Spartan-Ronin Shōtō – Tu Lam Edition
Unlock the pinnacle of tactical excellence with the Spartan-Ronin Shōtō, a collaborative masterpiece between Spartan Blades and Tu Lam – owner of Ronin Tactics and former U.S. Army Special Forces operator. Infused with Tu Lam’s martial-arts expertise, this folding karambit-style liner-lock folder is purpose-built for self-defense and combative applications.
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Why Choose the Spartan-Ronin Shōtō?
It fuses hard-use dependability with martial-inspired ergonomics from Tu Lam — delivering speed, control, and confidence in every motion.
The Spartan-Ronin Shōtō embodies the partnership between Spartan Blades and Tu Lam, merging combat-proven insight with precision American engineering. Built for martial applications and everyday carry alike, it offers rapid deployment, ergonomic control, and steadfast reliability worthy of the Spartan name.
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This is a well designed tool by Tu Lam. Up grading the blade steel and scales would be my preference. But thanks just me. Practice Practice Practice!
Wow. This thing is very well thought out and very high quality. I highly suggest pulling it out often to soften up the open and close as it’s a little stiff at first. But it breaks in quickly. I highly recommend this product especially on your “weak side” to compliment drawing a pistol if needed.
Beautiful functional blade. Smooth deployment. The ring takes a bit to get used to since it sticks out of the pocket quite a bit, but that will come with time and experience carrying. 5 star customer service and quick shipping. Will absolutely buy from again!
Overall... fantastic knife. Definitely worth buying. Great weight to size ratio and built like a tank. I especially like the shape of the blade which increases versatility vs the traditional shape of a karambit. Only down side to me imho is the red inserts of the handle. It comes across ostentatious and eye catching for something that I personally do not want to draw attention to.
The overall build is done well. However, the blade could be sharper out of the box. In addition, the liner lock needs to be improved; I’d say this is the weak point on the knife.
Beautiful knife! Less than 3”, with “Emerson Wave” feature, great work or defense knife - very sturdy. Blade with 154 CM, my first one had CTS-XHP - too soon to compare. Excellent communication from the company, fast shipping, well packaged.
This is the best EDC knife I ever owned. It is what I'd call beefy. It really fills the hand well and the Emerson wave on the spine makes for the quickest deploying blade that I know of. And the karambit handle insure that your hand won't slip or be dislodged. The Shoto is worth every penny.
This is my absolute favorite EDC blade. The karambit style ensures a quick and stable draw and you don't have to worry about it slipping out of your hand. Also the tanto blade is a stabbing machine.
I absolutely love it. Perfect size for everyday carry and utility. Excellent quality at a good price.
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