before and after pictures refurbishing a Large Regular Sebenza

cofade2black · Feb 25, 2011

as promised in a prior thread I told you guys I would post before and after pictures of my regular being refurbished, and I added a few things as well.
before:

I added Dual silver lugs, Lanyard pin, perf washers, and had the handle and blade retumbled, also new screws.
After:

Tell me what you guys think, now I have a big problem I have also a large sebenza 21 with the dual silver lugs and I cant make up my mind on what I want to carry. I bought the 21 after I sent the regular in. I would like to know what you guys think.
Pictures of both knives:

Big_Red · Feb 25, 2011

Pictures are so dark I can barely see anything.

Congrats on the refurbed regular though!

jackthedog · Feb 25, 2011

Nice. I like the blade shape on the Regular a bit more, but the 21 is hard to beat.

Professor · Feb 25, 2011

That way you'll always have a backup should you mislay one (heaven forbid--but it happens), and you'll have variety for EDC. Life is too short for safe queens (unless we're talking Loveless' or other high-demand customs).

All of my Seb's have dual silver or dual blue lugs. It's the only way to go IMHO.

Professor.

gadget guy · Feb 25, 2011

Looks great! I'd probably carry the 21, but that's just me.

ForestRoamer · Feb 25, 2011

I prefer the 21, but I would carry both if I were you.

atony · Feb 25, 2011

I'll make the decesion easy for you, sell them both to me then you will not have to worry about carrying either.

tjsulli790 · Feb 26, 2011

The 21 is my preference, but either would be awesome to carry.

Bapple · Feb 26, 2011

Nice looking refurb job :thumbup:. I have 2 lg regular's and 1 lg 21 also. I agree it is a tough decision on which to carry. I them all, in a rotation of some sort, but I would say I am more partial to the regulars, just like how they feel in hand a little better than the 21.

Keep both would be my recommendation, Seb's are the best of the best of the folder world IMO, so you can't go wrong with any of them.

Congrats

tkdiver1 · Feb 26, 2011

I like the regular better myself. I would carry them both. You can always get a refurb again if needed.

cofade2black · Feb 26, 2011

well I have decided that I want only the regular so I sold the 21. I did it for the following reasons. the Regular has more grip than the 21. the 21 is pointier, but that is just asking for the point to be chipped off. the regular has more blade and a more stronger point. now that I put the new perf. washers the knife opens better than before. if you look at a regular close you will find the tail end has a slant that fits perfect with the palm of your hand. the titanium handle is thicker than the 21, even the spring is thicker. don't get me wrong the 21 is a beautiful knife, but for some reason older sebenzas have more detail put in them. it just seems to be more robust of a knife.
I would have kept the 21, but sebenzas are meant to last a life time. I refurbished this knife and it came back NIB. I even customized it to the way I like it.