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Large sebenza regular question

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I recently got a large regular sebenza stars and stripes version. The knife is great got it nib. Anyways there is a cutout section under the pocket clip right above the lockbar cutout area. Almost looks like a strider lockbar cutout on the outside. Obviously the cutout on the outside of the lockbar isn't nearly as deep as say a strider but it's there. Really weird I had never seen this before. Either way the cutout on the lockbar even with both sides being milled is still thicker than my large 21 in that area. The knife was made in 2003 if that helps with any info. Any info is greatly appreciated. I'm sorry I can't provide a picture and I hope this makes sense to somebody lol.
 
Do you mean the cutouts on the opposite side of the crk lockbar cutout ?? CRK has them on some of their unique sebenzas, I mostly see them on the 21's/classics, but they may have put them on some regulars too, though I havent seen them on regulars and I have had several unique ones over the years. I think its just something to dress it up a little and has no purpose as the regular plane jane models do not have it. I believe this is what your talking about...correct ?
 
I believe that's what I'm talking about. It is a cutout right underneath the pocket clip above the cutout on the inside of the lockbar. The cutout on the outside is a square cutout not a half moon cutout like on the inside of the lockbar.
 
I do have a video on my YouTube channel that shows it if that would help. Search "pietermoore" on YouTube that's my channel name. I would link it but I'm on my iPhone at work as of now. Sorry
 
I have a plain Large Regular with the cut out you're talking about too. It's one of the older Regular frames with the ribs on the back and each end of the handle scales. CRK make a number of little tweeks here and there to the knives so this was probably just what they were playing with at the time. I have a Regular that doesn't have that extra cut out as well.

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Thanks haze! I wonder why they did that? Weird. The cutout area is still very thick. Maybe it was to thick so they did this cutout? Anyways thank you sir.
 
A pleasure my good man.

I don't see why it would make much of a difference my self. All I can think of is that it centers the pressure put on the lock bar. Rather than having a cut out on either side that could make the lock bar more inclined to buckle to one side. At the end of the day none of us are large green people that have the sort of hand strength to cause any such catastrophic failure so I don't think that it's much of a concern. :D:thumbup:
 
Haze said:
I have a plain Large Regular with the cut out you're talking about too. It's one of the older Regular frames with the ribs on the back and each end of the handle scales. CRK make a number of little tweeks here and there to the knives so this was probably just what they were playing with at the time. I have a Regular that doesn't have that extra cut out as well.

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Great pic Haze........Do you know aprox. when CRK did this as this is the first time I have seen this..?? I have a 98 dated scale large regular in bg-42 and it doesnot have this as well as an undated ( pre 98 ) large regular in bg-42 that doesnt have this either.
 
The scales on that knife are both marked "A00". I've never actually seen another knife with that extra cut out so I have no idea how many are going about. We now know about at least two any way. :p
 
Haze said:
The scales on that knife are both marked "A00". I've never actually seen another knife with that extra cut out so I have no idea how many are going about. We now know about at least two any way. :p
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Yea I knew it had to be rare bc I can only find a few others like it on the Internet. I can tell you one thing though even with the extra cutout the area of lockbar left is still much thicker than my new large 21 by quite a bit. So that's good! It's very stout. and I think ur idea about the force being centered is probably right. It's kinda cool to have actually knowing how rare it is. Thanks again haze you have been a huge help sir.
 
Intresting....I just took a look at my sebs, and I've got two 21s, one has 2 small grooves/channels right above the cutout, and one does not.Both dated 08.

Then my Micarta Insingo dated 11 has it...hmmm

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Very interesting jwcolt45. I wonder why they only do this on certain knives lol.
 
I have seen that cut out on a few of the 21s, they were all inlayed as well if I remember correctly. Perhaps that has something to do with the transition area between the blasted and satin finish ?
 
Haze said:
I have seen that cut out on a few of the 21s, they were all inlayed as well if I remember correctly. Perhaps that has something to do with the transition area between the blasted and satin finish ?
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Your probably right. It's creates a more finished look since it has to go from polished to sand blasted in that area. I too have only noticed that type of cutout on the inlaid sebbies. I'm still not sure why it's done the way it is on our regulars. Could be that whole centering the force idea you mentioned tho.
 
ThievesLikeUs said:
Intresting....I just took a look at my sebs, and I've got two 21s, one has 2 small grooves/channels right above the cutout, and one does not.Both dated 08.

Then my Micarta Insingo dated 11 has it...hmmm

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I think these are just for the inlayed Sebenza's.
 
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