Pretty nice knife, the Inkosi

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gull wing

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I've had it for a few days now, and it's proving to be a very nice companion for me. The small size is not an issue for me of course I have a small hand, so...
Ease of deployment, I still can't get over:) how easy it is, with no break in.
Slicing, it's better than I expected for a thicker blade. It must be the newer higher hollow grind. It sliced as good as my Insingo, which has the traditional grind.
Any EDC knife I have must slice apples with low effort......done.

Noticed a feature after awhile(these CRK's have so many), the spine of the handle has a very generous easing. It's larger than on previous models, which great for me as some titanium frame locks hurt my hand in that spot.
 
Man you are really making me miss my small and go crazy over the wait for my Large to come back.

You hit it on the head. My small inkosi was the Smoothest crk right out of the box. No break in. And no matter how hard I used it or what got in the pivot, it stayed smooth.

The blade design is really amazing. It slices way better than I could have ever expected.

Glad you are enjoying it so far.
 
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Nice catch on the chamfer!
 
I was concerned about the thicker blade on the Inkosi being a problem for me, as I prefer thin blades, but if it is on par with the Insingo that's great!

Also, I have never noticed the extra chamfering before your pic.:thumbup:
 
Just got my large Inkosi, and I'm quite impressed how thin the edge it given the overall spine thickness! :thumbup: :cool:
 
After telling myself the 21 was the best and only knife i'd ever need, something came up and I couldn't pass up on the deal for a new small inkosi... well lets just say i'm more than a little impressed with the inkosi.
 
gastonian said:
I was concerned about the thicker blade on the Inkosi being a problem for me, as I prefer thin blades, but if it is on par with the Insingo that's great!

Also, I have never noticed the extra chamfering before your pic.:thumbup:
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I suspect the Inkosi/25/Zaan's all have more generous blade stock thickness due to the actual point of blade contact of the ceramic ball (at lockup) being "in board" as compared to a standard RIL, which is right at the lockbar edge. As a result, there is a portion of the blade tang that can never be used as lockup - approximately half the diameter of the ceramic ball.
 
Resisting the urge to breaking it down, cleaning, and lubing, but will let it wear in a little longer. Looks like it needs some grease.
 
This is making me miss an inkosi. I just got a mnandi and wondering if it's just too light for me. I had issue with the grip on the inkosi but wonder if I was just being impatient. Other than that I think it's th e perfect knife.
 
rsmlem1 said:
This is making me miss an inkosi. I just got a mnandi and wondering if it's just too light for me. I had issue with the grip on the inkosi but wonder if I was just being impatient. Other than that I think it's th e perfect knife.
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Definitely need to give it time. I carried it for a week straight before I realized how great it was. I then proceeded to carry it every day for many months. I only sold it to fund a large inkosi.
 
T.K.C. said:
You need to give it more time. Are you planning on getting another one?
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Probably. Other than that point thing. I think it's perfect. Love the big pivot. Love the ceramic ball detention. Love the blade thickness. I swapped it for a insigno small seb and that was not me. It looks like the inkosi is easier to reassemble than the seb. I get the pivot tension is a thing but it looks like washer centering is easier. Just a hunch. Any experience btw the two.
 
The small Inkosi has been a love and hate affair for me...
this knife is the smoothest knife out of the box that I had... incredible
It looks great but since it is much smaller than I expected I had a hard time with the ergonomics
However as time goes I took the time to come back to it on some occasions and I have say that it is growing on me as I start to get use to its size
 
Just got my large natural micarta today and all I can say is WOW. I must admit, on several threads I have stated I prefer the sebenza over inkosi for the thinner blade and pivot, and that holds true for the small inkosi. However, the large actually seems to have a deeper hollow grind than my small does (maybe because small is older model?) and although it is adjustable pivot, its still as smooth as silk. I think the large inkosi actually feels better in hand with the finger grooves,than the sebenza, and the ceramic ball lockface seals the deal for me. Even though sebenza still has the better blade geometry in my opinion, the inkosi is definitely no slouch as a cutter, and has enough improvements over the sebenza to win me over. Still I prefer the small sebenza over the small inkosi, handle is just too small for me and finger grooves dont seem to fit my hand as well as the large ones do. And as I said before, blade seems to be thicker behind edge than the large inkosi.

Just measured small and large inkosi with calipers, and large is indeed thinner at .024 small is right at .030 both measured directly in front of choil.
 
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