Review Ruike P135 folder

[Gary W. Graley]

After getting the fixed blade from Ruike, I was impressed enough to go and get a folder made by them on my own. I watched several review videos and I liked the blade shape and that the edge was ground down thin, like the fixed blade is, so I gave one a go.

Ruike P135 is an all steel scaled frame lock that comes with a sliding safety lock once opened, for those times you feel you need a little bit more security, but the thick lock seems adequate enough to me.

The knife is hefty, I don't have a scale, keep meaning to buy one of those! but it is weighty due to the steel construction. I checked BladeHQ site and they list the weight at 5.94oz almost 6oz folder...I told ya...Hefty !

The blade is Sandvik 14c28n which I have liked for a long time and their heat treat seems to be pretty good, the blade

Closed length is 4.8"
Blade length is 3.58"
Blade width is 1.28"
Blade thickness at the spine is .134"
Thickness behind the edge is .021"
Handle thickness is .46"
Deep carry pocket clip works well

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you can see the grind lines are neatly done on this, the finish does show fingerprints but they do wipe off easily, not like a mirror polished blade would but there none the less.



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Nice knife, even with the smooth handle scales the knife locks pretty secure in hand due to the contours and nice guard area provided.
Last thoughts on this, nice knife, detent seems too light, meaning you really need to do a pushbutton/lightswitch action to get it to flip open every time, a light pull and it will just move out of the frame and not fully open. I thought the detent hole might need drilled out but that seemed fine, so not sure what the cause it, but that is one thing they should work on.

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[Mikel_24]

Looks good but full steel construction makes it a brick. Some people like bricks, I usually try to get the biggest blade I want with the less weight.

I would be AWESOME if they could come up with this very same knife with... titanium scales! Now someone will chime in telling that it will require one of those steel inserts in the lock bar to prevent lock stick and premature wear yada yada yada....

Also that secondary lock... has a "smell" thar reminds me of the CRKT LAWKS... Some say it was developed because the main liner lock was not reliable. Gary, have you dared to attempt the dreaded spine wack test that is so inn this year without engaging the secondary lock?

I do like the knife, but I don't think I would buy it. All in all, great review Gary, as usual!

 

[MolokaiRider]

Thank you for posting your thoughts on the knife.

I have the P801 and it’s a nice folder for the low price. And I really like the steel choice of 14c28n. This steel is one of my favorites.

I would love to see traditional knives use this steel one day.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

I agree, I think that would be a great change in traditional folders, especially if GEC took this to heart, so many of their knives I would be in the market for if they were made from that steel, I know people love patina, I don't

And Mikel I gave it a spine whack and it didn't budge, I did not go crazy like some judges on Forged in Fire but enough to see it didn't appear to have a problem with the back pressure. The slide lock is discrete/small enough not to feel like an add on, and I have only engaged it just to see how it worked, pretty solid when slid into place, I like it.

And yep, it is heavy, I think if they made the show side a grippy textured G10 and kept the steel lock side, that would be a good compromise and still able to get it built at the lower price point, lighter and grippier. But like I said, once in hand your grip controls the knife pretty good so it doesn't feel slippery but it does feel heavy.

As to why people might want to give this a try, blade steel, lockup, smooth flipper open and close, although it could stand to have a better detent for opening, and the blade grind. This is ground down nice and thin, here are a few shots from this morning;

lockup is solid, note the addition of grooves to help in unlocking, nice, some folders are just smooth and makes it harder to disengage, the addition of those makes it a more secure release.

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grind is thin, sharp, slicey

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[Raj]

Hi Gary, how has it held up so far. Are you still liking it.Blade shape reminds me, somewhat, of the old Lightfoot Microtech LCC.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Hi RJ, this one did fly the coup not long ago, while nice, it was on the heavier side which ended up weighing me down more than I expected.
The blade shape is very nice and cut well, just couldn't get past the weight on this one.
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