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I've been very impressed by these knives. I have both the I and the II, and the I is astoundingly made. Its AUS8 blade is polished to a nice, almost mirror shine. Its frame is milled from 7075 aluminum and the scales are polished G10. It's gorgeous. The II, on the other hand, is made from molded Grivory, and the blade on mine was ground in two directions, horizontal and vertical. While a bit distracting from a cosmetic standpoint, it did polish up well and is now almost unnoticeable.
Both knives have the Tri-Ad locks, which are the strongest on the market, but for all the beauty of the Rajah I, I can't bring myself to use it. In all fairness, the II is probably stronger; however, I wonder why the Rajah I was discontinued. Price? Lack of sales? I bought mine when CS was offering them for a substantial savings. They were then discontinued.
I had planned to sell my Rajah I at first, because I had a few IIs and the I was just too purty to use. Then I considered giving it as a gift, but it ended up in my safe. Although I wouldn't have bought it at its $300+ retail price, I thought had I actually seen one initially, I probably would have spent the extra $$$. I don't buy custom knives because of their cost, this is one I would have bought for its beauty. Now it's gone from my safe to my bugout bag.
To those of you who bought the Rajah I, did you keep it? And are you using it? Or are you saving it and using a Rajah II?
The knives are great, but I wonder if the aluminum frame of the I in any way weakens it? The II has to be one of the greatest knives in my collection from a utility standpoint, and the company's Konja knives and Rajah I are two of the most beautiful; but again, I buy knives mostly for their utility.
Both knives have the Tri-Ad locks, which are the strongest on the market, but for all the beauty of the Rajah I, I can't bring myself to use it. In all fairness, the II is probably stronger; however, I wonder why the Rajah I was discontinued. Price? Lack of sales? I bought mine when CS was offering them for a substantial savings. They were then discontinued.
I had planned to sell my Rajah I at first, because I had a few IIs and the I was just too purty to use. Then I considered giving it as a gift, but it ended up in my safe. Although I wouldn't have bought it at its $300+ retail price, I thought had I actually seen one initially, I probably would have spent the extra $$$. I don't buy custom knives because of their cost, this is one I would have bought for its beauty. Now it's gone from my safe to my bugout bag.
To those of you who bought the Rajah I, did you keep it? And are you using it? Or are you saving it and using a Rajah II?
The knives are great, but I wonder if the aluminum frame of the I in any way weakens it? The II has to be one of the greatest knives in my collection from a utility standpoint, and the company's Konja knives and Rajah I are two of the most beautiful; but again, I buy knives mostly for their utility.
