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#55000 - 12/02/05 10:26 AM Re: Rat Trap or Benchmade mini Griptilian 555 (556
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And at the airport, when asked about the infamous PSK, its "emergency" preparedness not s-u-r-v-i-va-l right?

You see i'm learning <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

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#55001 - 12/04/05 07:57 AM Re: Rat Trap or Benchmade mini Griptilian 555 (556)?
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Registered: 12/04/05
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Omega I own both a rat trap and a mini ritter. the rat trap is a big knife don't be fooled by the pictures. It is a fine piece of craftsmanship that is surprisingly light and slim. As far as the warranty goes it lies in a grey zone. I believe if you broke the knife unintentionally you would be covered. Personaly I prefer the mini as an every day carry. The smaller size lies within the legal limits of our city. No one is too surprised when I pull out my mini. On the other hand when the rat trap comes out it draws unwanted attention to it. As far as digging out arrow heads I would definitely use a fixed blade. Neither of the mentioned knives is all that strong for lateral prying. Just my two cents.

Firefive

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#55002 - 12/04/05 09:58 PM Re: Rat Trap or Benchmade mini Griptilian 555 (556)?
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Registered: 11/10/03
Posts: 77
Thanks for reply, Firefive!
Could you tell me, what jobs can Rat Trap do better than mini Ritter? And what jobs can mini Ritter do better than Rat Trap? Now I see that Benchmade is better for cities and EDC.
About arrow digging: I guess I will go with Busse Skeleton Key. I do not find the blade length is really an issue for diging arrows. I agree, chisel may probably do even better job, but it is not cool (if I wanted to be practical, I would stop shooting bows competely <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />) ...
Cheers,

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#55003 - 12/05/05 03:16 AM Re: Rat Trap or Benchmade mini Griptilian 555 (556)?
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Registered: 12/04/05
Posts: 6
Omega the rat trap has a larger cutting surface than the mini so I find that it excels in slicing. The mini feels a little stouter because of the shorter blade length. Just a personal opinion. As far as digging out arrow heads the extra length and slim construction is going to put a lot of torque on the rats pivot. I would definitely go with a fixed blade for that task. They are both great blades, pick up one of each!

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