It’s been a minute since we took a peek at what Real Steel has been up to, but suffice it to say they’ve been as productive as ever. One of their latest projects is a super upscale revision of the Griffin model. It’s called the Griffin Ultimatum, and it’s geared for enthusiast-grade performance.
In one of those scary “time is indeed swiftly passing” moments, we discovered that Real Steel’s Griffin is 10 years old. We still think of Real Steel itself as one of the new kids on the block, but clearly this kid has been around the block enough times to become an adult around the block, with models achieving double digit circulation times and the multiple iterations that usually come along with such long-livedness. Spooky!
Anyway, at its heart the Griffin Ultimatum, like the rest of the Griffin flock, is a mid-size EDC piece. You get a 3.54-inch drop point blade, flat ground and well-proportioned, adept in both big and small matters of matter separation equally. Designer Carson Huang (responsible for more than one Real Steel-branded model) gave the blade a thumb – err, well, not an oval, nor a triangle….call it a thumb shape, so that righties, lefties, and bothies can all open their Griffin Ultimatums without fuss.
The most notable update that the Ultimatum version brings is the steel. The other Griffins currently available are made with 14C28N steel – great stuff, but nobody’s idea of a super steel. The Ultimatum, on the other hand, brings Vanax Superclean to the table which, if you aren’t in the know, is a stainless super steel that sits comfortably in the same performance tier as things like Elmax and M390; in other words, it’s highly rust-resistant and maintains its sharpness for a good long while. The milled titanium handles feature less exposed hardware than prior Griffin models, and the locking mechanism on offer is the model line standard: a button lock with a back-up secondary safety toggle.
The Griffin Ultimatum is arriving with dealers now.
Knife in Featured Image: Real Steel Knives Griffin Ultimatum
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