I am finally back online. As those of you who earlier purchased a Limited Edition RSK Mk1 have found out due to the premature release of the email to you, apparently last Friday, we have Mini-RSK Mk1s available in Black and Yellow! I sincerely appreciate your not mentioning this in public to date.

All the details and photos are available at: www.DougRitter.com/dr_rsk_mk1_mini_pr1.htm

I am really excited about this Mini. When Sue got her hands on the prototype I had to bribe her to give it back. I thinking a lot of spouses may find one in their holiday gifts this year. The Mini retains all the essential features that make the original full-sized RSK Mk1 so practical and effective, just downsized. Same incredible CPM S30V steel, same super Grip handle, same incredible ambidextrous AXIS Lock, and same functional wide-chord, high grind blade, just in a more compact package.

We did decide to really roll the dice with the Yellow handled ones and produced a few as an experiment. For those concerned about using a knife around PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER. in a work environment, these should be perfect. We'll see how they go before we make a decision on further colored handled ones.

As I alluded to in my opening sentence, we also serial numbered the First Production 100 as we did the original and as a courtesy to those who were interested enough to purchase the original Limited Editing RSK Mk1, we have reserved the same number for them for a limited time, so they can have a matched pair (black handle only). On September 6, if are any serialized Mini's left, they will be available on a first come first served basis.

Thanks to all who have encouraged me in this project and be assured that we are looking at some other interesting things for the future if this continues to be successful.

Pretty neat-o Doug.

Congrats on the new design.

Awesome, I always loved the mini's, they have an excellent balance to them and feel even more solid then the full sized.

WB there doug i know moving can be a real pain.

the knives do look cool.

i never knew that doug has his very own site...

Oh man! That looks fantastic! I love my RSK1, but it's a bit clunky for EDC. I wish I'd found out about this a couple weeks ago, I think I'm way over budget now and I'm going to have to wait. Save one for me!

It's pretty new, just a few months old. With the new Doug Ritter designed products, it seemed like it was time.

Doug
I really like the idea of the bright coloured handles.If some one were to drop it the bright color would make it easier to find.In a survival situation this could be critical.As always you never cease to amaze us.
BOATMAN
John

Got mine about 2 days after I ordered it....MUCH faster than my full size one...Ahh...Matching serial numbers <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Now I just have to get two more non-serialised ones to actually USE <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Im not much of a collector. I really want one though. Can't wait till the non-serialized ones come out!

[color:"red"] [/color] STOP ENOUGH
[color:"black"] [/color] I am not going to be a knife collector. I am not going to be a knife collector...
I ... oh heck.. I bought the Mini RSK, too. Now have the full size and the mini. Great knives.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DOUG... STOP before I have to get into treatment.

Too late I'm already in treatment! Apart from emergency preparedness I'm also interested in bushcraft, I dive and climb etc so "need" a lot of different knives. So far this year I've ordered 3 folders, 4 fixed blades and 2 axes (although one of the axes and one of the fixed blades are presents for my girlfriend).

Dave750gixer:

Since you are in treatment, I just have to ask.

You are going to give your girlfriend that axe and knife handle first, right?

Bountyhunter <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

actually wrapped, the axe she's already got as a birthday present and the knife is on order for christmas

I can't stand it any more. I put it on my christmas wish list, but I can't wait any longer. I'm into a new credit card cycle, so I'll order one now. My wife is out of town for two weeks, so I can hide it before she get's back.

Now I've got to decide- black or yellow?

EDIT: Are there any of the serialized ones left?

I got mine and I love it. Absolutely the perfect size for EDC!! I will probably put a detailed review on the BF board once I have a chance to use it and "get to know it" better. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

As promised... a brief, positive and honest review of the new Mini Grip. Click here to read it on BF

Brian:

Get a large (As heavy as you can handle and with as much magnatism as you can break free of a large metal drum (Containing Jimmy Hoffa?) in case the magnet has to be pulled free of an unwanted item.) permanent magnet, and troll the known area for your knife.

Who knows, you might salvage an old fishing lure like the Heddon that recently sold on Ebay for over $32,000.00, and then you could buy all of Doug's serialized knives with the booty you make on the lure.

Good luck!

Bountyhunter

Good idea .. I know about where it went down (near the dock) and its only 8-10 feet deep there.

Harbor Freight has some magnets that would work well for this, if there is one in your area you could "field test" them.
Don't remember where, but I saw a magnetic "broom" used to clean up construction areas, that might work.
Good luck!

Brian:

I am full of good ideas and some people will tell you I am full of something (Brown eyes.) else.

I can not "IRREFUTABLY" prove one and the other people can not "IRREFUTABLY" prove the other. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Bountyhunter <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

You might also stop by a local dive shop (SCUBA) and see if anyone might want to search for it just for the fun of it. Who knows, if you offer to pay for a tank of air or two, they may do it for fun.

Ken

KenK:

They may also find it, like it, tuck it in their pocket and tell you they couldn't find it.

Bountyhunter

I just got mine, I decided on yellow. I like it! It fits in my pockets with all my other junk without going over gross. My regular RSK will go with me camping, but this one is my EDC knife now.

Is there still a yellow? I can't find it on the Aeromedix page-- all the links keep pointing to a page without an order form. If they're out, I'll settle for black-- but yellow is very PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER.-friendly and visible if I drop it. International Orange might be too much (though perhaps preferable to black when it comes to carrying at school as I do).

They must have run out of yellow, maybe I got the last one! Call them up and see if they've got more on the way. The yellow makes it look a lot more like a tool than a weapon, so I strongly recommend it if you have to use it around PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER..

A little more review- one of the things I use a knife for on a daily basis is to trim the bite spikes off of my dog's frisbees. I just did that with one that was sorely overdue, and the spikes just popped right off with just a light pass of the knife. The RSK1 was too big to hold for the way I do this, but the mini was just right. All that I did was run it over a leather strop a bit, I didn't do any additional sharpening.