crkt ripple 2 any good?

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I was cleaning up my EDC drawer, and found my CRKT ripple 2. I'm debating whether I should hold on to it or not. just to be clear this is NOT a valuation request. I'm not looking for its monetary worth.

I'm just curious is this knife any good? I bought it probably 15 years ago at LL Bean at a discount. I thought the design was really cool. I knew nothing about the steel, and probably not much more about pocket knives in general. now I'm rocking a benchmade bugout for my daily EDC.

I went to carry the ripple 2, but the pocket clip doesn't hold the pocket at all. so I'm very afraid I will lose it as it literally just slides out of the pocket. I also opened it up to clean it and lost half the little ball bearings. Yes I know, I'm an idiot. but I wanted to try, and figured what the heck.

I put it back together with at least half of the bearings and it still works with no problem at all, and a perfectly centered blade. flicking open works very smoothly.

so my real question is whether this is a knife I should hold on to? is it something that is valuable in the sense that I should not just get rid of it because I will regret it later? I don't really know much about acuto+ steel. The s30v of my bug out is a very good steel for me. I find it incredibly easy to maintain an edge and to sharpen. I haven't used the ripple 2 much, but when I tried to sharpen it it seemed harder to sharpen.

I like having knives, and I still like the design, but I'm also of the opinion that if I never carry it is probably not worth holding on to in that sense. but I also don't want to throw away a possible gem of a collectible. or is this thing just another knife and nothing special?

because if I keep it, CRKT said that they could sharpen and repair the bearings for me for nothing but shipping. I could ask them to maybe bend the pocket clip tighter as well?

just thought I'd feel out some opinions on what other people would do? I could give it to my son as well as he likes knives. He's 15, so I've been hesitant to give him any expensive knives as he would probably lose them, but it's kind of a neat knife and he might like it.

but if I had it gripping the pocket well it might be EDCable.
 
I can't imagine it having much value as a collectible. But that's just one opinion.
 
ShaiHulud said:
I would use it, however sporadically, and not to be too bent out of shape if it breaks or is lost
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it seems kinda cool for more formal outings. the bugout is cool, but it has a bit more "fancy" factor. at least in my opinion. maybe it can be a formal outing knife. lol
 
Isn't Acuto a 440c type steel? I recall having at least one knife in that steel but I never could like any of the CRKT knives I tried. Even the one I had in ATS 34 sharpened terrible for what it was. It was gummy. I usually liked ATS 34/154cm
 
i just did some searching and it seems acuto plus is essentially 440c. in my defense i used to sharpen it on a stone. i have since got a spyderco sharpening system so it might be easier with that...
 
The Ripple has little cash value as a collectible but it's still "collectible" if you're a Ken Onion fan and have or want to build a collection of his CRKT & Kershaw knives which I did at one time.

I got rid of most of them but I still have 14 CRKTs including 3 CRKT Onion's but only 1 of of them has any significant collectible "value." It's the Ti version of the Hi-Jinx (K180TX). It originally sold for $400; only 525 were made & it was named the "Overall Knife of the Year" for 2014 by "Blade Magazine."

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I also still have a collection of 68 mostly "vintage" Kershaws, including16 Onion's -- mostly Shallots (9 of them) which was my favorite knife of his & a few others, like the Offset (1597G10), Boa (1580), Spec Bump (1595), Spec Bump (1595G10) & Seagal (1680ST) which are all considered "collectible" among Kershaw collectors.
 
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sgt1372 said:
The Ripple has little cash value as a collectible but it's still "collectible" if you're a Ken Onion fan and have or want to build a collection of his CRKT & Kershaw knives which I did at one time.

I got rid of most of them but I still have 14 CRKTs including 3 CRKT Onion's but only 1 of of them has any significant collectible "value." It's the Ti version of the Hi-Jinx (K180TX). It originally sold for $400; only 525 were made & it was named the "Overall Knife of the Year" for 2014 by "Blade Magazine."

iu


I also still have a collection of 68 mostly "vintage" Kershaws, including16 Onion's -- mostly Shallots (9 of them) which was my favorite knife of his & a few others, like the Offset (1597G10), Boa (1580), Spec Bump (1595), Spec Bump (1595G10) & Seagal (1680ST) which are all considered "collectible" among Kershaw collectors.
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that's cool, but i don't have any desire really to collect any specific brand or designer knives. i just like knives that are practical, functional, and aesthetically beautiful to me...

the only thing i see is that the ripple 2 is discontinued so if i did get rid of it i may not easily get it again 10 years from now if i want it again. i do like the design, which is why I originally bought it. but if the pocket clip can't be rectified i have no real desire to keep it as i would want to carry it.

I'll see what crkt can do and then either keep it or give it to my son. thanks for all the opinions everyone..
 
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