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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As soon as your pick the knife up you can feel the quality. It’s sturdy, has an excellent and comfortable grip and deploys smoothly and quickly. The edge is nice and sharp right out of the box. Amazing bang for your buck on this one.
This knife is awesome, I love the addition of the wave to come out of the pocket open. When it's in your hand you know you have a quality blade.
Was waiting for this blade to get restocked for a while. I’m so glad I was able to pick one up. This is a solid work horse of a knife. I’ve put it through the ringer the first few days that I’ve had it. It’s passed with flying colors. It’s built extremely well, it’s tough as nails. The blade is sharp and keeps its edge well. The only thing I did to this knife was to loosen the screw that the blade is attached to. I did this so the blade would open easier, and smoother coming out of the pocket. This is a fantastically tough, and rugged knife. I highly recommend it. Spartan blades knocked it out of the park with this knife. Great job guys.
Quality blade and the craftmanship is clearly evident. One of my favorite blades I've collected thus far!
Probably the single most awesome EDC blade I’ve ever owned. I love it’s functionality. I was carrying a Karambit for many years, so I love the finger ring pull, deployment and flip into the reverse grip function. It’s like a heftier version of a good Karambit, but with a straight blade and a Tonto tip. I love it. Huge shout out to Tu Lam @Ronintactics for this amazing design! Thank you, sir!
Right away I noticed the sturdiness of the blade and the quality of the materials used. This is this frost folder I’ve ever owned that felt this comfortable and solid in my hand. I would highly recommend for anyone looking for a reliable folder for everyday carry.
It is well made and perfectly balanced which makes it a great EDC. Love how easy it is to deploy and handle.
The art is in the details. Very high-quality blade and workmanship. Perfect weight, well balanced and easy handling.
100% satisfied with this blade. I got lucky and got one when they added a few more late at night and I must say, it’s all I expected from Spartan / Ronin and more. This thing is a piece of art. Beautiful, high quality, rugged, feels great, sharp as heck, and created by two amazing companies together. The attention to detail is completely obvious and design couldn’t be better You absolutely can’t go wrong and I recommend this to anyone and everyone. It’s almost a sin to NOT get one. Couldn’t be happier. Honestly. Great work to all involved and thank you very much!
Awesome quality and design as expected. Fast shipping