Choice for color of thumbstud?

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I am getting the bug to buy a new small plain Sebenza. I'll probably not get one from the secondary market so I can take advantage of the new blade steel that has just come out.

In various pictures of CRK knives I've seen, there is a variety of colors for the thumbstud and rear spacer, but I'm seeing primarily blue on the knife I'm interested in. I'm not crazy about the blue. I prefer something that doesn't stand out or contrast as much. Is there a choice or variety or is there just one color for a particular knife style?

Also, does adding the dual thumbstud (and its access cut-out "swedge") have a negative affect on the lock's strength or the way the knife feels in your hand during a very hard grip?

I apologize if these topics have been covered. I did a search and hit the FAQs first.

Thanks!
 
Lurker,

I don't know about coloring option for the thumblug, although I have seen uncolored ones. The little "cut-out" is more rolling the edge a little so the dual thumblug may be accessed. It works well and the amount of material removed is relatively small - I would be very surprised if it caused any kind of problem.

~Mitch
 
I just got my Small Classic Sebenza back last week.

I had the single blue thumblug replaced with double thumblugs. The new double is in gold color (more like bronze). I also had the backspacer replaced to match.

I simply prefer the "warm" bronze anodizing to the "cold" blue anodizing. I notice that BladeArt has starting ordering their standard Sebenzas with a single gold lug.

Not really too important, just like the colors.
 
Picture Archive night for jimmy!

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Wow! thanks for the great pictures, Stjames. You are a true gentleman. They show the swedge perfectly, and not surprisingly, CRK does a great job putting it on. The blue looks great in your photos. Maybe the blue is growing on me.
 
St. James,

Is that a little ring of oil "sweat" around the picot pin in that second (flat clips side) picture? Using militec there? Everyone loves the grease but I like the militec for sebs, I got a trick where I get just enough on so it wont sweat, at least for a hundred openings or so.

JC
 
Originally posted by Jameson
St. James,

Is that a little ring of oil "sweat" around the picot pin in that second (flat clips side) picture? Using militec there?
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That is the fg sweating through there, the knife was freshly cleaned and lubed before the pic. I like miltech for lots of pivots you can't get to, works great on Sebs as well!
 
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