About Our Rings
Answers to the most frequently asked questions about our rings:
Defender Ring and Defender Ring X are both powerful self defense rings designed as everyday jewelry.
Defender Ring is an everyday self defense ring sporting a 5 mm concealed blade weapon with a minimalist jewelry style.
Defender Ring X is an incapacitating ring weapon sporting a 10 mm concealed blade weapon with a bold jewelry style.
Defender Ring and Defender Ring X both have sharp grinded edges and a pointed tip. They can cut through fabric, plastic and metal and can easily rip, tear and cut through human skin.
The blade weapons on Defender Ring and Defender Ring X are big enough to cut blood vessels and strike nerve cells.
Click here to view a drawn-to-scale diagram of Defender Ring cutting into human skin.
Epidermis, the outer layer of skin on humans is on average 1 mm deep and equal to 20% of Defender Ring's blade length.
Dermis, the next layer, is 2-3 mm deep and contains blood vessels and nerve endings. Defender Ring can fully penetrate the Dermis layer of skin with 60-80% of its blade length.
Defender Ring X has a larger blade weapon and can devestatingly cut through human skin, draw blood, and inflict damage.
Defender Ring and Defender Ring X can be unscrewed in approximately 2-3 seconds. With practice, most people can unscrew the ring in less than 2-3 seconds.
There are 3 defensive moves you naturally know, that you can use to defend yourself wearing Defender Ring or Defender Ring X.
1. Punch
Wear Defender Ring or Defender Ring X, make a fist, and punch an attacker in the eyes, throat or face to create a deep puncture wound.
2. Slash
Wear Defender Ring or Defender Ring X, make a fist and slash an attacker using a sideways motion in the eyes, throat or face to create a long gash.
3. Grab and Pull
Wear Defender Ring or Defender Ring X on the inside of your palm so the knife is facing inward instead of outward. Grab an attacker's arm and pull to gouge and create a long gash.
1. Inflict Serious Pain to an Attacker
Defender Ring and Defender Ring X's blade weapons can strike nerve cells and inflict serious pain to an attacker.
2. Cause Significant Damage to an Attacker
Defender Ring and Defender Ring X's sharp blade can cut skin and blood vessels, drawing blood and causing significant damage to an attacker.
3. Collect DNA of an Attacker
Defender Ring and Defender Ring X can collect the DNA of an attacker through skin cells or blood.
Defending yourself with your normal punches may not be fast, strong or damaging to an attacker due to your size, age or strength.
Defender Ring's sharp blade weapon can supplement your natural defensive moves with the ability to rip and tear human skin, draw blood, and inflict pain to an attacker.
Defender Ring's blade weapon is 5 mm in length by 2 mm in diameter. Defender Ring X's blade weapon is 10 mm in length by 4 mm in diameter.
The band and blade weapon are made of 316L Stainless Steel, known for its strength, durability, corrosion resistance, and hypoallergenic properties.
The ring tops are made of different materials including 925 Sterling Silver, 316L Stainless Steel, 14K Gold, Rose Gold, and Colored Enamels.
As both jewelry and self-defense weapons, Defender Ring and Defender Ring X must be intermittently cleaned and cared for to maintain their appearance and functionality.
All ring tops have a nut thread which allow them to connect to the ring band's bolt thread.
All Defender Ring tops can be interchanged with all other Defender Ring tops and fit on all Defender Ring bands. All Defender Ring X tops can be interchanged with all other Defender Ring X tops and fit on all Defender Ring X bands. If you have any questions, please email us at hello@defenderring.com
Defender Ring thread has approximately 3.25 revolutions and Defender Ring X thread has approximately 2.25 revolutions.