Large Sebenza's Plain Jane- "P"- "Orignal"- "Regular"- Classic- 21- 25

Thanks Anthony! The cords (lanyards) were tied directly to the knives until the introduction of the "lanyard pin" on the Umnumzaan. It first appears on the Sebenza 21 in early (April) 2009. So to the best of my knowledge none of the Chris Reeve knives manufactured prior to that time originally came with the pin. It does of course work on the earlier models but would not be "original". Interestingly the 25 uses the same method as the earlier knives. :rolleyes:
All the best, Dave
Ajack60 said:
All the pics so far have been great eye candy, what a eye pleasing collection you have. Keep them coming. I am curious though, I've noticed the lanyards are tied to the knife and not on a swivel, do you do that or are that's the way you received them?
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mikepapa1 said:
Interestingly the 25 uses the same method as the earlier knives. :rolleyes:
All the best, Dave
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The 25 is the first Sebenza to not have a lanyard hole, going all the way back to the early SA Ti folders. It is also the first since the "H" and "PP" knives without the locating hole on the front scale.
 
Great information James!! I should have clarified my statement I was only referring to the lanyard being tied as opposed to using the pin or bar.. I hope to be able to see some of those very early Chris Reeve Knives in person one day soon!!:D
Considering we are practically neighbors.. ;) Perhaps over a nice steak!!:thumbup:
All the best, Dave
stjames said:
The 25 is the first Sebenza to not have a lanyard hole, going all the way back to the early SA Ti folders. It is also the first since the "H" and "PP" knives without the locating hole on the front scale.
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Thanks Dave, that explains my two classics without lanyards one dated in 06 and the other in 07, interesting that both are stamped b06
 
Your very welcome Anthony!! Yes, your Classics would have originally came with the lanyard tied thru the lanyard hole. As far as the coded date it rarely corresponds to the date on the Birth Card.. and often is several months before. Just for fun I would speculate (guess) that one has a birth card dated sometime in the fall of 2006 and the other in the first few months of 2007. Not really a hard guess but how close can we get.. Lets see 2006 is October and 2007 is February. give or take a couple of months!! :D
All the best, Dave
Ajack60 said:
Thanks Dave, that explains my two classics without lanyards one dated in 06 and the other in 07, interesting that both are stamped b06
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Dave, a little something to hold you over until we do get together, and push the Wayback Machine a little further.

SA Ti Folder 30
Sebenza H32
Sebenza PP3
Sebenza P34

 
And to round out the picture, on the right is

Sebenza P
"Galuka" (regular) prototype
Classic #20/50
Insingo 21 #20/50



And did I mention that as an Old Guy, I have seen all the cool bands?
 
Awesome James!! I am not worthy.. hold on I have to wipe down my keyboard.. :D The Steak is on me Bro!! And I doubt you are older than I.. ;)
Thanks so much for sharing these beautiful examples of Chris Reeve History!!
P.S. I was going to buy #10/50 Insingo and like an idiot waited to long..
All the best, Dave


stjames said:
And to round out the picture, on the right is

Sebenza P
"Galuka" (regular) prototype
Classic #20/50
Insingo 21 #20/50



And did I mention that as an Old Guy, I have seen all the cool bands?
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mikepapa1 said:
Your very welcome Anthony!! Yes, your Classics would have originally came with the lanyard tied thru the lanyard hole. As far as the coded date it rarely corresponds to the date on the Birth Card.. and often is several months before. Just for fun I would speculate (guess) that one has a birth card dated sometime in the fall of 2006 and the other in the first few months of 2007. Not really a hard guess but how close can we get.. Lets see 2006 is October and 2007 is February. give or take a couple of months!! :D
All the best, Dave
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Dave, have you been to my house????? The dates on my two classics are Sept. 26,2006 and Feb. 27,2007. They are both micarta micarta, double lugs, one small and one large, but you probably already knew that!!!!! I swear you have been to my house.
 
Ok, Dave, I'll say it if nobody else will…. time to start working on an outline for the CRK book you;ve got to do,,, Between you and the other forum members , there;s not a knife you can't find, or already own! Bart
 
I did miss this!
Great, awesome post Dave and...
STJames!!! What wonderfull pieces!
 
Dave, I saw that 10/20 bounce around a bit, sorry you didn't get it.
Alessio, thank you, it took some time to collect them, lucky I started early!
 
Absolutely amazing James!! You must have started when you were 12 years old!!:D Stunning, magnificent, ah shucks words just don't do it!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Assolutamente incredibile...

All the best, Dave



stjames said:
Dave, I saw that 10/20 bounce around a bit, sorry you didn't get it.
Alessio, thank you, it took some time to collect them, lucky I started early!
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Okay, first, just beautiful knives guys. Really stunning, and I love to see how things have progressed through time.

Now, I have a question about the 2 first pics in this thread, that the OP posted of the 6 Regular Sebb's....

It must be me, or else Im going crazy.....In those pics, again the first two pics in the thread really seem to show it best......
The three knives on top, look to have drop point blades. But, the bottom three in both pics, seem to have more of an upswept blade tip, instead of more of a dropped point.

Now, is this just the pics? Or do some sebenzas have a drop point and others a more upswept tip?

I ask this, because I just recently got into Sebenzas, and when comparing the 21 to the 25, i was under the impression that the 25 was more of the knife with the drop point look. Not sure why, but i didn't even really look at the regular, which seems to be definitely drop point.

Looking at these pics now, maybe I AM crazy.....even the 25 seems to have an upswept point. Im still waiting for mine, so I can't tell.

I am very sorry for hijacking the thread, but those pics really have me wondering all over again now. Please, oh please, someone try to clarify this for me. Fwiw, I am drawn more to the drop points, than the upswept tip blades, like the 21. Unless I am wrong all together, and the pics play games with the blade profiles on these knives.

I know this may sound silly, but this has been plaguing me since I started getting into CRK's. And now that I got one, I really need to understand this finally.
Thanks SO much, for any help and clarification.

dave
 
My understanding is that "upswept" means the blade tip is higher that the spine. I consider all the variations of the Sebenza to be drop point, though some would argue for a clip point. In no case would any be considered upswept.
 
Again, looking at the first original two pics on this thread, is it me? The top 3 blades seem drop point, and the bottom 3 seem more "upswept?" I am speaking really about the first inch or two from the tip, along the spine. The top ones seem to drop more, and the bottom ones seem to have the tip go more upward..... Ok, I know this isn't explaining it right, but surely someone has to understand what Im trying to say....

Maybe I really am losing it....
 
d.weglarz13 said:
Again, looking at the first original two pics on this thread, is it me? The top 3 blades seem drop point, and the bottom 3 seem more "upswept?" I am speaking really about the first inch or two from the tip, along the spine. The top ones seem to drop more, and the bottom ones seem to have the tip go more upward..... Ok, I know this isn't explaining it right, but surely someone has to understand what Im trying to say....

Maybe I really am losing it....
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The first two knives pictured do have a more defined drop. In the others, the drop is more subtle. I have a annual that has more drop than the other 21's I have. Go look up blade shapes, and it will help you understand the different shapes. There are variations of the drop point, some more aggressive than others, but non the less still by definition a drop point. My Striders are very aggressive drop points. All of my 21's both large and small have drop points. IMHO the 25 has a more defined drop point than my 21's
 
Okay, let me try this. First, thanks for that explanation. Its coming across wrong. I do understand that technically these are all considered drop points, as they drop below the tip. But what Im trying to say in different words, is that some like the top 3 in the pic, seem to be WAY more aggressive then. As, the "drop" seems different than the "drop" in the bottom three.

Ok, I have officially hijacked this thread.....Thanks for all the help. Maybe its my eyes. Or again, maybe Im going insane. I guess I'll stop now..

dave
 
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