Is Mnandi still the best small knife?

Bob Denman said:
Back in the late forties: a real good friend of my Grampa Denman was hunting up in "Peekamoose". He jumped a real big buck out of it's bed, and he pulled off a quick shot as it took off. He walked over to it's bed, and sW hair and blood in the snow. Not much; but enough to start teacking it. The Buck led him up the mountain, and crossed several streams over the next couple of hours. He finally caught up to the Buck after about a four hour chase, and put it down. It was a real nice heavy ten-pointwr. He went to pull out his knife; but it had fallen out of it's sheath during the chase. He took the spent cartridge He had there, and found a rock that he could break loose from the fro?en ground. He used the rock to pound the .348 Win case mouth shut, and then used the rock to put an edge on it. It worked well enough for him to open the deer up, and field dress him.
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Danng. Now that's a manly ol' man! I would have liked to see that. But not be there as it doesn't sound like a particularly fun thing to do after he found and finished him haha. Good story!
 
Docscoot said:
Lots of great knives mentioned here! For something that’s tough as nails and classy as heck in the ~400 price range used, I still don’t think you can beat a small Inkosi with micarta inlays. Here’s mine.

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I have a large inkosi micarta and i will probably never part way with it. But if we are talking about utility and being tough as a nail, two Buck 110 will easily beat it.
 
sharp_edge said:
I have a large inkosi micarta and i will probably never part way with it. But if we are talking about utility and being tough as a nail, two Buck 110 will easily beat it.
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Beat it in what way? And the OP mentioned a large sebenza is too big and is interested in a smaller knife, buck 110 most certainly doesn’t fit the bill for him!
 
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Rufus1949 said:
Cheburkov mini russkie..the one on the right. Cheaper,great action and usually available
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That's a cool looking knife and it looks like it would be comfortable in hand. I didn't see much in the way of reviews on it. I saw an older review on a different Cheburkov that mentioned permanent thread-locker being used. Have you disassembled this knife and were there any issues?
 
Chronovore said:
That's a cool looking knife and it looks like it would be comfortable in hand. I didn't see much in the way of reviews on it. I saw an older review on a different Cheburkov that mentioned permanent thread-locker being used. Have you disassembled this knife and were there any issues?
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No disassembly yet... no need flips perfectly. I have the large version too.
Will be receiving my cf cobra from them on Monday which is very similar.( 2 1/2 month wait. ) Lamnia in Finland is quicker and as cheap.
 
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Rufus1949 said:
No disassembly yet... no need flips perfectly. I have the large version too.
Will be receiving my cf cobra from them on Monday which is very similar.( 2 1/2 month wait. ) Lamnia in Finland is quicker and as cheep.
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I usually take knives apart when I first get them. I'll look it over, flip it a bunch, get an idea of the knife, and then take it apart. Inspecting the internals, wiping them down, lubricating and getting the knife dialed in is all part of my "new knife orientation" before it sees pocket time.
 
Getting older said:
How about one of the new 112 buck slim?great knife
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I love the Buck 110, and the smaller ones (112, 501) are great as well. Hard to beat for value. But there's not really any comparison with CRK in my opinion, fit and finish are just not on the same league, and 420hc or even s30v are not clearly beating out any CRK. I was mostly just curious in my reply if sharp_edge had an example of a use where an Inkosi failed but the 110 didn't. I have a hard time imagining that. I would say if either is failing you should have been using a fixed blade. Maybe in a prying situation, I can imagine a 110 failing (or at least the bolster pins loosening up) far earlier than an Inkosi would ever fail. But I've never experienced either failing, both have been reliable and tough as nails in my hands.
 
Omega75 said:
I have large Sebenza, but start finding it being too big. I like something small.
I wonder if I should get myself Mnandi or there is something more convenient, beautiful and practical? I like Wenger (Victorinox) too. Wonder if there are other options
Looking only at folders
Thanks
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A man should not need a reason to get another knife. If you want the CRK knife, get it. If that doesn't work out for you . . .get some other knife. There re six pages or so of recommendations here.
 
Yet this "banter" will help me and others know alternatives for our future purchases.
 
Docscoot said:
I love the Buck 110, and the smaller ones (112, 501) are great as well. Hard to beat for value. But there's not really any comparison with CRK in my opinion, fit and finish are just not on the same league, and 420hc or even s30v are not clearly beating out any CRK. I was mostly just curious in my reply if sharp_edge had an example of a use where an Inkosi failed but the 110 didn't. I have a hard time imagining that. I would say if either is failing you should have been using a fixed blade. Maybe in a prying situation, I can imagine a 110 failing (or at least the bolster pins loosening up) far earlier than an Inkosi would ever fail. But I've never experienced either failing, both have been reliable and tough as nails in my hands.
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It's not a $500.00 knife I will give you that but it will give great service
 
Getting older said:
It's not a $500.00 knife I will give you that but it will give great service
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No argument there! 110 is a hall of famer for a reason. Not a small knife though which is what the OP was after. My 501 fits the size better, but was a bit disappointing, went for a more premium s35vn model, arrived off center to the point of rubbing against the scale, some side to side blade play when open. It’s engraved so unable to return. May send back to buck some day.
 
Yes the Mnandi is a superb little folder. I just acquired one finally. However, I will say check out the quiet carry IQ in Elmax as well it’s about same size, great design and I would put in same category as a classy compact folder. Runs on bearings so silky smooth flipper frame lock.
 
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