3rd Gen Mnandi is dropping.

Silverstonev8 said:
I just ran across a macassar boomerang in stock at an online dealer. Nice to see that they are getting them out there so quickly.
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Good news, hopefully my brick and mortar knife shop has one in stock next time I'm in. Looking forward to checking one out.
 
traumkommode said:
I really want there to be a Wilson Combat Mnandi. I know it might run a little counter to the philosophy of the Mnandi as a *dress knife, but I'd love to have one with no inlay and that bead-blasted starburst.
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I agree with you.

I would also say the fictional “Large Mnandi”, with plain Ti scales, would be one of the greatest pockets knife that CRK rosters. Too bad we may never see it.
 
traumkommode said:
I really want there to be a Wilson Combat Mnandi. I know it might run a little counter to the philosophy of the Mnandi as a *dress knife, but I'd love to have one with no inlay and that bead-blasted starburst.
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I think it'd take a lot of work to make it, since the Mnandi was designed from the start around the inlays. Without them, the handle is significantly thinner, possibly uncomfortably thin. The only way to "bulk up" the handles without inlays is to actually use thicker scales. For that, you have to completely redesign the lock side of the knife, since the milling is designed for the inlay; you'd have to at least flip the lockbar relief to the inside of the handle. That's a lot more work that what they've done for the previous Wilson Combat models, which don't make any "structural" changes to the knives, just add decorative milling.

The much more feasible option is titanium inlays with the starburst milled into them, which could be attached with screws from the inside without too much trouble (gluing titanium inserts onto a titanium handle seems wrong).
 
A scale-less Mnandi is an interesting thought. Just by eyeballing, the Mnandi w/o scales seems like it's about 1mm thinner than an older Seki-made Al Mar ultralight. The Al Mar is a lock back, and I don't have much experience w/ frame locks, but a thinner Mnandi would be neat.
 
I don’t think I would be interested in a plain Jane titanium handled Mnandi. I like several of the inlays offered over the years.
 
I just placed an order direct through CRK, I hope the lead times of 9-12 months are conservative. This 3rd iteration is pure beauty— I can’t wait!
 
OrangeBlueOrangeBlue said:
I think it'd take a lot of work to make it, since the Mnandi was designed from the start around the inlays. Without them, the handle is significantly thinner, possibly uncomfortably thin. The only way to "bulk up" the handles without inlays is to actually use thicker scales. For that, you have to completely redesign the lock side of the knife, since the milling is designed for the inlay; you'd have to at least flip the lockbar relief to the inside of the handle. That's a lot more work that what they've done for the previous Wilson Combat models, which don't make any "structural" changes to the knives, just add decorative milling.

The much more feasible option is titanium inlays with the starburst milled into them, which could be attached with screws from the inside without too much trouble (gluing titanium inserts onto a titanium handle seems wrong).
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Hmmm, WC style Mnandi with a choice of starburst inserts in titanium, brass or stainless steel! Loving what this could look like!
 
traumkommode said:
I really want there to be a Wilson Combat Mnandi. I know it might run a little counter to the philosophy of the Mnandi as a *dress knife, but I'd love to have one with no inlay and that bead-blasted starburst.
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Agreed.
And the total absence of new CRK models at Wilson is saving me a lot of money!
 
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I have been loving this. It has been the only knife I have carried.
 
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