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It’s probably unnecessary, and it’s probably over the top, but the Rike Knife Slingshot Multi-Tool is downright cool. Backed by every bit of Rike Knife’s attention to detail and quality control, this hefty multi-tool packs a 3.5-inch blade made from high-carbon-content VG-10 stainless steel, plus a host of extras to prepare you for the field Read More
browncoreYeah they make them look identical to fool customers. I use to deal with a guy from china who manufactured RC car parts, engines, etc... He has to send the parts to a factory that his family owns, because when he sent them to any other place to be made, they would sell his designs to competitors. Not only that, but many times the factory he brought his designs to would actually make the FAKE one *first,* so the fake would hit the market before his own legitimate design. That's why if it comes from china, always buy from the source.
I'm not a gimmick-buyer, but somehow, this makes sense to me. When I first saw it, my only response was "Pfffft. Unreal." But as I thought about the several multi-tools I already have, it occurred to me that they are all deficient either because of the materials used to make 'em (most are low-grade steels on frame and blades), or because of the short blade-lengths, or because of tools that could only appeal to drunks (or at least drinkers, neither of which am I, so what use I'd have for a corkscrew or bottle opener just so I can get a 1.5" to 2.5" blade, saw, file and pliers/wire-cutters is an enigma wrapped in a mystery to me (or however that goes)). I have decent Leathermans with pliers/cutters in my car and my bike, as well as in the house and garage/shop, but none of 'em have a strap (seat-belt) cutter, none of the frames are Titanium, none of the blades are VG-10 or 3.5" inches long, and certainly none of 'em have a slingshot. Doubt it's a serious slingshot capable of generating enough energy to kill anything bigger'n a squirrel, but hey, I was a kid once and got pretty darned good at slingshotting, so I could at least have some fun with it. And if push came to shove and I was caught without a .22 in a survival situation, well, I'd at least have a fightin' chance of baggin' a squirrel or bird or mouse for something to eat. Not sure I want to spend $175 bucks for the knife blade, the longer saw or the strap-cutter, but I am thinkin' about it.....
RJESI've already got a non-Ti Charge, as well as two Waves, plus a Squirt, two variations of Juices and some older ones whose names I don't even remember. The steel is acceptable to me in the Charge and Waves (154CM), but the blades are still short and no strap cutters in any of 'em. If I had my druthers, every tool with a cutting edge that I buy would be S30V (or more modern variants), but I can't justify buying another Charge or Wave with all the same tools that I already have just to get the higher-grade steel or the Ti frame. This drop offers more variation in tool combinations for somewhere between $10 and $50 bucks more (depending on where one were to buy the Ti/S30V versions of the Leathermans from). Still haven't decided to jump on it, but I still might. Thanks for the suggestion in any case.
For slingshot and knife collectors this actually makes sense. A chimera that I imagine sells poorly because it relies on a buyers interest in both categories. If reate discontinues this, it will likely not be created again. I almost bought this last year, glad massdrop can get a decent discount on something that is hard to find In the first place.