Ritter Mini-Grip as an EDC? opinions ?

[enderwiggin]

I would get the mini grip and skip the Ritter. Look at the black Ritter up top. It looks like it has not even been used and the S30V looks like it's chipped in the middle of the blade. See that big dinged out spot over on the left side of the blade? You could get a regular and a Native for the price of one Ritter.

Project much?

I haven't had any chipping problems on any of my S30V knives.

I put off getting the Ritter Grip and went with the D2 Cabelas model, fearing the blade chipping problems rumored about on the board.

I eventually sold the Cabelas model, and I really regret not getting the Ritter first.

 

[Silverdagger]

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I agree that the Mini Ritter is a better EDC than a Seb. I have owned three Sebs in the past (and will hopefully be receiving another tomorrow) but, while the Seb is a beautifully executed piece of machinery, the Ritter is a better cutting tool: it is easier and faster to open and close, fully righty/lefty, has a more comfortable and secure grip, a blade that comes as a good cutter - with no thinning out required, plus it's a third of the price of the Seb.

Look at the black knife. It has a big pit on the left hand side of the blade. It's about 5 mm up.

 

[orthogonal1]

I was under the impression the "chipping" issue concerning S30V was pretty well settled.

If it chips, just sharpen it. The problem appears to be with the factory edges (intermittently) for one of varied reasons (depends upon source).

 

[Morrow]

Look at the black knife. It has a big pit on the left hand side of the blade. It's about 5 mm up.

That could be anything........dirt...water....something on the lens.

 

[Steven Andrews]

Look at the black knife. It has a big pit on the left hand side of the blade. It's about 5 mm up.

No sorry, I still don't see a "big pit". The leaves in the photo look wet, so you may have mistaken a water droplet for a defect or damage to the blade.

Let's see what the original poster has to say..

Regarding S30V, I've owned S30V blades by Benchmade, Spyderco, Chris Reeve and Gene Ingram and have never had any issues with the steel.

 

[JD Mandrell]

Look at the black knife. It has a big pit on the left hand side of the blade. It's about 5 mm up.

Are you talking about the spot I circled in yellow here?

That is a small drop of water, it was raining on and off the day I took these pictures. These knives were both brand new when the photo was taken, there are no defects in either one.

 

[Silverdagger]

If that's just a rain drop, then never mind.

I'd go ahead and get the regular grip. It's a better blade shape and steel. You can almost buy two regulars for one mini. S30V is good enough, but I chipped my Native all to pieces simply cutting through a turkey leg the other day.

 

[Stavrou0]

S30V is good enough,but I chipped my Native all to pieces simply cutting through a turkey leg the other day.

I just don't get all the problems with S30V being an inferior metal if big named Knifemakers like Chris Reeve, Strider and etc,; use that metal for their knives. It must be good enough for them.

How does a Spyderco Native get chipped to pieces on a Turkey leg? Isnt knife steel suppose to be stronger than poultry bones?

regular Grip, It's a better blade shape and steel

I thought the Ritter's, claim to fame was its blade shape, being the best for utility and survival.

I am a wee bit confused.

 

[Blop]

Ritters Grips are made only for survival tasks. They don´t perform well in urban edc applications. Don´t buy them.

 

[JD Mandrell]

The Ritters perform just fine wherever they are carried, but so do the regular Grip's.

In the end, it's going to come down to what the buyer wants. I took me 2 years to finally take the plunge and spend the extra on a Ritter RSK, and it was worth every penny, enough that I bought a mini-rsk also.