Any Sebenza-Like Folders other than a Ritter Grip?

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I have had a few large Sebenzas, both classic and regular. I like them a lot except for two things that I would change. <1> I need for them to be less expensive so I won't be afraid to use them on the hard stuff. <2> I need them to be flat ground. :p

So I am looking for a nice knife that fits this criteria. I have owned a couple (dropped the first one in the lake) of large Ritter Grips as well and they have come the closest to fullfilling this criteria. They are inexpensive enough to replace when dropped in the lake (I would have gone for the scuba gear if I had dropped the $400 Sebbie) and they have a nice high flat grind on a modified drop point blade shape. If the Ritter had bit slimmer profile with G10 instead of plastic then it would probably be a slam dunk! But, alas it does not.

My question here is: are there any other knives out there that fall in to this Sebenza-like category as the Rittier Grip does? I guess some might say a Manix due to similar blade shape, grind and material but the handle is in a whole nother galaxy. :)
 
Look at a Paramilitary or the new 80mm Manix.
 
All knives should be used. Don't buy a sebbie if you won't use it.

I would be pissed if I ruined a $300 knive in a year from daily use. This is why I have a limit of about $60 for a knife. If I ruin a Spyderco after a year of use I don't care. However most knives over $50 will last many many years.

If you can afford to buy a sebbie, you can afford to use it. If you cannot afford to use it then you shouldn't buy it ;)
 
Many years ago, I bought my first Sebbie at Nordic Knives; it was the BG-42 variety. And I was afraid to use it. Well, I ended up trading this knife!! I missed it though. Now, up to the present, I recently traded for another large Sebbie ( I traded a Strider for it. In fact, I orginally traded my Sebbie for a Strider, but I digress.....), and I AM going to use it!! It is a fantastic knife, and it IS meant to use!! Sebenza means work in Chris Reeves' native language!! I have learned alot since my first Sebbie purchase, and YES, I AM going to carry and use it!! And I am NOT going to trade it!!! I think it is one of THE best knives out there!! I think I have said enough!!
 
The Skirmish and mini Skirmish are Sebenzas except better looking (in my opinion) and much cheaper. Roughly 150 dollars, I believe. Titanium handle, S30V steel, frame lock (with excellent lockup, I might add). Don't think it's ground the way you like it, though.

The paramilitary, in my opinion, is tougher than those knives, having used one for a little while. About a 115 from NGK. S30V steel, compression lock(!), G10 handles, partial steel liners....it's not going to pass as an art piece, like what you're apparently accustomed to, but it'll do anything else.
 
DOMINATOR!!!!
Okay, I'm not 100% sure it's flat ground, but if it's hollow ground they're using a grinder with a huge radius.
I don't if you can find one, but a Calypso is a really nice knife too, and there are other flat ground spydercos out there.
The STRETCH!!! is really nice too.
 
that new thing I keep seeing advertised in Blade mag....they're built by Benchamde but under another name....ah yes here we go: Bradley Cutlery Co's Alias I & Alias II
 
Spyderco Stretch. Flatground VG-10 drop point with a slim, steel handle. The kraton inserts are nice, but if you don't like them, someone like Chase Axxin (Chase Axxin, for example) could fix you up with G-10, carbon fiber, or micarta inserts and the knife would still cost less than a Sebbie.

I feel guilty with that answer and any other I could offer because it's like saying the knife is almost as good, when, in fact, most all of the choices are just as good - just different.
 
Maybe a BM 710 would work for you? I use my 710 when I want to give the Sebenza a break from EDC. Both knives are work horses.

Plus, the 710 has G-10 handles, a comparably sized blade as a Sebenza, and a relatively low cost to replace.

I'm not sure about the grind, tough.
 
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