Ritter Grip & Mini-Grip EDC or Safe Queen?

[tim8557]

I have both sizes in the Cabela D2 Steel and they are USERS. All my knives are USERS; some more than others. I don't quite get the being locked away in a secret dark room with "my precious".

 

[Macchina]

I bought a 555 Mini Griptillian awhile back when they first came out. It has a hi-vis blue handle and a plain old sheepsfoot 440C blade. I have used this knife as my EDC ever since! I have many more benchmades that I could carry, but this one is the most utility driven knife I could think of! The modified sheepsfoot is the smartest blade shape I have ever used, and the 440C, though not the absolute best at edge retention, resist all of the corrosive chemicals that I use at work. I will use this knife until I sharpen it into a stub, or lose it (I'll most likely lose it one of these days).

 

[orthogonal1]

I find it strange that many don't consider the long term potential value of these knives. Outright dismissal. Yet, many bought "spares," which will be safe queens at least for a time.

The M2 knives have potential. They are realitively rare (what's the production, 250 of each size?). They are the reported last of the M2 Benchmades. They are already a relatively rare design variant. And, NIB examples will probable be less than 100 (based on this thread).

The future market of anything is hard to gage, too many whims involved. Will they increase in value? As stated, they will at least maintain value in all probability. But then again, if the firm maintains its cache value, they could end up being another 806D2 (still running some high prices given its previous, pre-discontinued street price).

 

[Steven Andrews]

(what's the production, 250 of each size

170 of each size.

 

[dalefuller]

I also have both sizes of the RSKs and carry both depending on what I'm doing. The mini-RSK is part of my limited EDC (along with a Buck mini-Strider and a Spydie Native) for the office/warehouse. I take the big RSK in a belt pouch on weekends and on all camping / hiking trips. In fact, these are the only two knives I take into the woods... haven't needed anything bigger, 'cept maybe a hatchet.