Sebenza 25 - The Be All End All Knife aka "The One"

MostMenAreRuthless said:
I am feeling verclempt...
Now I REALLY want a 25.
The thought even crossed my mind to sell my Large Reg to fund a 25.
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...all I can think of...is...WOW! That is some heavy-duty emotion...

I have one of those early 25's from last November. If my blade-steel is that good...better than s90v, 20cv, m390, then I'll NEVER sell it.
I suspect that he just knows, from experience, how to handle a knife.
Good luck to you, Steel Addiction.
Sonnydaze
 
Great info and pictures Steel Addiction! Even though I don't post much, I do read the forums quite a bit and have appreciated your input here. It's great to see that you've found your "one" knife. I wish there was such a thing for me! :glee:

Goodluck in starting your company and best wishes knife brethren.
 
Best of luck to you! I don't get nearly the use out of mine that you do but I do have to agree on all counts. It is as close to the "perfect" knife that I have ever had or handled.
 
I agree 1000% it is the pinnacle. I gave up a large starbenza. That was hard but worth it.:)
 
Nice review! I've wanted one ever since I got my 21.
Is there ever going to be a small Sebenza 25? The normal size is a bit on the large size for my tastes.
 
The newest batch has a different stop pin. It is not press fit into one scale, it has a screw on both sides.
 
Don M said:
The newest batch has a different stop pin. It is not press fit into one scale, it has a screw on both sides.
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I noticed that when comparing mine to the older ones. It also does not have the groove on each side of the stop pin either which dressed it up a tiny bit.
 
nyefmaker said:
I noticed that when comparing mine to the older ones. It also does not have the groove on each side of the stop pin either which dressed it up a tiny bit.
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I noticed a few differences, stop pin lacks grooves - first batch had them, top scale screws are flush to the handle - first batch they sat higher on the scale, the blade bevel stops with the end of the handles - first batch it extended under the handles, also the jimping has sharper points - first batch was more squared off.

Ill have my wife capture some pics with the dslr later today as I wouldnt be able to take such detailed photos.
 
I couldn't agree more with Steel Addictions initial post. The 25 (to me) is about the best it's going to get.

I had one of the first run 25's, sold it, and then just recently purchased a new one. I'm SUPER stoked that new ones have the original jimping like on the prototype from Blade 2012. I was a little disappointed with the first run that Chris decided to blunt down the jimping. Couldn't be happier now though!
 
Here are some up close shots of the differences that I noticed from the first batch to the second batch.

First batch shot first and then second batch with description in bold above each photo:

Jimping is sqaured off



Jimping is sharper




Blade grind extends under handles



Blade grind ends with handles



Tip of lockbar 90* cut



Tip of lockbar has 45* cut



Screws sit above the scale a little




Screws sit flush with scale




Stop Pin has fancy groves



Stop Pin lacks fancy groves



Lockup at 80% verified by blade tang wear
Hasn't moved a mm from day one
Also just noticed that the blade has some extra grinds behind the tang.




Lockup at 60% verified by blade tang wear




No date stamp



Date Stamp

 
Miss it already lol. So what do you think about the differences? Like, dislike, or neutral?
 
NM08SRT8 said:
Miss it already lol. So what do you think about the differences? Like, dislike, or neutral?
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I actually prefer everything about the original than the second batch lol.
But that could just be because I have bonded with it over the last 8 months.

The fancy stop pin, the screws sitting above the scale a little are level with the pivot so if sitting on a table it doesn't wobble; and you can see the nice machining around the screws, the not so harsh jimping, and the uniqueness of no date stamp. The other points are kinda moot.

I guess the big kicker is the jimping, not sure how the sharper jimping would feel with hard cuts with acsr, but hopefully I don't have to find out, and the first one lasts me many moons which I'm sure it will.
 
Awesome Post Steel Addiction with amazing pics to point out the differences. I have one from
The current batch.
 
Oh man, really glad you posted these pics. I love everything that's new on the most recent batch...especially the more aggressive jimping. Its perfect!
 
Just got mine today, birth date June 12, 2013. Very nice, I like the new jimping, but it will probably not replace my classic small Sebenza for everyday carry. More of a hiking/camping sized knife for me. Great finish and fit, as usual. The edge was not as polished as I have come to expect and not as sharp as usual. I fixed that with a few passes over a strop with fine polishing, but I was kind of surprised that it was not at hair shaving sharpness direct from the source.

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Great pics, they show the differences very well.
I have one if the first 30 from Nov as well, I love that knife but while I'm sending it in to get the broken screw fixed I found a 25 with a birthdate that I couldn't pass up, can't wait to compare the two of them.
I had two from the first 30 in my hands and found differences with the pair, posted a YouTube vid of it quite a while ago if anybody is interested.
If I notice anything that you missed, which is unlikely, ill post some pics.
 
The cutouts/grooved outs for the lanyard on my early 25 were uneven. I'll try and find a pic.
 
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