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.
Watch the Spartan-Ronin Shōtō in action: See Video of the Spartan-Ronin Shōtō HERE .
This is my first knife from them and I am very impressed by how well this was designed and made. The collaboration with Tu Lam resulted in a great EDC knife.
I was initially unsure about ordering this, but when they came back in stock, I knew I had to pull the trigger. This blade is everything I ever wanted. Its very clear the level of craftsmanship that went into it. Smooth, fast, sleek, incredible. Looking forward to carrying this for years to come.
Exactly what you think coming from Tu and Spartan! Pure excellence from guys that have sacrificed so much. The draw stroke on this knife is a bit different then old carry, so that's going to take some practice. Semper Fi
Overall the design is beautiful and practical I wish there was a functional mechanism for the blade itself so that it may retract out of resting position for quicker use. Otherwise, a great and stylish blade with a reasonable weight.
I truly love this knife. It can fairly sharp out of the box and with minor honing I had it razor sharp. It’s quality build throughout but I do have several small gripes about it. When I first got it the liner lock was only engaging the blade about 1/3rd the thickness of the liner and was not fully (safely) locking. It was an easy fix taking it apart and just bending the lock a little more in for a more solid engagement, another issue I have is the blade action is stiff and it just seams that way naturally I’ve played with the tension on the axle screw and it’s just always stiff, not enough to interfere with the operation but the blade definitely won’t fall closed with the lock opened …. All that being said I truly love this knife and am seriously thinking about getting a second just so I have one should anything happen to this one
This knife is excellent, didn't know how it worked at first till I took it out of my pocket and the blade lip got caught on the side and instanty open wow, I was wondering how he was opening it that fast in the video. Ingenious but very simple invention, this is the fastest opening knife, I really like it you can't go wrong and at a reasonable price high quality self defense knife.
The craftsmanship and quality is great. Rolls great on your finger and quick. Great usability.
I just recently was able to get my hands on one of these amazing knives and I absolutely love it. The design and craftsmanship went above and beyond my expectations! It has a good weight to it but not enough to weigh down your pockets and feels natural fit in your hand. Whether you are Military or Public safety this knife is for you! This is my first Spartan Blades product and I'll say that they made a lifelong customer out of me. Very pleased!
Great service, great products. Tu recommended Spartan Blades, enough said. A company that is created and ran by former Spec Ops badasses, what could be better? They know their stuff and if it works for them it should work for any good American! Great products, still a great Country and badass people! Thank you for your service and services! God Bless!
What else needs to be said when a collaboration of two awesome entities that represent a level of hard work, a striving for excellence, and ingenuity come together to craft such an awesome functional and aesthetic knife? Besides this knife is freaking awesome!! Very durable, sleek, and functional. Great size and it’s quite evident while holding this knife in your hand the perfect size, weight, and feel. In conclusion it’s just straight bad ass.