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I just picked up an Mnandi from Arizona Custom Knives. Although I have not had time to really test this knife yet, I feel that I should post some of my initial observations. First, pictures of this knife do not do it justice! The Mnandi is far and away the best looking Chris Reeve designed knife that I have ever seen. Nobody will accuse the Mnandi of being a grey ****. The enlarged nail nick works just fine for opening and closing. Although the both sides of the blade have nail nicks, the knife is not really ambidextrious. Left handers need to special order. The size of the Mnandi is perfect for a traditional pocket knife as oppossed to a tactical style folder. When I say that the size is ideal, I mean that the overall profile of the Mnandi is closer that of say, a traditional Case pattern, instead of a Sebenza or a Mini AFCK. The actual number are a blade that is roughly 2.7" and an OAL of 6.25". The blade is different from other Reeve folders because it is a hollow ground clip point instead of a high hollow ground drop point like the Sebenza et. al. Finally, I would like to say that that the quality of construction is up to the usual high Chris Reeve standards and the lock up is flawless. The Mnandi would appear to be a wonderful high-end gents knife.