Spyderco Ronin™* Archived Products

What Is A Ronin? Translated Literally It Means “Wave Man”. Rendered Understandable To The Western World, It’S An Ancient Masterless Samurai Warrior. In The Knife World The Ronin Is A Fixed-Blade Neck Knife Designed By Michael Janich. Mike Janich Took The Design To Custom Knife Maker Michael Snody Who For Several Years Made And Sold A Custom Version. The Ronin Is Spyderco’S Production Version.

By Virtue Of Its Short Blade Length It Is Lawfully Acceptable For Carry Most Anywhere. The Blade Has A Modified Wharncliffe-Shape And Is Crafted Of Vg-10 Stainless Steel. Available Plainedged, The Cutting Surface Is Flat-Ground, Honed Thin And Fiercely Sharp. Made From An Imposing 3Mm Thick Slab Of Steel, The Blade Comes Pressed Between Two Pieces Of Slate-Colored Linen Micarta. Texturing Along The Spine Provides A Location To Place The Thumb And Offers Extra Gripping Ability When Choking Up On The Blade. On The Bottom Side Of The Handle A Yawning Index Finger Choil Situates The Hand For Quick Retrieval And Responsive Control While Cutting. Three Dime-Sized Holes Drilled Out Of The Handle Knock Out A Few Grams Of Weight And Provide Indexing. Gripped In The Hand, The Stout Little Blade And Curved Handle Feel Rock Solid, Goading You To Put It To Hard-Use. The Ronin Is Now Accompanied By A Boltaron Belt Sheath – Sorry We Are All Sold Out Of Neck Sheaths And Will Only Be Producing The Belt Sheath. Please Note The Picutred Sheath Is The Neck Sheath – Sorry For Any Inconvenience.

Discontinued Product – No Longer Available