Ruike LD-43 is a professional quality knife/tool combination designed for demanding outdoor and rescue situations. Rapid One-hand thumb stud deployment and lockable blade add to the versatility of the LD43. The 7cm/2,76″ serrated cutter and the 8.5cm stainless steel saw make every day camping and rescue tasks achievable in a single knife package. Featuring a tungsten steel glass breaker, HI-Vis yellow green G10 handle and a retractable snap clip allowing quick attachment to packs, belts or harness.
RUIKE KNIVES is a China based brand – part of the well-known FENIXLIGHT Company – providing outdoors knives in a variety of designs, including folders, fixed blades and multi-functional knives (or multitools, as you like). I tried a few China made multitools, in the past, bought for few bucks, and they were terrible, really. However, it is rather different, this case. Actually, the high quality of the RUIKE LD43 it’s clear starting just from the package, which is simple and robust, but elegant. The package is for sure well designed and well made, you may present the RUIKEÂ LD43 to everyone, being sure your gift will not look cheap or poor.
The RUIKE LD43 itself has a pocket clip, something not so usual in a multifunctional knife. The pocket clip is placed on the right side of the knife (blade tip-down when the knife is in the pocket) and only this position is allowed to the owner. The handles are made by G10, in yellow color (anyway, depending of the environmental light, the handles color may turn to green, see pics), with a fine texture on the surface that improve the grip.
Another peculiarity of the LD43 is the one-handed operated blade, which can be opened quickly by the thumb stud. Bad news for the left-handed peoples, the thumb stud is – for reason of space – just for righty peoples. The blade is 85mm long, and it’s made by Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel.
