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Well, my large regular from ebay just arrived today! It came in a plain box, no crk box, no cloth, no birthcard, and no lanyard post. It was pretty filthy (wouldn't even open all the way), so I took it apart and gave it a nice bath is some warm soapy water. Here's the scales and blade after the bath. Sorry about the second photo, I didn't realize how out of focus it was until I loaded it onto my computer.
I compared it to Haze's thread about fake regular sebenzas, and as far as I can tell, this is real. No Idaho markings, no date markings on the scales, no markings on the blade, so from Ken44's comments and Nyefmaker's history sticky, and depending on if they were even making the Large Regular in early '96 with ATS-34, then I guess this is either what I just mentioned or it's a Large Regular made in late '96 or early '97 with BG-42 steel. The edge is in really rough shape, there's a number of chips along the whole length of it. And, as you can see in the second two pictures, there's a strange indent on the lock bar, right next to the detent ball.
Here's some pictures of it fully assembled. The Seb 21 handle is more comfortable for me in the hand as well as disengaging the lock, but the Large Regular handle and blade shape sure makes a sexy package. I can't tell if it's appealing to me more because it's a rare sight or if I objectively think it's better looking. The old style clip is a real looker too. It keeps the lines really clean and is less obtrusive, it doesn't draw the eye as much.
The tip is really off center, but the blade is very close to center, so the grind must be a little off. The lockup is about 70% and very very sticky. Strangely the Small Regular S30V that I have also has a sticky lock. The only sticky locks that I've gotten from CRK, both on Regulars. They each have a small portion of the lockbar face that has a shiny finish... it looks like a high spot on that face or on the tang wore through the carbidization.
I'm going to send it to the spa with my Small Reg to get both of their locks tuned, maybe they can re-carbidize the lockbar faces? I might practice Sebenza sharpening on that nasty edge, but regardless, it'll get get a factory sharpening at the spa as well. I'm planning on sending in my Zaan to get the handles re-blasted (I bought it used with scotchbrite treatment, which is too slippery), but I'll have to mull over whether I'll do the same to this. These scales look like they haven't been re-blasted in the 17/18 years this knife has been floating around, and it has a lot of character. Do I start with a fresh slate to 'record' only my use? or do I continue the tale already written?
I compared it to Haze's thread about fake regular sebenzas, and as far as I can tell, this is real. No Idaho markings, no date markings on the scales, no markings on the blade, so from Ken44's comments and Nyefmaker's history sticky, and depending on if they were even making the Large Regular in early '96 with ATS-34, then I guess this is either what I just mentioned or it's a Large Regular made in late '96 or early '97 with BG-42 steel. The edge is in really rough shape, there's a number of chips along the whole length of it. And, as you can see in the second two pictures, there's a strange indent on the lock bar, right next to the detent ball.
Here's some pictures of it fully assembled. The Seb 21 handle is more comfortable for me in the hand as well as disengaging the lock, but the Large Regular handle and blade shape sure makes a sexy package. I can't tell if it's appealing to me more because it's a rare sight or if I objectively think it's better looking. The old style clip is a real looker too. It keeps the lines really clean and is less obtrusive, it doesn't draw the eye as much.
The tip is really off center, but the blade is very close to center, so the grind must be a little off. The lockup is about 70% and very very sticky. Strangely the Small Regular S30V that I have also has a sticky lock. The only sticky locks that I've gotten from CRK, both on Regulars. They each have a small portion of the lockbar face that has a shiny finish... it looks like a high spot on that face or on the tang wore through the carbidization.
I'm going to send it to the spa with my Small Reg to get both of their locks tuned, maybe they can re-carbidize the lockbar faces? I might practice Sebenza sharpening on that nasty edge, but regardless, it'll get get a factory sharpening at the spa as well. I'm planning on sending in my Zaan to get the handles re-blasted (I bought it used with scotchbrite treatment, which is too slippery), but I'll have to mull over whether I'll do the same to this. These scales look like they haven't been re-blasted in the 17/18 years this knife has been floating around, and it has a lot of character. Do I start with a fresh slate to 'record' only my use? or do I continue the tale already written?
