Gentlemen's Knives: Mnandi vs TiSpine vs WH E10

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This:

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vs:

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vs:

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Discuss...
 
My opinion is...that ONLY the William Henry has designed every knife to be a piece of jewelry...in addition to being a fine cutting tool. I have a WH with a composite blade (edge is ZDP-189) that is what most folks would call "scary-sharp."
 
Sonnydaze said:
My opinion is...that ONLY the William Henry has designed every knife to be a piece of jewelry...in addition to being a fine cutting tool. I have a WH with a composite blade (edge is ZDP-189) that is what most folks would call "scary-sharp."
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Yeah, I got one of those:

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It's just too dang pretty to carry every day.
 
Well, can't really go wrong with any, haha! If I were picking one of the above (disclaimer: no experience with any of them, going solely off aesthetics) I'd take the TiSpine and am hoping to get one down the road here. William Henry would definitely be a close second.
 
I'd go with the TiSpine. Just being able to tell your buddies that the handle was machined from a solid block of titanium is pretty cool.
And it's made in Italy, like all those fancy sports cars :D

Can't go wrong with any of them though :thumbup:
 
I have a WH E10, it's in my EDC rotation. A very excellent knife and I highly recommend it.
great blade profile, lightweight, thin, very smooth.

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If one-hand opening is important to you, OP, please consider the changes CRK has made to the Mnandi nail-nick. I find it impossible to thumb open the blade. I can still deploy the blade one-handed using a pinch technique (thumb and middle finger) but it does feel slightly clumsy. Still a nice knife, though...

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Good luck! :)

-Timber
 
When it comes to gentleman's knives I can't get over T.A. Davison's custom slipjoints at that price range
 
My vote for the Mnandi. The wood etc inlays, lack of a shiny Ti body and thumbstud. Just something about it!
 
The TiSpine gets my vote. WH's are too blingy for me and the Mnandi is too small.
 
I have a WH, and have had a Mnandi, and if I had it to do over, I'd just stick with the Mnandi. It's a bit more robust, and quite a bit simpler, in design. Haven't handled the Italian, but it looks too shiny for me.
 
I've had all three. The Mnandi was too small for me and nearly impossible to open one-handed, so I traded it for a Small Sebenza. The TiSpine in your picture is the sexiest knife I own, but it's also a bear to open one-handed even after a liberal application of Nano-oil and it attracts fingerprints the way a magnet attracts iron filings. Blingy or otherwise, William Henry makes arguably the finest lightweight production knives on Planet Earth. And opening them one-handed is as smooth as silk. I'd therefore recommend an E6/E10 over a Mnandi or a TiSpine, particularly for EDC.

EDIT: One thing I notice is that you didn't include the Small Sebenza in your list of knives to discuss. If you had, it would have gone to the top of my list . . . especially the CF exclusive from KnifeArt.com. At 2.3 ounces, it's a lightweight knife with a heavyweight heritage. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
 
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I love the Mnandi. I've never owned but only handled them in a store. They're great little knives. I am just not a fan of a lot of the WH knives, but that's because of style preferences. I've heard nothing but good comments on the company. Still, vote for the Mnandi!
 
Well I just traded away my Native5 so maybe this will enter the arena if I miss it too much:

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As someone who owns 4 WH's and 2 small Sebenzas (and sold my Mnandi because it wasn't useful to me), below reflects my sentiments perfectly:

bld522 said:
I've had all three. The Mnandi was too small for me and nearly impossible to open one-handed, so I traded it for a Small Sebenza. The TiSpine in your picture is the sexiest knife I own, but it's also a bear to open one-handed even after a liberal application of Nano-oil and it attracts fingerprints the way a magnet attracts iron filings. Blingy or otherwise, William Henry makes arguably the finest lightweight production knives on Planet Earth. And opening them one-handed is as smooth as silk. I'd therefore recommend an E6/E10 over a Mnandi or a TiSpine, particularly for EDC.

EDIT: One thing I notice is that you didn't include the Small Sebenza in your list of knives to discuss. If you had, it would have gone to the top of my list . . . especially the CF exclusive from KnifeArt.com. At 2.3 ounces, it's a lightweight knife with a heavyweight heritage. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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bld522 said:
EDIT: One thing I notice is that you didn't include the Small Sebenza in your list of knives to discuss. If you had, it would have gone to the top of my list . . . especially the CF exclusive from KnifeArt.com. At 2.3 ounces, it's a lightweight knife with a heavyweight heritage. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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Weight isn't a huge concern of mine but I might look into maybe a Small Sebenza, Insigno w/ Inlay

Daniel Dorn said:
I have a WH, and have had a Mnandi, and if I had it to do over, I'd just stick with the Mnandi. It's a bit more robust, and quite a bit simpler, in design. Haven't handled the Italian, but it looks too shiny for me.
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They make non-shiny ones too:

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T.L. said:
When it comes to gentleman's knives I can't get over T.A. Davison's custom slipjoints at that price range
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I don't have anything against slipjoints but I need a pocket clip. One handed opening is preferred as well which may sway me on the Mnandi.
 
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