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Mr. Whippy · **Reply #30 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:26:47 PM

Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 14, 2010, 06:13:52 PM

Got to be the Cold Steel Rajah II

Who wouldn't want a folding Kukri

That's my vote.

Who can argue with a guy showing 31000 UK posts (that's like 40000 US posts!)

jzmtl · **Reply #31 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:33:19 PM

Here's my opinion:

Benchmade Griptilian - Good stuff, handle is pretty thick and hollow. One concern I have is lots of space between handle/liner for crap to accumulate and axis spring is not stainless and will rust.

Cold Steel Rajah II - This thing belongs in a movie prop room

CRKT Ripple - Ball bearing pivot is very neat, not sure if gunk in bearing race will hinder its function thou. Stainless handle is big minus.

Extrema Ratio Pitbull - Is it me or the blade is tiny compare to handle?

Zero Tolerance Military - Beefy for the sake of being beefy.

Spyderco Waved Endura - My EDC, no non sense, if anybody asks that's a build in bottle opener. You won't be able to put on a 30° edge without some work thou.

Spyderco Native - It has good steel, but that's about all that's there to it.

Benner · **Reply #32 on:** February 16, 2010, 01:02:31 PM

The Pitbull is ER's larger handled model with the secondary lock, but with the smaller blade. I liked the blade length on the smaller one, but wanted the secondary lock so this fit the bill nicely. There is also a Warthog which is the same but has a tanto point.

Zack · **Reply #33 on:** February 16, 2010, 04:47:44 PM

Quote from: jzmtl on February 16, 2010, 12:33:19 PM

Here's my opinion:

Benchmade Griptilian - Good stuff, handle is pretty thick and hollow. One concern I have is lots of space between handle/liner for crap to accumulate and axis spring is not stainless and will rust.

Cold Steel Rajah II - This thing belongs in a movie prop room

CRKT Ripple - Ball bearing pivot is very neat, not sure if gunk in bearing race will hinder its function thou. Stainless handle is big minus.

Extrema Ratio Pitbull - Is it me or the blade is tiny compare to handle?

Zero Tolerance Military - Beefy for the sake of being beefy.

Spyderco Waved Endura - My EDC, no non sense, if anybody asks that's a build in bottle opener. You won't be able to put on a 30° edge without some work thou.

Spyderco Native - It has good steel, but that's about all that's there to it.

No Emerson?

jzmtl · **Reply #34 on:** February 16, 2010, 05:46:46 PM

Quote from: Zack on February 16, 2010, 04:47:44 PM

No Emerson?

Never seen an emerson so can't comment on it.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #35 on:** February 16, 2010, 06:07:16 PM

Quote from: Mr. Whippy on February 16, 2010, 12:26:47 PM

Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 14, 2010, 06:13:52 PM
Got to be the Cold Steel Rajah II

Who wouldn't want a folding Kukri

That's my vote.

Who can argue with a guy showing 31000 UK posts (that's like 40000 US posts!)

Sound reasoning mate

Freudian Frog · **Reply #36 on:** February 16, 2010, 07:59:41 PM

As much as I want a rajah I'm more likely to actually use ANY OF THE OTHERS... so I'll vote Grippy.

ratslash7 · **Reply #37 on:** February 16, 2010, 10:20:35 PM

I've never handled any of these knives so I'm going by looks and Googling a few basic facts.

I voted for the Zero Tolerance. I love the shape of the blade and the scales look like they would be good in the hand.

The CRKT is my runner up though. A beautiful knife.

Mike · **Reply #38 on:** February 16, 2010, 10:36:53 PM

Griptillian or Mini-Grip which is also very nice. However, if you can find one, maybe even a Buck Strider 881 spear point or tanto point, very solid knife.

Mike

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #39 on:** February 16, 2010, 10:38:35 PM

Rajah damn it

Mike · **Reply #40 on:** February 16, 2010, 10:39:28 PM

Quote from: Mike on February 16, 2010, 10:36:53 PM

Griptillian or Mini-Grip which is also very nice. However, if you can find one, maybe even a Buck Strider 881 spear point or tanto point, very solid knife.

Mike

What he said.

Mike

TangoDown · **Reply #41 on:** February 17, 2010, 04:22:51 AM

I have the Ripple and Native and can recommend those easily. But from your list, I'd definitely get the ZT0200. I have the ZT0300 and it is one tough brute of a knife. The 200 is more of the same. It will survive the apocalypse!

prime77 · **Reply #42 on:** February 17, 2010, 05:55:26 AM

My vote is for either the ZT or the waved Endura.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #43 on:** February 17, 2010, 07:56:47 AM

Heathen's!

He clearly need's a Rajah!

Sick Boy · **Reply #44 on:** February 17, 2010, 08:02:21 AM

I voted ER Pitbull, but I'd take that or the ZT 0200.

Benner · **Reply #45 on:** February 17, 2010, 12:11:02 PM

Thanks for the votes guys.

prime77 · **Reply #46 on:** February 17, 2010, 06:14:27 PM

I see the Griptillian got 8 votes. I still don't understand why this knife has such a big following. I was hugely disappointed with it. Maybe it was just me.

Sean · **Reply #47 on:** February 17, 2010, 11:54:08 PM

Quote from: prime77 on February 17, 2010, 06:14:27 PM

I see the Griptillian got 8 votes. I still don't understand why this knife has such a big following. I was hugely disappointed with it. Maybe it was just me.

I actually agree with you a bit on this one. I have one and it's my only Benchmade knife and it came dull and
with no bevel which was a big disappointment. I had to wait until I purchased a Lansky to fix it up. I new
from reading from other posters that the handle was big, thick, and plastic feeling but to me it's all added up
to a somewhat uninspiring knife. It does open smoothly and locks up solid but that's the other thing I don't
really see what all the fuss is about ... the access lock. It's a lock.

I'll use it for trading fodder at some point I imagine.

jzmtl · **Reply #48 on:** February 17, 2010, 11:58:39 PM

What I dislike the most about it is the empty spaces, dropped my mini in the snow and had to put it on heater to melt and evaporate all the snow inside. That plus the non-stainless spring is not good in my book.

prime77 · **Reply #49 on:** February 18, 2010, 12:06:48 AM

I got mine based on the reviews of the huge fan base that it has. On every forum guys sing the praise of the Gripitilian. So I was really excited to get one and it was a big letdown when it came. Big plastic hollow handles that make for a loud sound when closing it. I stupidly got a minigriptillian thinking it would be better. The handles were less hollow but I still didn't care for it. I sold that one away. I would sell my full size but one night I got fed up with the hollow handles and took the darn thing apart and filled them with epoxy.

Mike · **Reply #50 on:** February 18, 2010, 08:29:10 PM

I like my mini-grip with D2 blade that I got several years ago from Cabela's, and it's served me pretty well. The axis locks are solid, but admittedly they do have a gap where stuff could get in, though I haven't had an issue with that.

Part of what I like about it is what some of you guys don't, that it's a fairly light knife. It also has a thin blade which makes it a good slicer for most of what I do and the D2 maintains a decent edge, it's also an easy opening knife one handed. It's not a perfect knife, but I like it. I mean, to be honest, I'm still searching for that perfect knife, perfect multi-tool, perfect flashlight, etc, etc, etc. LOL!

Mike