New Sebenza 31

[BJJKK]

Hello all, I was looking at buying a Sebenza 31, but have heard of issues with the lockup of the blade or blade play. Can someone explain what the problem with the new 31 is. Would I be better off buying a 21 while I still can?

 

[Boru13]

Plenty of opinions here.
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/sebenza-31-lock-rock.1718273/

 

[BJJKK]

Thank you for the link, I appreciate it.

 

[Ajack60]

Hello all, I was looking at buying a Sebenza 31, but have heard of issues with the lockup of the blade or blade play. Can someone explain what the problem with the new 31 is. Would I be better off buying a 21 while I still can?

Yes, get a 21 now. The 31's will be around a lot longer.
You'd probably be better off getting two. The CRK exchange here has some decent pics for reasonable prices, a good place to look.

 

[Peter Hartwig]

^^^I agree get the 21 while you can, and the 31 latter. It will give you a chance to see why many favor the 21 and what it is all about. In the end you can choose which you like the best. This will cost you a bit more up front money, but should give you a better result. If you decide to sell one, it shouldn't be a big problem to find a new owner on the exchange. Most likely both knives will have their fans.

 

[JAB]

I was actually on the hunt for another Mnandi but since they’re still in production I figured it can wait and instead I’m grabbing the 21s I want now. Same goes for 31s and Inkosis.

That said, if you find a 31 you want instead I see no reason not to jump on it (I’ve been tempted by some nice examples on the Exchange)

 

[XL883N]

I bought 2 31s that were made in May and neither have that lock issue.

 

[AKWILD]

Buy what sings to you

 

[BJJKK]

Thank you for the replies, I ended up buying a carbon fiber sebenza 21 from knife art. I may get a 31 sometime down the road, but the lock rock others have had on their 31 (I read the thread posted, yes it took awhile) has put me off a 31, for now.

Thanks again