Mnandi OR Small Seb

redsst

redsst

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I have a problem. I'm in the market for a new CRK folder and I can't decide what to get. I'm going back and forth between a Mnandi and a small, regular Seb.

I already own a small classic, but was really wanting to try out a regular before they are discontinued.

On the other hand, I work in an office and wear slacks every day and think a Mnandi would fit office work well.

I know this is a matter of personal preference, and we all get tired of these types of threads, but I'd really appreaciate your opinions. I just can't seem to make up my mind.

So anyone that has both, if you could only have one...............?
 
I have both and brought both to work (office-type) with me. If you carry the Mnandi at work, clipped to your shirt pocket (which is what CR designed that clip for), it won't cause a problem when you use it. In addition to being a bit smaller (it looks a lot smaller) than a Sebenza (either variety), it is not at all tactical looking. I carried the Mnandi for a few years at work clipped to my shirt pocket and it almost went outnoticed when I used it. That was not true of the Sebenza...maybe it was because of the knife coming out of the shirt pocket, or maybe it is because the Mnandi is designed as a "gentlemen's" knife. In fact, people at work would ask to see the knife on those occasions when I needed to use it in front of people on the job. Hope that helps.
 
do you, off chance, have a pic of a mnandi in your pocket. i do not own one, yet, and was wondering what it looked like up there.
 
Sometimes I use one of the older style Microtech nylon pouches with the name removed.
When on my belt in the horizontal position, the pouch with my small Sebenza inside is hardly noticed.
 
I prefer the Mnandi, because it is easier to open and close one handed for me. And the fact that I like the styling of the Mnandi better helps too.
 
If you wear slacks, you may find even the small Sebenza will bag the pocket of your pants. I carry a Mnandi when wearing slacks and just clip it onto the back of the pocket.

If you want to know how the Mnandi looks, just slide a pen into your pocket and clip it in like the knife. All you see is the clip and the top 3/8" of the knife if that.
 
For me, it would be the Mnandi, for no other reason other than you already have a Seb. Variety is good.:) If you still want the Reg., perhaps you could sell the Classic and buy the Reg. There isn't going to be any problems selling it should you decide it's not for you.
 
Wow. I didn't expect such overwelming support for the Mnandi. I like the idea of selling the classic for a regular if I decide I REALLY need one.

Boy would I be upset if the new CRK folder released at blade was a new gents knife, but most people seem to think it will be a large tactical folder.

Have any Mnandi owners run into some EDC chores that the knife just couldn't handle?
 
redsst said:
Have any Mnandi owners run into some EDC chores that the knife just couldn't handle?
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It really depends on how what your EDC chores are. Because the Mnandi is for a more refined, classy environment, it doesn't have a finger guard. Any kind of thrusting should be left with another knife. The dirtiest job I've used mine for is whittling a marshmellow roasting stick -- most of the time, it's trimming various light materials, opening envelopes and small packages, removing office staples, etc. It can do more, but then I usually whip out my Sebenza for anything heavier.
 
You already have a small Sebenza, so I say go for the Mnandi. It's a great little knife. With regard to the small Sebenza, I prefer the classic model. I find the small regular too hard to open: the lack of a cut - out makes it hard for my thumb to comfortably access the thumbstud.

As a matter of fact, right now I'm carrying both a Mnandi and a small wood inlay classic Sebenza. They're both great.
 
The Mnandi is one of the few gents knives that I would feel ok about trusting into something, because of it's frame (mono) lock. With the rear of the knife against the palm of my hand I don't see much of a problem with my hand slipping down on the blade.
 
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