Chris Reeve Warranty for Lock Bar Replacement

Yes they will. I had a regular Sebenza lockbar that was born in 97. I sent it in and they said they would fix it. Now here's the thing, the way they fix it is to replace the blade and fit the blade to the handle. Perfectly acceptable. The only issue you'll run into is like what happened to me. They will have to replace the blade with the current steel they are using. CPM s35vn which I'm sure yours already is. Mine was a bg42 and I wasn't happy about that.
 
I bought a used Sebenza that had 85% lockup. I tried this trick I found on YouTube, that took about 45 seconds to perform, and I now have a stable 45% lockup.

[video=youtube_share;zw3TPYFOp_c]http://youtu.be/zw3TPYFOp_c[/video]
 
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I just sent in a Large Sebenza 21 with blade play. Lockup was at about 60%. I never abused the knife, flicked it open, or even used it for hard cutting tasks. Blade play developed over time. I got a call today and they said the only way it can be fixed is if they put on a new ti lock slab for $150. I'm not the original owner, so the warranty doesn't cover me.
 
According to CRK, it is not covered under warranty because, "it is damage to that back handle. Park of the lock arm. It was broken and so was the lock. The lock face. The fitter said the only way to repair that is a new back handle."

Even though when I sent it in, it only had blade play, and could still open, close, lock up, etc. No serious damage.

I took a video right before I boxed up the knife and show it in its condition.

I asked if they could send me back the old lock slab and they told me no, because it would be unsafe.
 
Heres a 615$ Unique sebenza with 90% lockup. Not worried one bit, honestly why would you want early lockup? If you use your knife, wouldnt you want to make sure it is LOCKED? 90% seems perfect to me. My other sebenzas are between 50-75% ish. Umnumzaan is a bit early at about 30-40%

 
kjos said:
According to CRK, it is not covered under warranty because, "it is damage to that back handle. Park of the lock arm. It was broken and so was the lock. The lock face. The fitter said the only way to repair that is a new back handle."

Even though when I sent it in, it only had blade play, and could still open, close, lock up, etc. No serious damage.

I took a video right before I boxed up the knife and show it in its condition.

I asked if they could send me back the old lock slab and they told me no, because it would be unsafe.
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The full description of the issue does not seem to have much to do with who was the original owner. Sorry for your troubles.
 
I wasn't worried about late lockup at all, I just wanted blade play attended to. Unfortunately, I'm out $150+ now.
 
In my opinion, still a bargain. You buy one of the best folding knives made, use it hard, which most people don't do, after 10 or 12 years you send it back, pay $150, and your good for another 10 years. I think that CRK be believes that that kind of issue is caused by wrist flicking, which they consider abuse, and since you aren't the original owner, you have no way of saying they aren't correct. If it's a bg42 regular and you aren't happy with, have them fix it then sell it.
 
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