Do You EDC Higher End Knives Like Sebenza?

These are my customs... ranging in $350 for the Dalton Southern Cross to $2200 for the full dress DDR AXD. All have been EDC.

 
For me at the moment high end begins at about $500. I am not sure when I came to the place where I am willing to spend over $500 on a knife. If I am going to buy something I am going to carry and use it. I will not deliberately abuse the tool or use it to do something that it wasn't designed to do. I enjoy my MKT Praetorian and Marfione Anax because of the materials used, fit and finish, and tolerances.
 
The only $300 and above knife I have is a Three Sisters Forge Beast, and I use it a lot. I had a Strider SnG which also got used.
 
I have the Strider SMF DGG ($550), Sebenza 21 small (around $350-400 cause of the double lug and all silver hardware configuration), and a Doc Shiffer Recon that ALL get carried.

A knife is a TOOL! Would you not use a table saw cause it costs $500? Would you buy a hammer and not use it cause you don't want the head of the hammer to get beat up?

I understand there are collectors and users but I wouldn't ever consider a Sebenza to be a collectors piece. It's a high end PRODUCTION knife, not a one off custom. They are built to be used and perform well under use.

Chris Reeve himself will tell you that he makes knives to be used and not to sit in a safe. He used to be a tool maker before he got into knives, that should tell you something. haha
 
Forgot to mention that I carry a small Dawson often and whenever I get the chance I bring one of my larger Dawsons along on outdoor trips.

Zieg
 
I carry both my Insingo carbon fiber Seb 25 and my pimped Umnumzaan regularly. Why not? They're amazing knives, and it's great to have them in my pocket.
 
I have carried my UG sebenza with a BG-42 blade now for three years now. One of the better investments I have made in the knife world for sure, it takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
 
Gundawg said:
All of these are carried and used. I'm too old not to carry and enjoy them.
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I really like the one at the top. What model is that?
 
I don't have anything above $300 but I do have a 0562cf with 204p on the way and I absolutely will be using that for everything. I don't cut things you shouldnt cut with a knife, I have a multi tool on me for any crap I may come across I wouldn't want to use my blade on. Even if I had a large sebenza Id be using it. Of course I wouldn't beat up on it but surely would have to put it to use. A large sebenza is about the most money I would ever spend on a knife, And even at $400 I would have a hard time when I think about putting $400 towards my next gun purchase.
 
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