Kurt Merriken Super Mini Ultimatum Knife Review

Kurt Merriken Super Mini Ultimatum Knife Review
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[@elgato3535]

Fantastic review Dirk! I love how articulate you are when explaining this knife. Hes always been a maker on my radar

[@DirkWerning]

@@elgato3535 well thanks man.

[@rickbadger7581]

Man that thing is stunning! That’s the first ‘small’ knife I would be interested in, though a bigger version (maybe 1” extra) would be ideal. LOVE the blade material and that ivory. Incredible knife.

[@ulchfirgne]

Crazy how smooth they got the micarta. Literally, looks like a hard candy. I love floating backspacer too

[@DirkWerning]

@@ulchfirgne that’s a great way to describe it. Like hard candy.

[@paulmills426]

Love that aggressive hollow ground blade. Looks really nice. Great video 👍🔥🔥🔥🤘

[@adamzappia2213]

I’m leaning way more towards larger knives these days too and while I agree this is too small, it is definitely a beautiful looking knife.

[@nickpipitone1440]

There's something about that blade shape. It reminds me of the Nati Amor Sabatage. Love it

[@Obsidian-One]

I like it, the hammering on the zircuti is cool and the blade is awesome. It's just way to small, I consider a knife with a 3.5 inch blade just big enough

[@patrickvanovermeeren4513]

Stunning piece !! Thanks for sharing !!

[@grimsby4207]

The blade shape and that Westinghouse I love😍

[@fredstephens6737]

I'm at the place in my knife journey where I find myself considering, and buying, knives that I used to think ugly and over priced. I've been looking at the larger version but the content is appreciated! I'm more of a "plain jane" guy but I really like the hammered texturing and the micarta looks amazing in your vid. Reminds me of ivory or bone.

[@DirkWerning]

@@fredstephens6737 I agree. And I’ll have a larger one coming in soon 😉

[@kellyweaver1389]

I think anything looks good with vintage Westinghouse micarta on it. That stuff is awesome

[@janpen78]

Beauty! Thanks for showing this fantastically exotic knife.

[@lord.needham]

The smaller form factor is certainly more attractive to me. Thanks for sharing.

[@DirkWerning]

@@lord.needham my pleasure.

[@profesorEDC]

😍 OMG such a gorgeous folder, even though it's on the smaller side. I'd love to get one. You should give an approximate as to how much those type of folders for for, so that we can get an appropriate size piggy bank.

[@wyattraineri3428]

I’m more of just a classic flipper guy to keep the blade and overall construction looking cleaner. This seems really well executed though! Love the hammered look on the bolster and pivot.

[@badmunkyedc1]

Sometimes, I wish I had smaller hands because there are so many cool small knives out there! This would be amazing as an XL.

[@DirkWerning]

@@badmunkyedc1 completely agree.

[@barboki]

Cool knife, thanks for sharing. Been waiting for this since you showed it on instagram. Though it might look better with Polished Zirconium Bolsters!!! ;)

[@DirkWerning]

@@barboki yep took a little time to get the video scheduled.

[@james231995]

2024 was the year of tiny hands in the knife world, everyone cranking out mini everything.

[@DirkWerning]

@@james231995 😂😂

[@737driver8]

I'm not a fan of recurved blades (too much hassle to sharpen) but that is nice knife. Very well detailed. I noticed even the thumb stud has that hammered texturing. Nice.

[@gurgurpalmann2047]

I love the look of the blade …a full size would be bad@ss!!! That aggressive look is amazing!!!

[@Karztyn]

The aggressive sawtooth 'jimping' on the blade spine is giving me 'Rambo' survival knife vibes. (Admit it, you wanted one of those when you were a kid in the 80's, lol.)

[@DirkWerning]

@@Karztyn I still want them. Now that I have adult money I need to start searching out the entire Rambo knife collection.

[@Karztyn]

@ I double dog dare you to EDC one for 30 days, haha

[@DirkWerning]

@@Karztyn haha

[@gareygerosky8030]

It's a beautiful knife But it just doesn't work as a Mini.

[@kf_boston]

Really nice build!

[@DirkWerning]

@@kf_boston absolutely

[@M17ispy]

I wish I could afford a full size ultimatum. I'm a huge fan of aggressive blade shapes and multiple deployment options.

[@DirkWerning]

@@M17ispy it’s a great shape. Stay tuned there are some more size options literally on their way to me right now 😉

[@edc4fun]

Absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful materials and craftsmanship. And the deployment options are a great touch

[@DetroitSpartan]

Love this one! 🔪 (just so y’all know, Dirk has BIG man sized hands 🙌, no joke!)

[@DirkWerning]

@@DetroitSpartan 😂😂

[@elias_nichols]

Really pretty knife. I'm with ya though and the reason why I've never been interested in tracking down a merriken: give me just one opening method that works well. Love the shape of the knife though.

[@DirkWerning]

@@elias_nichols oh I WILL have a Merriken one day.

[@elias_nichols]

@@DirkWerning I don't doubt you will lol

[@MY-T-SHARP666]

Very cool knife, I don't like micarta but this looks so smooth. Also like the timascus but I would like to see a bigger version

[@DirkWerning]

@@MY-T-SHARP666 there are bigger versions. This is the smallest and newest model in the line up.

[@MY-T-SHARP666]

@DirkWerning thx

[@natedawggg97]

Too small but what a beauty

[@DirkWerning]

@@natedawggg97 exactly

[@mikeyeh7646]

i made it to the end. 😉 yeah need the large size one 😝😝

[@Bojo1984]

Cool knife, reminds me of Kizer Huntsman

[@CaptChet81]

It's a beautiful piece

[@brian041270]

GORGEOUS knife

[@Layzboyedc]

Looks a lot smaller than the one I'm about to get from a website but it's a production one made by Reate and it's 7.5" overall length

[@DirkWerning]

@@Layzboyedc yep this one is small. The production one is bigger. I need to check out a production one still also.

[@mikem2208]

Oh look its the kizer huntsman

[@DirkWerning]

@@mikem2208 yep 😉

[@SctyGrpPowers]

I love the look except for the blade shape. a more standard shape would be much more attractive with the old school look.

[@DirkWerning]

@@SctyGrpPowers hmm

[@TXFarmRoad]

👌🏻

[@masi_man_tony9503]

Sooooomeday 😮

[@DB.KOOPER]

An ugly, overpriced knife for those soft-handed and perpetually-online beta-males who don't actually use their knives.... and it's a liner-lock./ Whomp whomp. Only thing lazier and worse would be a frame-lock.

[@DirkWerning]

@@DB.KOOPER well tell us how you really feel. Wow.

[@jacob856921]

Sick knife, but something about the way you enunciate every single consonant and vowel really pisses me off. Reminds me of how expats come back from living abroad and have these ridiculous accents. Maybe that’s you lol

[@DirkWerning]

@@jacob856921 well I’m sorry my voice pisses you off. I guess I’m not the channel you should be watching as I just talk the way I talk 🤷🏼‍♂️ But thanks for the blunt honest opinion…I guess 🤔