RuikeTactical Folding Knife Small Pocket Knife with Clip EDC Camping Fishing hiking Knives Frame Lock 14C28N Steel Black Outdoor Indoor Work Utility Knife Tool Men Women Blet P128-SF

This seems one of those rare folders that leaves little room for qualified criticism, outside of the subjective, including the price. Indeed popular flashlight maker FenixLight has been hitting a lot of home runs of late with their Ruike (pronounced Rake) line of folders. Surprising, to me anyway, they’ve apparently been making knives for 20 years, and it shows in their craftmanship and design that they’ve been following the market pretty closely.Like most Ruike knives, the P128's lines and material makeup look like something right out of a Transformers movie. The blade is their usual Sandvik steel as well, which is held in high esteem, usually right along with the likes of D2 tool steel, among the ranks of budget steels, but without all the controversy over legitimacy that so much supposed Chinese D2 has been criticized for of late.I’d call this a modified flat grind, but some may deem it a high saber, as there is a bit of a shoulder for part of the blade. Factory sharpness was terrific, as was the evenness of the secondary V-bevel along the edge. The constant curvature of the blade makes this folder a great cutter (a curved edge has the potential to cut better than straight) and the spear-point tip lends the blade to be especially useful at piercing. It should go without saying, the sharp tip is a weak point in the design, but Ruike smart use of a flat grind offers a bit more blade strength than similarly modeled hollow grinds we see so much of in the folder market.Ball-bearing deployment launches the blade into it’s fully open position reliably each and every time. Indeed, if not for the lack of resistance when closing, I would have sworn this folder was an assisted opener, as the blade literally springs forth just like a Kershaw. Once you flick the finger lever, there’s virtually no stopping it.Blade detention is outstanding. Despite the ball-bearing deployment, I couldn’t sling this blade out no matter how hard I tried. When the frame-lock is disengaged, the blade falls freely though, just like well oiled folder should. Deployment seemed a tad stiff at first, until I realized I needed to change my approach trajectory, compared to what works best with my flat washer finger flippers, which require a little more effort than this Ruike. If anything they could stand to add a bit of gimping to the top of the flipper lever. But it’s not absolutely necessary.The frame-lock handle is extremely stout with about the strongest lockup I’ve come across in a folder. It’s easily the stiffest moving part on the knife, as it should be. Ruike was thoughtful enough to mill out the inside of the scales to help reduce the weight, but the knife still comes in at 5.5oz, which is on the heavier side as full-sized folders go, such as this. A G10 back spacer appears to be the only part of the knife that isn’t made from some form of stainless steel. The smooth, hard metal obviously isn’t going to be as grippy as synthetic scales, but the handle ergonomics and deep finger-well lend to a very secure hold.For added peace of mind the P128 features a beta-plus slider lock, allowing you to fully lock out the blade. It’s overkill for sure, especially on such a robust folder as this, but still a VERY nice touch, no doubt trying to appease a broader market. Folder locks offer much more confidence in stabbing tasks, particularly in harder materials like wood. And the slider is implemented in a manner as such it’s completely out of the way and not likely to be engaged by accident when you don’t want to use it. But some vloggers are still going to fret over this feature, even though it takes no more than a seconds worth of ever so complex brain chemistry to disengage the lock should you forget before closing. In fact one of your fingers will likely already be in position, innately.Here’s where qualified observation starts to lean toward the subjective: I’m not a fan of satin finished blades. It’s fine for the handle, just not my preferernce for the blade itself. I get that there’s some tactical benefit in reducing reflection, and such may have some appreciable protective properties too. But it looks too artificial or plastic-y for my taste. That said, it’s held up very well to the light wood processing tasks I’ve put the blade through in the past week. No signs of wear at all, except on the very edges of the spine, where I tested to see if it could spark a ferro rod, which it could. If you need a firesteel scraper in a pinch, the flat part of the back is too rounded to throw good sparks. Actually, the back of the handle scales is a bit better. But the roughly 1.5 inch swage at the blades tip has a very sharp 90 degree angle.Southpaws may be disappointed that there are no adjustment options for the pocket clip. It’s optimized for right side carry only. Of course that means that some right-handers will no doubt find such lends to greater aesthetic appeal. It’s may seem a bit surprising they bothered with a deep-carry loop-over pocket clip, but didn’t bother to position the clip for actual deep carry. There again, such is not a big deal unless you live in a part of the world where people panic at the sight of the tip of a common every day edged tool sticking out of someone’s pocket.I’d personally like to see manufacturers use only one bit size for their screw heads. If you wish to disassemble this knife at some point for maintenance or even just make a simple field adjustment, you’ll need to carry two different size specialized Torx bits, something most knives today require, but relatively few people keep in their toolbox. Ruike was considerate in that none of the screws require securing with a Torx driver at each end.Lastly, it’s said you pay for a products packaging, and this Ruike knife comes better packaged than most, including many twice it’s price. It comes in an oversized, thick-walled paper box with fitted foam inside, great for gifting. Of course, if you’re buying for yourself, you may be paying about ten bucks just for the box, as another similar quality Ruike knife I purchased recently came packaged much less exotically and generally sells for about ten bucks less than this model. Be aware, the box comes in a perfectly matched, tightly fit paper sleeve, that makes initial opening somewhat perplexing, if you don’t know there’s an outer sleeve. The fit is so tight, the inner box wouldn’t easily push through, making me fear I wasn’t opening it right. I shook it once just enough for it to slip a fraction of an inch confirming the presence of the sleeve and finally the box slipped out like it wasn’t ever tight at all. You know how it goes.I’m giving this full marks, as, for right-handers anyway, I haven’t seen a better made knife anywhere in the $40-$50 range this usually sells at. It appears to me, it’s the head of it’s class. I would definitely buy it again.Pictures show the knife sticking in some very hard cherry, as well as the packaging and a comparison of the less premium packaging used for one of their other blades, lest the packaging may be for limited to the initial promotion of the knife, rather than model dependent.

This might be the knife deal of 2017. It uses, as do all RUIKE knives, wonderful 14C28N steel - roughly equivalent (but different from) to VG-10. It takes a REALLY scary sharp edge with little to-do and holds it well. In fact it takes a near-mirror edge with just a ceramic rod or blade steel.The harpoon profile is a nice touch, and the action is good if not great. In fact it's quite a beautiful knife, and you get so much for so little!The only knock at all is that it's a bit heavy. Hey, you don't get titanium frame and scales for $45. These are steel.Very, very happy with this knife, which has become my EDC most days.

Seriously. This thing is incredible for the price. The workmanship, the materials, the design, it's all on point. I'm beyond impressed. The fit and finish is spectacular. No blade wobble, perfectly centered, and buttery smooth ball bearing action!!Oh, and out of the box it's scary sharp.

The fit and finish of the knife was excellent. No blade wobble, centered, and very, very sharp. The lock-up is nice and tight and I have no fear of accidental closure. The clip is on the knife good and tight, and holds to the pocket snugly without being too tight.The knife is a moose- pretty big and not a lightweight, I think you could break someones knuckles with it- in sharks clothing. It is a very handsome knife; I love the lines of the grip as well as the blade. Very attractive in a sleek way. Although the grips are un-textured metal, I find it grips well, perhaps due to the shape of the handle. The flipper is good sized, and where you push on the inside to release the rock-steady frame-lock there is some thoughtful scalloping/jimping to help with closing the knife. The only thing holding the knife back from perfection is the deployment; it can be a little tough to get the blade moving, and sometimes it is a little on the slow side opening out. I did hit it with some lubricant, and this helped, but it still can be a little slow. When I first got the knife it would sometimes hang up partway out, but this is no longer an issue. Perhaps it just needs to be played with some more. All in all, a really good knife. A little pricey perhaps. Were it $15-20 less it would be a stellar buy. I am happy with my purchase however, and I suspect it will deploy more smoothly with time. No regrets buying this knife.

Amazing knife flat out. Buy it. You wont regret it. I have 3 other ruike knives and this one might be my favorite. I love 14c28n. It performs like vg10 according to some youtube edge retention tests, so i buy as many knives with this steel as i can. This is just a quality knife. Not too heavy, crazy smooth with ball bearing washers just like the others. I must say that the p801 is smoother, but this one is bigger and is just so cool when you flip it. Love the blade shape too. Just sharpened it on my kme and gave it a mirror shine, but it came hair shaving sharp. My arms will prove it. All the ruike knives did. Buy them all, i promise you will be pleasantly surprised

This knife looks great. It has good blade steel. It is a manual flipper with ball bearings which makes it open & close very smooth. The blade stays centered perfectly. It came with a very sharp edge & it has a very pointy tip almost like a needle. It has no blade play at all. The pocket clip works great new. Some new knives have stiff pocket clips & need breaking in. It has similar features to very high end, much more expensive knives for a fraction of the price.