If you were to buy just one Sebenza

GermanyChris

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Would you get the CF Knife Art or the standard/inlaid?

I'm leaning really hard toward the CF Knife Art it's what speaks to me but I;m also a realist and would be swayed if there is functional reason not to. I'm selling all my knives to get one and it's going to be carried everyday, it's going to cut, it's going to pry, it's going to dig, it's going to do everything my AFO's and TR4's do and that's the reason I'm second guessing the CF scale since it's structural.

So CF or no CF?
 
Hands down an insingo micarta. It's the only inlay sebenza that you can get with insingo blade.
If you must have CF, get the insingo CF inlay

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NycEric said:
Hands down an insingo micarta. It's the only inlay sebenza that you can get with insingo blade.
If you must have CF, get the insingo CF inlay

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I am about to buy my first Reeve knife, and am curious why you say the insingo blade ? I still can't decide on which model to get, leaning toward the large inkosi ( wish Wilson Combat had a large inkosi, I like the handle design, to go along with my Wilson combat pistol). I am curious about the insingo blade design though.
 
bama boy said:
I am about to buy my first Reeve knife, and am curious why you say the insingo blade ? I still can't decide on which model to get, leaning toward the large inkosi ( wish Wilson Combat had a large inkosi, I like the handle design, to go along with my Wilson combat pistol). I am curious about the insingo blade design though.
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It's an amazing slicer, and has an awesome swedge to make the knife a good piercer and the blade shape allows for a stronger tip...and it looks badass


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Agreed- hands down Insingo Micarta. Opt for the CF inlays if you want to add tech to it, but be ready to deal with the polished scales. Insingo grind has insane utility.

To answer your original question: No CF would be my input.
 
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It's an amazing slicer, and has an awesome swedge to make the knife a good piercer and the blade shape allows for a stronger tip...and it looks badass


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The insingo blade shape is unique for sure. I have been looking on the for sale section of the forum, the good deals go so fast, I may have to save up a little longer and purchase new.
 
I hate to wreck the logic flow but I had an insigno small seb and I just didn't like it. Turns out I like the classic drop point. It pierces and then cuts like I'm use to. I have a small starbenza coming Friday and it will be a user. I'm committing to a year of use even if I don't like it just to give it real world usage. No scales to baby. Nothing I'm worrying about that might get gouped up. I'm going to use it. Not try to abuse it. But not worry about it. If I can't lube properly I'm going to wd40 and oil it until I can get to it. It's going to get used and at the end if I have to throw it then so be it. Of course it won't.

In full disclosure I have a bog wood mnandi for a little more gentle use.

Note I reserve the right to change my plan at any moment.




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I would also go Micarta inlay(great utility knife), but likely clip point, 2nd choice plain jane, but buy what appeals to you. They are all good.
 
I would buy an Umnumzaan. Same basic design and quality-much more flexible blade. Quicker deploying and better lockup. Not as elegant but more powerful.
 
I do a lot of work with the tip of the knife, so the drop point seb wins out for me. I'd go with a small micarta if it was to be a moderate/heavy user.
 
With small blades, I like to have as much cutting surface as possible. That's why I don't like a lot of belly (or partial serrations) on a small knife: I feel like it shortens the usable length of the blade, if you know what I mean.

The Insingo blade shape is a nice compromise for a small knife: nice long cutting surface with just enough belly. The shape of the tip plus swedge gives you good piercing ability as well, which eliminates one of the biggest weaknesses of a sheepsfoot blade.
 
A large regular sebenza would be my one and only sebenza hands down. As for an insingo, either the plain or inlay version if you want extra mass to the handle. I am a UG/CGG guy, so very used to handling and using a plain non inlay scale. Either or will be perfect. I would stay away from the CF as they are lighter and slightly unbalanced due to the weight of the CF vs the Ti scale. Ti scale all the way.
 
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My large micarta inlay Insingo and small carbon fiber inlay Insingo would be some of my last CRKs to go, and I hope it never comes to that! I think the blade shape makes them unique enough for a one-and-only CRK. Both are back at the factory right now getting dual thumb studs.

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I finally snagged a large Regular (other than the my NICA 400 tanto, but that's pretty different). That one didn't quite live up to the hype for me. I prefer the handle shapes of the Classic, 21, and 25 though I think I do like the Regular's blade shape better. Anyway, it's a great collectible.

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bama boy said:
I am about to buy my first Reeve knife, and am curious why you say the insingo blade ? I still can't decide on which model to get, leaning toward the large inkosi ( wish Wilson Combat had a large inkosi, I like the handle design, to go along with my Wilson combat pistol). I am curious about the insingo blade design though.
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I've owned a Small 21, a Large 21, a Small 21 Insingo, a Large 21 insingo, a Small 21 Insingo Micarta, a Large 21 Micarta, a Small 21 Carbon Fiber and a Large Inkosi. All were great knives but I strongly recommend the Large Inkosi.

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