Hello everyone, today I'll be reviewing the Ruike M61 sent me for the occasion by Ruike, whom I thank for the confidence afforded me.
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Official features taken from RUIKE:
- Blade material: 12C27, cryogenic treatment, 58~59HRC
- Handle material: G10
- Functions: 21
Where to buy
You can purchase the M61 from FENIX OUTFITTERS
The packaging and accessories
The Ruike M61 comes, like the other Ruike's products, in a very sturdy cardboard box.
In the front you will find the company logo and motto.
On the back there are more information about Ruike and, as can be seen from the first written, this brand is connected to the famous brand Fenix.
On one side is attached a sticker that shows the model name and the color of the handles.
Once removed everything from the packaging, we would have:
- the M61
- warranty
- the manual in English, Chinese and Spanish
Here, the pages of the manual that you can download or view on the Ruike website.
The Multi-Functional Knife
The M61 is the multi-functional knife with more accessories from Ruike M series. Aesthetically stay faithful to the brand's other multi-functional lines. The handle is always in G10 and, in this model, are available in black, brown and green (as in the sample reviewed).
Here's the M61 in all of its glory. As soon as you take it out of its package, there is attached a small rectangular paper with the logo of Ruike to it.
In this side of the multi-functional there are only the hadle and the torx screws that secure the tools.
On the opposite side, in addition, there is a removable pocket clip, the tweezers inserted into the handle and the corkscrew.
Observing the M61 from the side, you can see almost all of the tools that form it. They are sufficiently spaced and you can be extracted without a hitch.
On the opposite side, as with the other models, there are only a few tools.
Glass-breaker tip in tungsten protrudes from the tail. Even if you can just see it, there is also the flap that facilitates the extraction of tweezer hidden inside the handles.
Among all the tools that make up this multi-functional knife, certainly we can't miss the main blade. It has a drop point tip profile and, like for the little Victorinox, it can be opened with the groove on the blade itself.
Even if there is no real knife block, there is however the joint slip block which, like on the small Vic, oblige to accompany the blade closure due the (small) resistance that is felt and that avoids being injured through fault of an accidental closure due an unwanted release.
The blade extraction is fluid and takes place without problems and people with short nails will not have difficulty in extracting it.
To the right of the nail groove there is the name Ruike.
On the other side, always on the blade, there is the name of the model with the final letter that identifies the color of the handles. Letter which will change depending on the color of your choice when purchasing.
The blade, as it is also reported on its base, is made with the famous stainless steel Sandvik 12C27 (58 ~ 59 HRC), which is also used on the equally famous Morakniv knives.
Among the other instruments is the small pliers (complete with retension level that, acting as a spring, allows the automatic opening) with a wire cutter (electrical or for fishing hooks),
the saw for wood
the metal file in two different grits (one per side) with a nail cleaner,
scissors with another retension level,
the bottle opener with the 6.5 mm flat screwdriver and wire strippers and, on the other side, a rope cutter slightly curved blade with a screwdriver 3 mm always flat.
To conclude this side, there is also the eyelet, concealed for a wrist strap or a keyring.
On the opposite side, we can't miss the corkscrew
and the drill to pierce the wood which, in case of need and thanks to this forum, can act as a leathers needle.
To conclude with the tools, here's the tweezer extracted from the handle. As you can see, the tweezers is generously proportioned and is almost as long as all the M61.
How works the various tools
The M61 comes with an excellent factory sharpening and cutting a sheet of paper or cardboard without any problem.
Do the pegs is quick and easy to do,
The saw bites good pieces of wood of average or small diameter,
scissors perform their task very well,
strips the wires does not present difficulties,
the ropes (nylon) large (about 1 cm) is cutted without great difficulty,
the file and the nail cleaner,
the two screwdrivers,
pliers and tweezers,
The drill,
and the bottle opener.
Dimensions and weight
The M61 weighs 198 grams in total. The blade is 6.8 cm long and its thickness is 2.3 mm in the thickest part. The teethed part of the saw is 7 cm and the useful part of the file is about 6.5 cm.
Dimensional comparison with the Victorinox Huntsman and LD43 Ruike.
Obviously we couldn't miss to do a comparison with the two most useful tools, in my opinion, that the three knive have in common: the main blade
and the saw.
Even the tweezers provided are of different size.
Personal considerations
The M61, as previously mentioned, is the most complete multi-functional knife of the Ruike M series. This makes of it a great factotum because, thanks to the large number of tools, it is useful to perform different tasks in different fields.
Despite the important general thickness, I didn't find it uncomfortable to grip and, in the long run, it didn't tire my hand very much. I liked the color of the G10 handles right from the start and, although I have not seen the others live, I venture to say that it is probably the most beautiful.
The blade has an excellent factory sharpening and cuts well right from the start. The saw instead needed, also due to the wet wood found for my tests, a little intervention to remove excess material left between the teeth and that slowed the cut.
Overall it's a great multi-functional knife. Obviously it isn't recommended for all those users who are looking for something specific, perhaps suitable mainly for outdoor use, and which necessarily require less general weight and fewer accessories.