & although it doesn't have much of a guard for your fingers, the jimping on the handle seemed to be sufficient.
Personally, I really didn't care for the belt clip, so I took it off & attached a small Tek-Lok onto the sheath. I set it up for sideways carry (Enabling me to draw it out to the right). This allowed me to draw it with my right hand into a regular grip & I could draw it with my left hand into a "ice pick" style. By reversing the sheath, I could draw it with my right hand into a P'Kal style draw & a regular draw with my left hand. With the small Tek-Lok, this made for a very compact & concealable knife (Especially with an untucked shirt).
I've liked it so much, I've carried it daily since I got it. The neat thing about it, is that if you decide on not carrying another knife (I typically carry 2-3 on me at any time, sometimes more), it leaves you pockets empty & open, because you don't have anything clipped on them. However, I think the knife's usefulness is more towards SD, than for EDU. Of course, this is just my opinion, as it can be used as an EDC/EDU.
Unfortunately, due to the nature of how it's drawn from its sheath, I would think it's not sheeple friendly.
Can it be deployed manually, yes if you take a flat piece of metal and slide it up the groove. It can be "sheathed" by pressing in the internal liner lock and carefully sliding the blade back down.