3 Piece 6" Jack Ripper Throwing Knife Set Throwers

These knives kick a..! Beginning at throwing so I dont know much about brand names. When I read about the Jack Ripers and the reputation, I was only hesitant cause the originals were made in USA. These china made Ripers are just as good. I love how they fly when throwing,but keep an eye on the tip your first few throws,you will bend the tips,but easy to bend back. Worth every penny,and due to the durability and size I will be buying more.

I bought these as a birthday present for my best friend Josh and he got them within about 5 days of me buying them. Actually he got them before they were suppose to be delivered which was pretty cool. I got to see him open them and his eyes just lit up. It was quite cute. Anyway he says that the knives are well balanced and easy to use. He is a beginner when it comes to knife throwing but is making an effort to get better at it. He's taken pictures of the knives sticking out of pcp piping so I know that they are strong. Well worth the money I spent and I'm glad he likes them ^_^

quality seems okay, other than the stamping issue.I spent a while trying to get the hang out of throwing them still don't have it. Been throwing knives for more than a decade. These knives aren't for beginners, they are a little out of balance, the handle weighs more than the blade, but I see the potential.Will readdress my review once I figure out the balance.

very difficult to get it to stick

I just got these today. At first, I thought that they were awful as throwing knives. They are much smaller and lighter than the typical throwing knife. However, after just about 8 minutes of throwing, I realized that they spin faster because of their small size/weight. So, measuring distance is different with these. All that being said, they throw well, and are very resilient with a nice tip. I throw my knives into hard treated lumber, and when these make a stick, they sink deeper than my heavier knives, which I found surprising.All-in-all, great buy. They are well made, tough, and balanced fairly well. It just takes getting used to their unique spin-rate. If you are able to do a no-spin throw, they would probably be wonderful (I'm not certain, as I cannot do that technique yet). A good buy for a thrower. The blade is a little sharper than I like, however, and throwing by the tip is a little riskier than most throwing blades. Also, the blade doesn't seem to want to dull after throwing against a hard surface. I cannot complain about these knives, for the price I paid. Also, they do look very nice. So, if you are comfortable with throwing sharp knives, or if you just want something pretty, these work. Recommended!

This is my first set of throwing knives so my experience is only from the past 3 weeks of using them. I did a lot of research before buying a set despite the low price tags of this and similar sets. I chose these knives mainly b/c they were made of the 440 steel that other reviews said was the preferred type of steel to use to avoid broken blades. I have been practicing in my garage on a piece of wood i drilled into the cinderblock wall and I can confirm that these knives will take a beating and haven't broken yet. I am pretty bad still so I have more misses than sticks and the result is that the blades aren't pretty (many small dings) and the tips aren't as sharp as they used to be but nothing that a grinder couldn't fix. Considering that when i miss, these things are hitting cinderblocks and/or my concrete floor, they are doing very well (better than the blocks and the concrete which now have many, many tiny knicks).My only complaint is that these knives are incredibly hard to stick. I read other reviews that said the same thing so i expected it but it can get pretty frustrating, especially b/c each miss results in a loud clang when it hits the wall and then several more when it hits/bounces on the concrete floor. (that wasn't a real complaint, i gave them 5 stars..) The real challenge for me has been learning to throw mechanically and w/o much force. the harder you throw these knives, the further you are from getting them to stick. I've read that bigger/heavier knives are require more force but I also read that if you are good with these knives, you'll be good with any knives so i'm sticking with them. However, just to encourage myself, i just ordered the Cold Steel True Flight Thrower which is both bigger and heavier. When I get tired of constant misses, i'll pull out the big knife to remind myself that there's hope beyond the practice blades.Also, i don't know anyone else that has throwing knives and people's reactions are pretty interesting when i tell them about my new hobby. Most feign interest and try to conceal a look that says "that's weird" but i live in a metropolitan area and i attribute the judgements to that. Aside from being something i've always thought was cool and wished i could do, throwing knives has noticeably increased my hand eye coordination and aim, the latter of which became evident when i kicked everyone's butt at corn hole last weekend.