Ritter Griptilian

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sunandsteel

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I'm interested in buying a Ritter Griptilian and was wondering how you all like yours and where you bought it. If you could send me a visitor message on where you bought it, I'd appreciate it. The only BF dealer I see that's selling them is Knifeworks.
 
Knifeworks is the exclusive dealer of the Ritter version as I understand it. Ritter's do pop up on the Exchange from time to time as well. I have both the full-size and mini, and would highly recommend them - good luck!
 
Only one place to buy Doug's BM knives. I have EDCd both a mini and full sized for long periods. Both have held up well. My full sized Ritter has been EDCd for the past 5 years.
I use it mostly to open boxes, cut zip ties and shipping straps etc. The knife is as sharp as the day I bought it. The min had a lot of carry and eventually it fell out of my pocket and the tip chipped. I fixed it by hand and now the knife works great.
Here is a photo the shows the 3 Ritter's along with some other BMs. Both full sized just got upgraded custom scales. That said the factory scales although not too sexy are very durable.

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Thanks for the feedback folks. If by chance I wanted to get a different scales for the Ritter, where do you go?
 
I really like the Ritter Griptilians too. I bought the standard and the mini from KW. I think the Griptilian in general is just about the best value out there with respect to price and quality so I have several variations. I picked up the Ritters to have a Drop Point blade variation. S30V is my favorite steel for EDC too so the Ritters are up there with a couple limited edition grips that I have as my favorites.
 
You can also find custom scales from Cuscadi, Wilkins, Alan Putnam, and a vendor or 2 on Ebay. The Ritter blade profile slices better than the 550 or 551, but the Ritter blade is not as "pointy". It's a trade-off, depending on what you use your knife for. My experience with 3 different S30V Ritters was not good, the blades all chipped a lot in use. I like the Ritter blade shape, but wish it was available in another steel. YMMV
 
I had one but traded it a while back. I've missed it and have been trying to find someone to trade for one. I had no idea how popular they really are. One just sold in less than an hour on the exchange. Every time one pops up, it sells almost immediately. I was offering a discontinued original afck for a trade and no one was willing to part with their ritter. That should say something about how much people like them! They go for ridiculous prices on a certain auction site.

If you make the plunge to buy one, I'm sure you won't be sorry. But if you are, it'll sell almost immediately on the exchange.
 
Mahoney said:
You can also find custom scales from Cuscadi, Wilkins, Alan Putnam, and a vendor or 2 on Ebay. The Ritter blade profile slices better than the 550 or 551, but the Ritter blade is not as "pointy". It's a trade-off, depending on what you use your knife for. My experience with 3 different S30V Ritters was not good, the blades all chipped a lot in use. I like the Ritter blade shape, but wish it was available in another steel. YMMV
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Blades chipped? Is this a common problem with the Ritter?:confused:
 
Mahoney said:
You can also find custom scales from Cuscadi, Wilkins, Alan Putnam, and a vendor or 2 on Ebay.
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+1 good form Mahoney.
Don't forget to add DeathOfAllThings & Igorded to your list.
Both are here on BF and on other forums too.


Mahoney said:
I like the Ritter blade shape, but wish it was available in another steel.
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I have large and small of both the M2 & M4 LE Ritters.
My fav is the M2 version.
 
The M2 versions, yes.
The M4 versions are not as rare and I have seen them come up for sale quite often.
 
sunandsteel said:
Blades chipped? Is this a common problem with the Ritter?:confused:
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Not a problem w/ the Ritter, more like a less common general issue w/ some initial grinds on S30V steel, regardless of make/ model/ manufacturer. Once the edge is refined, which in most cases is how the blade comes straight from the factory, it's a non-issue, (in my experience at least). S30V is my preferred steel for moderate -heavy use as it can take a super sharp edge, and hold it seemingly forever - I've never experienced an issue w/ chipping, outside of a couple less than perfect factory edges, that were easily touched-up and never presented future concerns.

M2/ M4 are super steels for sure, but I've never been dissatisfied w/ my more generic premium steels to justify the price premium. Your mileage may vary of course.
 
I find it relatively easy to sharpen the edge so that it cuts like a laser and it seems to stay that way forever...........almost.
 
hmhendrick said:
Not a problem w/ the Ritter, more like a less common general issue w/ some initial grinds on S30V steel, regardless of make/ model/ manufacturer. Once the edge is refined, which in most cases is how the blade comes straight from the factory, it's a non-issue, (in my experience at least). S30V is my preferred steel for moderate -heavy use as it can take a super sharp edge, and hold it seemingly forever - I've never experienced an issue w/ chipping, outside of a couple less than perfect factory edges, that were easily touched-up and never presented future concerns.

M2/ M4 are super steels for sure, but I've never been dissatisfied w/ my more generic premium steels to justify the price premium. Your mileage may vary of course.
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Thanks for the feedback.
 
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