The 25s are an extremely well constructed knife and have virtually no flaws, however, it is my opinion that a large Regular cannot be beat. I was finally able to replace the large Regular swedge that I lost helping that lady change her flat tire and I managed to get a mint large Regular from 2003. Initially, I put it up with the rest because of its condition and the fact that it was "complete". Then I went on the hunt for a new EDC. I tried everything from a Michael Raymond "Estrella" to a Ray Laconico "Blast 2", including my 25. And to make a long story short one day I got out my large Regular and it has not left my pocket since. I wish it had the swedge like the other one that I lost and unfortunatly CRK isn't offering a swedge as an option anymore but when it is all said and done, for me, the large Regular will always be what a Sebenza is and will forever stand for. Yes, it has been improved upon and the blade materials will get better but as far as looks and function nothing can beat it. And I know people say this all the time but in my opinion no other production folder is as smooth and as consistant as a large Regular. My advice to all of you out there that are just starting collecting Sebenzas is if you see a large Regular BUY IT! I know a fairly good group of people and it still took me over 2 months to find a large Regular that was in mint condition with original birthcard, box, etc. If I see another I will pick it up in a second. As time goes by the regulars will become less and less available and soon will be more of a "safe queen" than a user to most so my advice is get one, and get one fast as they are what all future Sebenzas will be measured against and will soon be extremely difficult to obtain and the prices will continue to climb. Just for the record, and I have both, I prefer the s30v steel to the bg-42 steel in the large Regular for a user anyday. Not a collector, not even close, but with a s30v blade you have the option of a new thumb stud, getting the blade retumbled, and basicaly having CRK work on it without fearing that they will crack it in the process. However, with a bg-42 all they will do is sharpen it and you are left with what the original blade comes with. So long story short, Large Regulars with bg-42 steel should be collected and large Regulars with s30v should be used. Just my opinion of course.