No Idaho CRK

At a certain point in the timeline , Idaho Made , was added to the scale, either etched , or machined. Some people place additional value on the PRE, but there should be no mechanical difference.
 
My reg, BG42 blade 2000 date stamp'd Sebby, has no markings except for the CR 'brand' near the pivot.
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i have two large 21s without the "Idaho Made" stamp...

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I have seen a few sold here on the forum. Sellers have touted the "no Idaho stamp" as being more desirable, and while I believe it may be true, I haven't seen that translate into much of a premium on the sell price.
 
I got a call from CRK today. My large 21 no stamp is in a brown truck on it's way home from the spa.
 
I'm not sure when I sent it in. I forgot to write the date on the calendar when I sent it in.....about 6-8 weeks.

I called them about 10 days ago. They told me it was 'in process'.
 
My first Sebenza had no Idaho stamp, that is part of why I love them. I also believe it detracts from it's simple design. And I have a graphic arts background and the "copy" is upside down and backwards based on how you would normally hold the knife to look at the clip side. But.....Poromenos is right, there seems to be no added value to them.
 
FWIW the stamp doesn't bother me one bit. Whether it's there or not does not sway me in desireabilty.
 
I remember when the Idaho stamp first started showing up. I didn't like it. Heard stuff like it was to help distinguish counterfeits. (although now there are fakes with IDAHO MADE stamps)

As an American and a Texan, I definitely understand showing pride in where you are from. I like to see "Made in USA" on my stuff, not "Made in some other place...." I think it's just them saying. "Look at this bad ass knife... See that... It was made in Idaho"

(Conversation with friend last Sunday)
Me: Man... I'm starting to really have trouble finding Sebenzas without the Idaho stamp.
Friend: I think it's cool they're proud of the knife being made in Idaho.
Me: I don't really like it. It's like Idaho is doing an end zone dance in my pocket. I'd like it if it said it was made in Texas.
Friend: It'd be cool if it said something like 'Idaho Made'. I think that'd be way cooler than 'Made in Idaho'.
Me: It does say 'Idaho Made'
Friend: Whoa. 'Idaho Made'. That's pretty cool.
Me: FFFFFFFFFUuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Funny... Back when it was the Sebenza Classic. People used to complain that the "Classic MM" stamp on the side was a big eyesore.

Preferences aside. It's better to have an Idaho stamp Sebenza than to have no Sebenza at all. To people who hold high value of the design/aesthetics of a knife, they may feel the stamps detract. I'm just jealous and wish it said Texas so I could brag about it. Oh yeah. To me, personally, it's worth about +$40-50 in my internal price evaluations over an equivalent model with no stamp. But that is because I am being a little b*tch about the stamp thing.
 
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I think the goal is to make Idaho Made to knives what Swiss Made is to watches. I believe other Idaho makers also do it.
 
The worst were really the knives marked "P." It's an eyesore and makes you think about...well, not about Idaho. Anyone who has one of those ridiculously ugly P-marked Sebenzas can send them to me. I'll kick in postage and make sure they go to a safe place where no one will need to be put off by the stupid P-mark.
 
"P" with a number is worse!!! Will dispose no charge also, same with "Idaho Made" clean out your collection!
 
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