Do the Classic and Regular Small Sebenza have the same blade?

flipe8 · Oct 30, 2006

Hi guys. I was just wondering if the blade shapes are the same as I thought I read somewhere they were a little different. If they are different, would someone have a pic comparing the two? Thanks.

raoul · Oct 30, 2006

I can't post pics but I can tell you that the blades are slightly different.
The regular has sort of a drop-point and the classic has more of a clip-point.

I'm sure someone wil post some pics...

kdizzog6 · Oct 30, 2006

And the classic is slightly longer than the regular. The regular has more belly to the blade and the classic has more of a point.

getwet · Oct 30, 2006

Is it the same way with the large sebenza?

pbubsy · Oct 31, 2006

Yeah, they're just scaled versions of their smaller counterparts. It seems like most people favor one design over the other, I personally like the feel of the classic sebs a little more. I like the blade shape too, I'd like to get one with a swedge eventually. You can't go wrong with either. It's all personal preference.

flipe8 · Oct 31, 2006

Thanks guys. Is it possible to inter-change the blades? I ask because a buddy of mine just got a small classic and by quickly comparing them, I would have sworn our blades were the same. I'm gonna have to go over to his place to confirm this. Thanks again.

Greg · Oct 31, 2006

IMO the small blades are much closer in shape than the large.
Greg

rugbymatt · Oct 31, 2006

In each picture the regular is on top classic is below. As Greg said with the small sebenzas it is harder to see the difference in blade shape. Try to look past my crappy photographic skills.

Small Sebenzas first:

Now the Large Sebenza:

I hope these pics help.

flipe8 · Oct 31, 2006

Thanks very much for the pic! I can see the difference and I'm happy to say mine is how it's supposed to be.

rugbymatt · Oct 31, 2006

I am glad I could help.

nitrox1 · Nov 4, 2006

Hi flipe8,

Years ago when I got my first Sebenza (small regular) i actually thought a mistake had been made and I got a classic blade on my regular knife. As I aquired more Sebenzas and was able to compare, i could see a difference between the two.

In the smalls, the difference is VERY subtle. In the larges it's much more pronounced. I prefer the regular large shape. (NICA Tanto actually is my mostest favorite:thumbup: )

Here's to hoping for a wharncliffe someday

John...

flipe8 · Nov 4, 2006

When I looked at the above picture, Iwas able to see the difference. I still went over to my bud's house to compare with his Classic and the difference was much more obvious. We both thought the Classic cutting edge was slightly longer as well. Just slightly.
I'm also thinking REAL hard about the NICA tanto!