1 of the first 300 large sebenzas made

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crazyshank said:
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I hate to tell you this my friend but that is not one of the first 300 Large Sebenzas made!! It is one of the first 184 Large Sebenzas MADE!! :D:thumbup: Great Catch!! and thanks for sharing your "UNQUE" piece of CRK history with the rest of us!!
All the best, Dave
P.S. I have #51... ;)
 
BTW.. I BELEIVE THEY WERE ONLY NUMBERED TO 200... BUT I AS USUAL MAY BE WRONG.. ;) Regardless.. nice catch!!:thumbup:
 
You and Dave are killing me. Great score my friend. And great score to you Dave on #51. Please share...:D
 
amike5757575 said:
You and Dave are killing me. Great score my friend. And great score to you Dave on #51. Please share...:D
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Thanks Andre!! I think crazyshank's #184 is better looking than #51.. it's just a Plain Jane with the rare bead blast finish.. nothing decorative about it.. again nice catch crazyshanks!!:thumbup:
but of here are a couple of old pics of the old knife...
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mikepapa1 said:
I stand corrected, so only the first 200 "Regular" Sebenzas no matter the size were numbered James?
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That is right, didn't matter if it was Large, Small, Plain, or Decorated, only the first 200 made were numbered in order of manufacture.
 
mikepapa1 said:
Thanks Andre!! I think crazyshank's #184 is better looking than #51.. it's just a Plain Jane with the rare bead blast finish.. nothing decorative about it.. again nice catch crazyshanks!!:thumbup:
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She is a real beauty Dave. And I didn't know that they were numbered that way, thanks James for the clarification.
Take care
 
stjames said:
That is right, didn't matter if it was Large, Small, Plain, or Decorated, only the first 200 made were numbered in order of manufacture.
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My recollection is a bit different (and the older I get, the less I trust it . . . :o). I remembered the large regulars to be introduced several months earlier than the small regulars. I snagged a few of the numbered larges (10, 52, and 63), and then when the smalls came out, I thought the smalls were also serialized, independently from the larges. I was able to grab a few of those (3 & 133). Here are some of the cards, 3rd row down:
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If anyone happens to have small #10, #52, or #63, or large #3 or #133 (or some other example of lg and sm having the same number), I'd be more convinced of my memory. :)
 
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Dave, interesting bit of information, I suppose we could start a list and see if there is any crossover. There was a recent thread about the earliest known model with BG-42, there are some numbers listed there. I do wonder if the handles were made in batches back then, that might explain part of it, but your #3 small is the lowest numbered model I have seen. If there were 200 large and 200 small I imagine somebody would have tried to make a matched set along the way as well.
 
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