The Ruike P135 Pocketknife: The Full Nick Shabazz Review

[@NickShabazz]

One thing to note is that the charitable thing I mentioned here ended up being done through Frankie and Bird of the Birdshot IV channel. So thanks very much for that Indiana knives, and Frankie and Bird!

[@chrishaller389]

When you consider that the ZT's full titanium framelock offerings come in at 5.45 oz (0562TI, 3.5" blade) and 6.24 oz (0220, 3.5"), I think keeping it under 6 oz with stainless steel is quite impressive for a budget knife.

[@bradoly100]

The omission of a closing pun has me questioning my subscription.

[@Sherrodja]

Great cause.. my wife of 30 years passed away from ALS. Nice knife

[@captainz2232]

My sincere condolences. My mother also passed from ALS several years ago. 😢

[@brucemcintyre2383]

If Chris Reeves hadn’t invented the frame-lock, and Kit Carson hadn’t introduced the flipper, and NASA or whatnot hadn’t developed titanium... what the hell would folding knife makers even be producing?

[@thsbulldawg82]

Probably something interesting

[@ear1238]

z-hunters

[@jtrocks2]

Buck would still be king. 😂

[@glassisking]

Ever heard of Benchmade?

[@davidmathews2124]

Really nice flint or obsidian.

[@carlstanland5333]

Is it worse that the more expensive Koenig Arius looks like a $50 knife?

[@CatsNBlades]

How is the detent?

[@asbcasbc]

Great review. What brand of screwdriver do you use?

[@edrader]

not bad. it's great to see the bar being raised on the budget end

[@car350zmm]

What about the steel will resident?

[@azhawk516]

Perhaps the Kershaw Dividend, or the Bareknuckle may be decent budget alternatives to this piece as well.

[@meatpopsickle1895]

Mine came perfectly centered and no grittiness at all. Smooth as silk, great action. I love it and I have a big collection with far more expensive knives. I think you received a bad one, just like my first Ruike knife(p801) has a non existent detent and I have to push my fingers against the lockbar just to get it to flip out. I guess it's hit or miss.

[@CGoody564]

Did you say these were made by the same company that makes sanremu?

[@tjrou2005]

Nick, any thoughts on the magpul rigger? I did score one, currently waiting on a shipping notice. I'll send it to you for review and whatnot if you'd like.

[@attic42]

Nick, Since the P801 and the P108 (love these names), Ruike has been one of my favorite brands (as a budget/Sanrenmu fan at heart). I am glad that you are no longer mispronouncing their name (Roo-way-kee) because (despite their awkward naming pattern) they are worthy of recognition and pronunciation.

[@jakewelsh903]

So this is no problem for me, I own the delica, rat 2, and rat 1 so i can get a good idea of how big the knives are. But I showed my brother these videos and he has some trouble understanding the size because he owns mostly swiss army knives and ozark trails from wal-mart. I think that a useful size comparison could be a dollar bill. I believe you did one with a 5 dollar bill on the dragonfly, and it seems to be a much more practical size comparison than some knives that people don't have.

[@FRANKKKKYYYY]

Great review and video again Nick! But i bought this knife and have it for 1 month now and between my Sencut Serene and Maverick i have been carrying this 1 very often! Leaving in the deep North part of Canada you always have on you a Pocket knife and a Survival 1 on the belt! Until today, eventhow i gave it a good ride a few times still working great! I did not have to sharp it yet just a few strop here and there but i realy like it! I think , of course for a budget knife in comparaison of a few expensives 1 i have in my collection, i think you were a bit ruff on it! I love the look, the spine til the point angle, 2 of my friend bought it also!! But like i said for a budget knife i give it an 7.5 - 8! Continue your great work and God bless from the Deep North! Frank,

[@16valvehate]

Isn’t that just a more affordable less desirable zt 0456

[@16valvehate]

On closer comparison with my zt they did pull off a far superior finger Choil

[@killabee-2384]

I got this knife about 6 months ago and honestly I love it for the price. Yes it's heavy and big and the grind deff makes it look uncentered, but the one I got was very smooth out of box. The detent was a little soft. And I ended up grinding jimping notches on the flipper tab. Because admittedly the flipper tab was very slippery. But all in all the knife I GOT was a really great buy for $50. But then again I can only speak for the one I got. This is deff way to big a too heavy to be called a gem by nick. But if your into a little bit bigger knives I'd check it out.

[@davidmarshall7752]

Owned this for about a year now. Much like the Viteli Top 1 with lesser materials. Good-looking grind. The safety lock is nice feature but I could use some jimping on the tab.

[@DavidBrown-in8hi]

One of my favorites

[@MrBlessed70]

I would have loved to see Ruike do a version with G10 on one side to weight relieve the knife. Beautiful though!!

[@rickkelley2348]

In the same price category, I got a pretty amazing piece from twosun knives, ts21. Ti framelock flipper, milled clip, mine was incredibly smooth. I'm not gonna tell you to review a knife, but if you stumble across one; at least take a look.

[@PoetFisherman]

I recently got the TS21 as well and it's a great knife. Especially so at the price point they're still going for, before more of the knife community discovers them.

[@BCMZ]

Mkm knives , fara model by Burnley. Who have copied: mkm or ruike?

[@Orochi_001]

The action on mine requires all kind of wrist, but I dig the overall design. The blade shape makes makes me feel like it’s a beater version of the 808 Loco.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

You gotta love that sharpening choil though. I personally like the anchor chain hole at the butt. Just don't fall out of the boat while carrying the sharpened doorstop.

[@MotoJunkie23]

Why put a lock on a lock? I've never had a lock back close on me yet, I thought that was why there was a lock in the first place.

[@hmr171]

Because Zero Tolerance

[@cylentone]

This is still my favorite everyday carry - unkaputtbar.

[@randywess1352]

I bought the P-108 for my son and I,we both enjoy Ruike for the price $31 on Amazon

[@benmacdhui]

I still believe their original P-801(SB) was/is the highlight of Ruike, and have coasted downhill slowly since.

[@doctoruttley]

I love my steel knives. Feel substantive. My favorite Ruike is the P128SF. My EDC.

[@CGoody564]

I just got a new 128 sf today. Absolutely love it. Nice and weighty, love the harpoon shaped blade, beta lock is somewhat innovative.

[@landon798123]

Thay looks like a Gerber fastball that took a couple extra trips through the buffet line.

[@Ryomichi]

This 50 dollar knife compared to SteelWill Modus? They both have exactly the same profile.

[@bp-hx9ts]

Ryomichi this honestly the modus d2 sucks from what I hear

[@bp-hx9ts]

sniperhat1 the knife itself is well made it’s the ht that sucks from what I hear again should have specified sorry

[@macmccartney5760]

I need an explanation why it s a gimic? The design is a gimic, so its a nice design so its a gimic... That's one of the first things you've said that I don't agree with and don't make sense. Its not Tryn to be titanium, I mean knives were made from steel lookn like that then before titanium came about for handles

[@paranoiia8]

You expected good review from guy that base his reviews on price of the knife before it's quality and say that s30 steel is meh at best... After watching most of his reviews you ca clearly see that if that design was made by we or spyderco and it would cost 300-500 he would say that design is nice and unique... Not to mention even in this review he say that it's weird that product look expensive... Like the hell?! Like it is is bad thing?

[@ohioknifelover]

5.93oz God damn that’s heavy for the size of it

[@King88_8]

hmmm... Theres a lot of steel there.. gonna run a drill press thru the handle and lets see. Too much nitpicking in this, frankly anyone can nitpick any knife to death

[@FidelCashflow_YT]

Should have just done the show side in G10.

[@mjc7778]

To me the Kershaw Bareknuckle has a lot more to offer in a similar price point. They are similar in looks. It is much lighter and has good action. The aluminum scales avoid the problem of weight this one has. I like the blade better and the steel is solid. To top it off it is American made. But that is just my two cents from another random jackass. Great review as always. Thanks.

[@CGoody564]

Except it costs almost 30 more.

[@grouchyed2561]

Seems like you’d prefer not to review budget knives. So why even bother? All you do is compare them to more expensive knives... which isn’t exactly fair. At least (in this case) compare to other frame lock flippers at similar cost. Just my 2 cents... which you didn’t ask for.

[@pendulousphallus]

I would expect it's on the basis of trying to establish an objective comparison. If an item that that genuinely compete with other items in a different tax bracket, than that would be worth highlighting. Most budget shoppers (like me) can accept our purchases come with some compromises compared to top of the line models. Nobody expects their 2003 Toyota Camry can to match up to a Dodge Challenger with a Hellcat engine. If you were able to purchase a $1500 used car that could nose out a modded sports car at the drag track then that's worth talking about on its own merits, and then you get to boast about how you didn't sink a year's salary into it. That situation is an impossibility with cars. It is not an impossibility with items that are simpler to produce like knives, pens, and watches. Nick mentions that quartz watches both out perform mechanical movements and trend at a lower price. $100 pens he's reviewed have been noted to be worth less than $50 pens he's reviewed. It's harder to produce a budget friendly knife that has quality control and fit & finish similar to luxury pieces. There are limits, of course, but consider Casio in the watch world. Nobody needs to give Casio pity points for being cheap, but most folks can recognize they're producing watches (and calculators!) which either match or outclass watches which cost two or ten times more on functionality and arguably on aesthetics. In short, I'd like to know what products have to offer in terms of objective pros and cons irrespective of their price. Most products are out of reach for me right now in terms of cost, but I'd rather not compromise and invite something into my life that I'll be stuck with just because it's cheap. Sometimes you have options, but if funds are limited it's not worth wasting your limited resources on subpar gear.

[@mosherogoff1252]

Looks like a ZT sorta kinda sorta clone .... so size and weight are right in there methinks!

[@mosherogoff1252]

On further 'reflection' (see what I did there Nick?) It reminds me of the ZT0220..

[@quinnwarman5139]

I love my ruike nkives never had any issues they are great for price and I really like sandvic steel I guess you got a problem child as you do occasionally get one no matter wot family it came from thanks nick for your honest feedback

[@stuartnsharpe]

Please review the Kershaw Blur in S30V 🙏🏼 I know yuh already did a Blur but would love to see you do just normal Black Blur in S30V 🤓

[@grimflipz]

They should make a knife with a built in flashlight 🤷‍♂️

[@jakewelsh903]

if you're being serious some swiss army knives have them

[@NORTHWESTKNIFEGUY]

Not my cup of tea but nice review.

[@NinoZachetti]

No Batman mask for this one!

[@Madman6505]

Your reviews always get my hopes up with the good... then my dreams are shattered as you reveal all the crapitude. 😂

[@ThatGuy-uz7ew]

Opinel no13

[@clintonlewis3739]

Blade looks wierd

[@taylor4480]

Civivi knives kinda kill this one IMO. I know those are liner locks but still.

[@knifenoob5411]

Is it wrong that I am amused by your aggravation of the name? Lol.

[@kurtschutter7798]

Lol

[@kurtschutter7798]

This kinda looks like a rip off of a zt 0562. They probably stole the design.