Large Ritter, doesn't it feel different from the small Ritter?

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I ask cause I believe the large does not have fuller metal liners like the small?

Thanks!
 
Technically, from a design point of view, they both have partial liners, but the ratio of handle to liner pretty much means, as you say, that the mini has essentially full liners. And, as you say, it makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD in terms of how the knife feels and sounds in the hand! Both are good designs, but where the mini feels like an adult knife when you open and close it, the large feels like a toy and usually makes me wince when I hear/feel that hollow, plastic sound! :(
 
Gotcha. Thanks guys. I was wondering if I should invest into a large, but I guess I won't. Appreciate the insight.
 
Huh, I suppose its a matter of personal preference. I've owned a fullsize Rittergrip Mk1 since they first came out. Anybody else remember when they came first came out with an optional Bianchi sheath?? Now I own four of them - the original S30V, the M2 version, the M4 version, and most recently an orange-handled S30V. I've got to admit the tool steel versions are "closet queens". I've EDC'd the mini Rittergrip since soon after the Mk1s first came out. While I hear the difference when I "plink" the handle with my finger, in used the fullsize handle feels MUCH more comfortable and, well, "full" in the hand ... and plinking isn't something that happens in use - ever. In all that time I've never perceived the handle to be cheap or weak or likely to break - never even thought about it. The thing is tough as nails. I've just viewed the difference in construction as a way to cut unnecessary weight - which is important to me since it rides in my pocket when outdoors (in the field camping, hiking, ...).

I EDC the mini because it is just more comfortable in my pocket while running around and at work, but in actual use, I like the fullsize much better.
 
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