Bradley Alias vs Sebenza?

iamsmiling said:
Does the Bradley have the same blade bushing design as the Sebenza? If not, that is the difference. With a Sebenza you NEVER have to adjust blade tension, just tighten it and go.
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No it does not. Just a regular adjustable type bushing.

super_tactical said:
I don't really like the Bradley look. It looks more like a normal BM than a Sebenza. The higher end Bradleys cost $400 too!
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I like the sebbie much better myself, it just has a better feel to me the way the grip is shaped.

Yeah they do cost around that.... BUT, they have damascus blades... so not an equal compairson.

oldfogey said:
My "Alias I" didn't cost anywhere near $400. It cost $215 w/ shipping. And..........since when do you get a full size "Sebbie" for $400?? Unless I'm looking in the wrong place, I see them @ $500+. (??)
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You are correct, Alias I go for about what you paid.. + or - a bit.

If you look around, keep your eyes open, and are lucky.... or any combination of the three........ you can get some good deals on Sebbies, just like anything else. You can get a full size for much less than you state above.

For instance...... the last one I bought was 4 years ago... I think it was..... The guy had bought it and had a problem [something he had caused himself]... after about a month. He sent it back to CR and they "re did" it to brand new status.

Right before the guy got it back he needed money. The knife had been shipped back to him & was in route. He put it up for sale, I took it, & met him the day it got back with cash in hand.

We opened it together ...... looked like new......:thumbup:
...... $ 215 ..........:D ...... I felt like I did good. :thumbup:

Yeah those deals are few and far between... but they are out there. Some may not be as good as the one I just described, but they are good none the less.

DaveH said:
Your guys' internet must be defective and not show you everything. Geeze two or three clicks away on this same forum there's a seb for $330. :rolleyes:
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:D
Amen ........
 
That is great that you are getting a Sebbie cooljoe! Let us know which one you get, please.
 
cooljoe said:
hillbilly!

Looks like I'm getting a sebbie!
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You did good cooljoe ... :thumbup:

Real good considering the custom sheath came with it........

I wanted to jump on it myself... BUT, too many fixed blades under the belt recently ......... :D ;)

Congratulations !!!!

Let us know what you think of it too .......
 
cooljoe, you now have the knife that (in my humble opinion) alot of others are measured against or compared to.
I have a large, classic, plain titanium BG42 that I will never part with.
 
Yeah, I've read so many places the sebbies are holy grail of folders.

Now I just need a Busse Battle Mistress and I'll never need another knife:)
 
Hillbilly.223 said:
Yeah right. I remember those days. One more just leads to another.
If it's a chopper you want check out these:
www.shop.ratknives.com
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yeah probably don't even need a chopper. My RD-4 is probably all I'll ever need. I may pick up an RD-7 or 9 someday.

The busse would probably just sit on a shelf and look pretty:D sooo probably would just be a waste of money.
 
Yes, as most are saying, get the Sebbie. Bradley is an off-shoot of Sebenza's. When Sebenza's started to get popular, there were so many orders for them, CR could not keep up. So a distributor (I think) or someone equivalent started making the Bradley knifes offering about the same quality, but at a more affordable price. Thats about were they came from. And as Longbow said, Benchmade makes the Bradley's.
 
Personally I feel Bradley's arent bad knives. but just waaaaaaaaay too big of a rip off from the Sebenza. Even to the stud (blue anodized). And plus, if you bought the Alias, you will always wonder how a Sebenza would have been, and end up getting it too. WHen you choose to get the Sebbie, you know you got the better knife, and wont need to get the Alias.
 
BlazenGem said:
Personally I feel Bradley's arent bad knives. but just waaaaaaaaay too big of a rip off from the Sebenza. Even to the stud (blue anodized). And plus, if you bought the Alias, you will always wonder how a Sebenza would have been, and end up getting it too. WHen you choose to get the Sebbie, you know you got the better knife, and wont need to get the Alias.
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Do you own either of those knives????
 
oldfogey said:
Do you own either of those knives????
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My logic is this: Since we all agree that the Sebenza is overall better, then when you get the Alias instead, you will wonder about how the Sebenza would be like. And probably end up selling the Alias (for less money than you bought it for), and get a Sebbie.

But if you get the Sebenza first, then if you like it, you know you made the right choice. if you dont, then the Alias probably isnt for you either.

I have a Sebbie, but selling it because I dont like the stud.
 
I own an "Alias I", am very happy with it, and I am not going to spend $500 for a "Sebenza". I just don't think they are that much better to justify the cost difference. I'm not interested in status, only a good, usable knife for the money.
 
oldfogey said:
I own an "Alias I", am very happy with it, and I am not going to spend $500 for a "Sebenza". I just don't think they are that much better to justify the cost difference. I'm not interested in status, only a good, usable knife for the money.
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whatever fits your need and bills ;)
 
BlazenGem said:
My logic is this: Since we all agree that the Sebenza is overall better, then when you get the Alias instead, you will wonder about how the Sebenza would be like. And probably end up selling the Alias (for less money than you bought it for), and get a Sebbie.
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I honestly can't agree with that "logic". It assumes entirely too much about the buyer, their needs, desires, likes, dislikes, resources, and motivations. Not everyone wants or needs the most super-absolute-amazing-studly-magnificent-wonder knife, or want's to pay the price asked for it. Many people are just looking for the best value that meets their requirements.

I don't own either knife, but I've looked at both, and considered buying both. And I'm a very pragmatic person. If I come to the decision that I can get 95% of the knife for 50% of the price, and that the 95% meets my needs, then I'll buy it, likely be very happy with it, and probably never seriously consider buying the more expensive knife again. I'll take the other half of the money that the more expensive knife would have cost me, and I'll use it to buy something else, maybe even another knife.

But I won't be sitting at home, staring at the knife I bought, wondering if I should have spent double the money and gotten the barely better one. If the very slight difference mattered that much, then I would have bought it.

But if you get the Sebenza first, then if you like it, you know you made the right choice. if you dont, then the Alias probably isnt for you either.
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How do you made the right choice? I could buy a Sebenza, and if I were considering both, chances are I'd like it. But that doesn't in any way mean that I wouldn't have liked the Alias. Or that I wouldn't liked the Alias enough that I would have rather spent the extra money on something else. Heck, I could even buy the Sebenza and then decide that I don't like it, in which case I'm out more money than I would have been with the Alias. The only way I could truly be sure would be to try both, and if my goal is to potentially save money, that definitely wont' work.

Also note, at least one person on this thread (and I've seen a few others) have stated that for whatever reason, they prefer the Aliases over the Sebenzas. That also suggests that, without owning both, there's no way to be 100% positive which one you'd prefer.

And things stand right now, there are a great many more knives that I'd like to purchase than I have the money to purchase. As such, the pragmatist in me say suggests that I'm more likely to get an Alias than I am a Sebenza, at least in the immediate future (until I'm making a lot more money, or I run out of knives I want to buy).
 
Let me first say i dont own either (yet)

BlazenGem, I think if i got the sebenza first and i liked it i wouldnt necessarily think i made the right choice. I would probably think WHAT IF there isnt much difference and what other things and/or knives i could have spent that 200 dollars on, but hey thats just me.

My real problem with getting a sebenza, and want one by the way. Is that if i pay close to 400 dollars for one i will always think that i could have paid a little more and gotten a hinderer or a yuna knife. That however is a story for another time.
 
I'm always surprised that no one else copies the pivot bushing concept from the Sebenza. To me, this is one of the best design features. The Alias is such a blatent copy, I'm surprised they didn't copy this as well.
 
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