Wilkins Ritter Mini-Grip

[Big_Red]

Not much of a review, more of initial thoughts.

I bought a Benchmade Mini Ritter Grip a week ago having never owned a Griptilian (believe it or not). Loved the blade profile but the tail end of the grip left even my small hands wanting just a touch more. After reading reviews and talking with Gary at Moore Cutlery for half an hour (great guy by the way) I ordered a set of the pale green mini Wilkins grips. I was VERY hesitant due to the pricing at $140/set, but went ahead with the purchase.

I'm certain this has been said before, but the Wilkins grips really do change the entire feel of the mini for the better. They slightly 'beef up' the handle ergos to what I would consider near perfection. The Wilkins grips give me a very secure full four finger hold whereas the orginal scales did not. They also make for what seems to be a much more solid feeling knife in hand. Weight has increased slightly to about 3.2 ounces total, but it does not feel overly heavy for the size.

I only took one picture with intentions of simply posting my new knife on the EDC thread, but decided a short review was in order. Overall, I'm very happy even though the price and availability is somewhat prohibitive. If anyone else has the Wilkins grips I'd love to see picture and hear your thoughts.

 

[orthogonal1]

No picts, but I do have both mini- and full-size Ritter-Wilkins knives.

I must say I do prefer these to the standard Griptillians very much. Better feel in the hand and the Ritter blade is pretty good for most EDC uses.

BTW Congrats!

 

[steveg30]

very nice .

 

[dalefuller]

I have an orange full sized Wilkins/Ritter and a regular mini-RSK. I've been on the fence about either changing the orange back to the factory scales or getting an orange set of mini scales.

I'm not real fond of orange, but after seeing your mini, I'm thinking I'll spring for the orange mini scales to have a matched set. I really love the Ritter blade shape, but it's too small for me to use comfortably with factory scales. Maybe this'll make both of 'em good users.

 

[oldrich]

Altough I don't own Wilkins/Benchmade knife I really like that concept a lot as well as all Wilkins' knife designs! Particulary I think this "semi-custom" category is a great option for anybody who wants an original folder which price is not sky-high so it can make a EDC user. If I was looking for something in this price category this would probably be one of my first choices. Also I'm going to recommend this line of knives as an option for my brother's first folder...