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CRKT Ripsnort Flipper Knife

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CRKT Ripsnort Flipper Knife

Name: CRKT Ripsnort Flipper Knife
Brand: CRKT
SKU: crkt-ripsnort-flipper-knife
Price: 27.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.5 (14 reviews)

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For those times you want a no-frills blade you won’t have to treat nicely, reach for the CRKT Ripsnort. Designed with a stout sheepsfoot profile in the shape of a meat cleaver, this blade is all business Read More

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Rolf123

Sep 8, 2018

I currently have this knife and the following is just my two cents on it. Extremely heavy which causes me not to carry it very often, ok honestly never. I don't usually care about weight but this knife seems excessively heavy for no reason as they could have skeletonized it some. Poly-plastic (POM) scales which sadly look very cheap and feel cheap in the hand. Deployment is rough. I had to remove the washers in mine and put in bronze washers to smooth out the deployment. I also polished the internals some and now it opens like it is on bearings Only tip down carry, which is a big thumbs down for me. Blade steel is 8cr13mov. I am not going to debate whether it's good or not, that's more of a personal thought. With that said D2 is not much difference in price, we are talking pennies on the dollar, on the manufacturing level that CRKT produces (purchasing level/power of the raw steel), why not just make D2 the standard low end steel? So overall, this will be a knife you buy it, carry it for a day or two because if the novelty of it. Then it will be thrown in a drawer never to see daylight again. Very cool design, just fell super flat on the execution when bring it to mass market. Personally I would pass it on, again just my useless opinion.

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bookworm13

677

Oct 3, 2018

Rolf123Where do you get your replacement bronze washers?

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ssozbee

Oct 3, 2018

bookworm13Check out www.usaknifemaker.com they should have some that’ll probably work..

Jherbz

Feb 13, 2018

I own this knife and in my opinion it really needs a bearing system. The operation of it's a bit clunky and I would definitely prefer a tip up carry. This knife stays in my drawer most days. Once open and in hand it's a worthy blade. Just my 2¢

bookworm13

677

Sep 8, 2018

If you don't mind wharncliffe instead of sheepsfoot, there's this alternative in D2:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-quality-EF227-folding-knife-D2-blade-G10-handle-Ball-bearing-system-tactical-survival-knife-outdoor/32856475634.html
Almost as heavy and still tip down only but its got caged bearings and deploys very smoothly. Great when you have to break down a lot of cardboard.

HoldFast13

Sep 12, 2018

bookworm13I have that one branded as an Eafengrow on Amazon. Yes it's big and heavy but it's a great beater work knife IMHO. I wouldn't carry it to the office but I use it out on the farm. Yeah, tip down sucks but I just took the clip off. Its big enough that it's not like it's going to get lost in your pocket. I don't know that it is or isn't D2 but it came sharp and has stayed sharp with minimal maintenance. It goes through cardboard like it isn't there. Well worth the 26 bucks, to me at least.

MaxwellDemonic

838

Feb 13, 2018

Not stellar steel, Left-hand Tip-down carry only (Even-though it's billed as right/tip-down), and not even proper G10. Who would dole out $35 for that? I bet it uses Teflon washers too.
If they could bump it up to VG10 / D2, flip the pocket clip, and use a better material for the handle, I might consider it. The blade looks quite nice and it's difficult to find an affordable Sheepsfoot.

Jherbz

Feb 17, 2018

MaxwellDemonicI always thought of it as a cleaver blade, not a sheep's foot. Cleavers are so hot right now.

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MaxwellDemonic

838

Feb 18, 2018

JherbzThe single curve from the straight top line ending ending flat on the front of the blade defines it as a Sheepsfoot. In reality it's got elements of other blade styles (the curve on the bottom of the blade isn't traditional sheepsfoot).

PaLee

Oct 2, 2018

Ha ha still looks like a beached whale

ryfish

Sep 8, 2018

Tip down only carry is the only excuse I need to not buy this.

LordOpie

Dec 10, 2018

ryfishthis. how do you deploy it easily? I have a Kershaw Clash that I can EASILY pull from pocket, open, close and return to pocket with just one hand. Really handy if you only have one hand.

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