Sebenza 25

[Slugy]

Just got a Sebenza 25 new from August 28, 2014 , I can't come up with a superlative to describe how thrilled I am with it ! Why was it introduced then discoed I don't get !

 

[Kallil]

Just got a Sebenza 25 new from August 28, 2014 , I can't come up with a superlative to describe how thrilled I am with it ! Why was it introduced then discoed I don't get !

It became the inkosi. So not really discontinued. I can’t remember the exact similarities, but it basically just has a new name and some minor design changes

 

[CHNeal]

Just got a Sebenza 25 new from August 28, 2014 , I can't come up with a superlative to describe how thrilled I am with it ! Why was it introduced then discoed I don't get !

It became the inkosi I believe.

 

[Slugy]

Gotcha , I owned an Inkosi and it was nothing but a shadow of the 25 even the micarta inlays are nicer looking !

 

[Ajack60]

Just got a Sebenza 25 new from August 28, 2014 , I can't come up with a superlative to describe how thrilled I am with it ! Why was it introduced then discoed I don't get !

Some folks never felt the 25 belonged to the Sebenza family, so after 4 short years, the 25 was retired and evolved into the Inkosi. There were a few changes made that are actually better. The washer tab on the 25 is a PIA, you have to position the flat spot on the blade stop pin correctly or the blade will not close.
Personally, I prefer the 25 over the inkosi. I’ve got 5 including a prototype. The changes weren’t significant enough for me to replace the 25’s I have.

 

[Dudleyd]

I’ve owned 4 inkosis and 1 25 through the years and I prefer the 25. I’m down to one inkosi now but I’ll likely sell it at some point. I just think all the little “quirks” that make the 25 tick are neat. All the extra steps in production that were made to cut a notch in the stop pin and the whole washer ordeal. It seems to me that the “improvements” of the inkosi were designed to make it cheaper to manufacture. (Save for the clip positioning, which I admit is horrible on the 25 but easily fixed by shortening the clip). Plus te 25 is a neat piece of crk history

 

[KrisNZ]

Gotcha , I owned an Inkosi and it was nothing but a shadow of the 25 even the micarta inlays are nicer looking !

Some folks never felt the 25 belonged to the Sebenza family, so after 4 short years, the 25 was retired and evolved into the Inkosi. There were a few changes made that are actually better. The washer tab on the 25 is a PIA, you have to position the flat spot on the blade stop pin correctly or the blade will not close.
Personally, I prefer the 25 over the inkosi. I’ve got 5 including a prototype. The changes weren’t significant enough for me to replace the 25’s I have.

I’ve owned 4 inkosis and 1 25 through the years and I prefer the 25. I’m down to one inkosi now but I’ll likely sell it at some point. I just think all the little “quirks” that make the 25 tick are neat. All the extra steps in production that were made to cut a notch in the stop pin and the whole washer ordeal. It seems to me that the “improvements” of the inkosi were designed to make it cheaper to manufacture. (Save for the clip positioning, which I admit is horrible on the 25 but easily fixed by shortening the clip). Plus te 25 is a neat piece of crk history

Thanks for this,
I've been looking at a L 25 inlay.

 

[Slugy]

my brother who introduced me to CRK really likes it , he has the Sebenza Classic and he really puts it thru it's paces 18 yrs. he has had it apart 4 times has the washers that are flat, plain he dressed 5 deer with it and as he says " the Sebenza will take anything you can throw at it and ......... do it in style" he says wishes he checked out the 25 when it reached the public.

 

[jmclfrsh]

My first CRK was a 25 PJ and although ai sold it, I purchased two 25 inlays immediately afterward, a right and a left.

They are solid knives. I have an Inkosi as well and to me the differences are minimal. I like the 25s.