Kershaw Ripcord

rottwang · Mar 8, 2006

Anyone know how the (new) Kershaw Ripcord functions? It looks like a manual OTF knife.

http://www.crocblades.com/img/products/K3200.jpg

T. Erdelyi · Mar 8, 2006

It looks like it works like the old OTF Tekna knives.

BuckyKatt · Mar 8, 2006

Doug Ritter has a decent write-up about it (along with some great pics) in his SHOT 2006 article.

http://www.equipped.org/shot_show_2006_knives.htm (about halfway down)

bh49 · Mar 8, 2006

Thank you for the link, it is good reviews

Mikey121184 · Mar 8, 2006

Thanks for that link, I was going to post a question about the new Kershaw Cyclone, I was curious if it is an assisted opener or not. The site has answered my question and has made me want to get one. -Mike

Paul Davidson · Mar 8, 2006

Wasn't there another company that made something almost exactly like that in the last few years? I remember a lot of ads in the knife magazines, and maybe even a review in Tactical Knives.

rottwang · Mar 8, 2006

It is indeed an OTF knife. The lack of a way to open and close the knife with your hands and a dependancy on the belt deployment looks like a liability since it depends on rotating the vertically hanging knife in order to release and deploy the knife. Not something i'd like to fumble around for while trying to fend someone off.

mosesghoti · May 16, 2006

i think the company that had the original ripcord was called phantom cutlery or phantom knives, im not one hundred percent sure about that. but i also believe that they had their knife retailing for a whole lot more.

ronsec · May 16, 2006

Looks like a less expensive copy of the Phantom Ripcord I bought 4 years ago. Interesting knife, but not very practical. Here's a link to the original:
www.phantomknives.com .

mosesghoti · May 17, 2006

Ron, how well does your Phantom Ripcord perform? ive seen the Kershaw version, and I'm really interested in buying one, mainly because I can't find the Phantom anywhere. Would you happen to know where I can find an online review so I can decide whether or not to get one?

ronsec · May 27, 2006

mosesghoti said:
Ron, how well does your Phantom Ripcord perform? ive seen the Kershaw version, and I'm really interested in buying one, mainly because I can't find the Phantom anywhere. Would you happen to know where I can find an online review so I can decide whether or not to get one?

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, but I lost track of this thread, somehow.

Anyway, to answer your question, the Phantom Ripcord performs flawlessly as far as deployment and lockup are concerned. Cuts OK but is a chisel grind (bevel on one side only). It's well made and very solid. Hope this helps.