Ritter mini griptilian, what's good about it?

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It seems like a lot of people here prefer the Ritter mini griptilian over the regular mini griptilian. These are the differences I see:

1. s30v instead of 154cm (and I understand there have been other steels available too)
2. stone wash instead of satin
3. different blade shape

The Ritter costs a fair bit more than the regular, so I thought I'd ask what it is that makes the Ritter so good. I've heard that it's a good slicer. Is it because the blade is thinner behind the edge compared to the regular (non-hollow ground) one?

I have a regular mini griptilian and I'm very happy with it. I've never had the opportunity to hold a Ritter mini grip.
 
you also get those fabulously milled handles with the aesthetically appealing backspacer. I think a lot of the guys here just love to pimp out there knives, and who could blame them! I have never owned a grip, but if I did I would get rid of the valox and get me a fine set of g10 scales. Functional man jewellery is all it is :D
 
It's just cool. Blade shape is wonderful, and there's something charming about it.

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I tried the Ritters and went back to the regular. Especially in the Mini, the blade doesn't "flip" as well - I always use the Axis lock and flip to open & close my Grips. Also, while it does slice better, I like to use my EDC for whatever comes up and that same thinness always made me worry when it came to something like working out a staple or anything similar that put lateral stress on the edge. Between that, the extra cost, and the fact that I was so happy with my regular Grips, it just wasn't worth it for me. YMMV
 
For the mini-grip, I actually prefer the regular drop point over the Ritter. In the full size grip I prefer the Ritter though.

In the mini-grip, the blade is so small and short, i dont see a big difference in performance with the Ritter. It is noticable in the larger however.
 
virtuovice on youtube did a nice comparison of them using side by side on deer, love his videos. Full size models but still...would have guessed he would prefer the one he wound up not preferring. Shows you never know just by looks and theory which are better for what tasks.
 
Thanks for the input everyone. I guess as long as I'm happy with my regular mini-grip, there's not that much to gain from the Ritter version (mini).
 
The blade is the difference. S30v is a step up from 154cm and many people (myself included) MUCH prefer the blade shape on the Ritter. As another poster pointed out though, many of us like them because we can have custom scales made and basically put together our own little custom. Also for me, I think of a Ritter with custom scales as a sort of composite sebenza with an axis lock. The blade has a pretty similar profile with the exception of being flat ground instead of hollow ground and personally I prefer the axis lock over a frame lock and g10 or cf over titanium. With a knife like a Ritter with custom scales I literally have no desire for a sebbie.
 
You have to remember that a lot of people like their ritter grips because they have limited editions with M2 or M4 blades.

M4 wins over s30v anyday.
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My mini-Ritter with Wilkins black g10 has kicked all my CRKs out of my pocket. I have custom kitchen knives and find that I use the Ritter in the kitchen because it is such a great slicer.
 
My mini-Ritter with Wilkins black g10 has kicked all my CRKs out of my pocket. I have custom kitchen knives and find that I use the Ritter in the kitchen because it is such a great slicer.
 
I have a much loved regular mini grip and though i think the ritter is a handsome knife, if i was going to upgrade i'd try to pick up a griptilian in m390. I haven't really noticed a huge difference between the 154cm in my minigrip and the s30v in some of my other benchmades but i've heard great things about m390.
 
There has been 2 Limited Edition runs of some pretty good steel (M2 & M4). Hopefully the next LE will be in M390.
 
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