Benchmade 761 Ti Monolock vs Sebenza?

[Mike51772]

I've recently handled a Seb 21 large size and it is a very nice knife. I haven't personally handled the BM 761 but have heard mostly good things about it, especially from those that have purchased ones made within the last 12 months or so....after Benchmade seems to have addressed some of the issues with the knife when it first came out. I personally would not buy a sebenza for the following reason. S35VN is a perfectly good and appropriate blade steel for a knife like the ZT 0550 or the Bento Box Spyderco Paramilitary 2 with S35VN. Those knives cost $200 and that's an appropriate steel choice for a $200 knife. However, for a knife costing over $400.....it needs to be a clear step up from that. Such as m390 or 204p. Based on that, I personally would not buy a sebenza as I don't believe the blade steel used is good enough for a $400+ knife.