My first CRK, a 21 large Starbenza!

J

jasonbournemp

Joined
Feb 12, 2015
Messages
33
Hey every one, I just picked this up a few days ago. Its my first experience with anything from CRK and it is by far the favorite piece in my collection.

I have never been a "safe queen" kind of guy so I plan to edc it but I will reserve the nastier jobs to a backup knife. Although, I truly believe it can handle any task.

I present for your viewing pleasure, my Large Starbenza!










Here is a quick vid clip of the action. With a little bit of lube and a couple hours of fun it is buttery smooth!

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm223/jasonbournemp/knives/VID_42211128_104050_zpskuoqggrg.mp4
 
That is a great looking Starbenza! So far, of all the Wilson Combat knives,..I think this one is my favorite.

Oh..Great pics too!

Congrats and of course, welcome :thumbup:
 
Bhyde, thanks for the warm welcome and kind words.
I agree a 100%, this is the best looking of the WC knives.

I don't have any experience with the other makers but they look somewhat gimicky.
 
Great pics, Welcome aboard!!!!!!!
I love the three LH WC CRK's I have, gotta love the star pattern they have
 
Ajack60, thank you! I am broke after the last few purchases I made but once funds become available, I plan on adding a second Starbenza to the lineup. The next one will be a small. I've been bitten by the bug bad lol.

I actually lucked into this, I was searching for a Sebenza and all I found were the standard or the anodized versions. I then came across the carbon fiber inlay model and fell in love but they are out of stock.

I checked my Instagram feed and this one popped up and I had to have it!
 
Last edited:
Very nice. The large starbenz is on the top of my wants list. I really like the Starburst pattern on the handles. Nice score.
 
Beauty of a user knife! Congrats.
The more I see the Starbenza 21 the more I want one.
 
Thanks Dantone05, she was NIB when I got her but she is too pretty not to see daylight and pocket time lol.

If you have the means, you should definitely get one. The body is a little thin but the star pattern really gives the extra grip I look for in a knife. I definitely want a inlay version next, I just wish there was someone local that would let me handle one.

Most of my knife purchases have been sight unseen other than pictures. There aren't many(any?) Knife stores in south Florida.
 
congrats man,this is beautiful one. i am still into starbenza even though i had a cgg one. did you buy it from willson combat website or any other place?
 
Ttkttk33, thanks! I bought it off a great guy from Instagram. He had a situation come up and needed to unload a few knives. He had received the knife a day before he posted it for sale. It came from Wilson combat and he included the original receipt from Wilson with it.

Which CGG did you go with?
 
Eventually you can get it to look like this (if you beat on it anyway.) :D

20150121%20IMG_2903.PNG


You know I love the Starbenza even though yours is wrong-handed. :p

B
 
Brian, that Starbenza looks like it has a few stories under its belt. I like it! Where did you get that back spacer?

Wrong handed? I always thought I had trouble with it due to chubby fingers. Makes perfect sense now lol :)
 
jasonbournemp said:
Ttkttk33, thanks! I bought it off a great guy from Instagram. He had a situation come up and needed to unload a few knives. He had received the knife a day before he posted it for sale. It came from Wilson combat and he included the original receipt from Wilson with it.

Which CGG did you go with?
Click to expand...

I had ordered a starbenza as my first crk from wilson combat, but they didn't accept foreign credit card, so i got this raindrop cgg sebenza, it's also a pretty good one, i think starbenza is way cooler though.
 
ttkttk33 said:
I had ordered a starbenza as my first crk from wilson combat, but they didn't accept foreign credit card, so i got this raindrop cgg sebenza, it's also a pretty good one, i think starbenza is way cooler though.
Click to expand...

Wow, I'm sorry you weren't able to get the one you really wanted. The raindrop is very nice though. That was one I was considering getting. It was between that, the tanked, and the bullet hole. There was a blue and gold one that I love but the pattern on it ruined it for me.
 
Congrats and welcome to the club!!! It is my first CRK as well. Indeed worth every penny. Like every CRK, it comes perfect however snail trails are unavoidable if you are using it. The sunburst pattern helps conceal them a bit though.

After a few months however, I decided to get rid of this "perfect look" for a better wear.
image.jpg
image.jpg
 
Kurniadion said:
Congrats and welcome to the club!!! It is my first CRK as well. Indeed worth every penny. Like every CRK, it comes perfect however snail trails are unavoidable if you are using it. The sunburst pattern helps conceal them a bit though.

After a few months however, I decided to get rid of this "perfect look" for a better wear.
View attachment 515380
View attachment 515381
Click to expand...

That looks fantastic! I've been tossing around the idea of having it anodized a deep blue and then having the flats polished to a shiny silver-ish
 
jasonbournemp said:
That looks fantastic! I've been tossing around the idea of having it anodized a deep blue and then having the flats polished to a shiny silver-ish
Click to expand...

Great idea! If I were u though, I'd use it until you can't stand the trails ;)
A brand new sebenza has its charm for sure.
 
Nice score! Great knife! I just got my first Sebenza about 3'weeks ago, a large 21 unique graphic. It's been in my pocket every day since I got it. I love my Sebenza.

I hope you enjoy yours as much as I am enjoying mine.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top