Mnandi... Fake or Real??

Seems real to me. The wood looks similar to Cocobolo to me though.
The good part is he's willing to do a return, so that way you could compare it against a real one you have.
 
Looks real to me. I also agree it looks like Cocobolo.

Good luck!!

Chris D.:D
 
The only red flag for me is that some of the fakes posted here before did not have the CR logo on the clip, and used a Torq head screw on the clip, and the seller isn't showing a picture of that part of the clip. Maybe ask for a picture of the clip?

Other than that, I don't have my Mnandi with me to compare against, but it looks real to me.
 
Nafunu said:
The only red flag for me is that some of the fakes posted here before did not have the CR logo on the clip, and used a Torq head screw on the clip, and the seller isn't showing a picture of that part of the clip. Maybe ask for a picture of the clip?

Other than that, I don't have my Mnandi with me to compare against, but it looks real to me.
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Interesting and good to know.
 
That knife looks genuine to me, I don't see the obvious differences that would indicate that it was a fake knife. The lack of box and papers is a potential sign of a fake but I have bought genuine CRKs with no box before. That wood looks like "African brown wood" rather than black wood to me though. :p
 
I have a sebenza with african blackwood, and in good photos with perfect lighting, it's quite obvious that it is brown. Examination in person it is very, very dark. It looks like a solid black until you look at it very closely. Might be seeing some of that here, though those photos are obviously far from decent quality.
 
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Not that it matters, but judging form the pictures it looks real.
I took a look first, before reading the comments.
BTW: You guys (and girls) are a great bunch!
red mag
 
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