Sebenza advice needed

carrot said:
You know when you have to buy friends something is wrong in your life. ;)
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Can't argue with that!

I love my Spydercos but there's something special about the Sebenza that makes it my constant companion, whereas the various Spydercos I enjoy are rotated in and out of EDC.
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It's that "something special" that intrigues me so much.

I see photos of them and they look rather plain. Titanium is nice, but I have a number of knives with titanium frames. I even have a nice titanium watch my wife got me (it's solar powered!), and I've had it for years. Now given that there's nothing particularly "special" about the blade, what part of the Sebenza is it that "grabs" people? Lockup? Weight? Will it last longer than my Buck 110 Alaskan? (After years of putting it off, I finally bought a 110, and I can immediately see why someone would like it.) But the Sebenza doesn't have a beautifully polished blade, no engraving, no ivory. Even the titanium isn't polished.

So I see my beautifully polished revolver, a box of centerfire ammo, a Native and a Buck 110 Alaskan on one side, and a single Sebenzza on the other, and I say, which would I rather have, Door A or Door B? Well, it's no contest. I'll take the gun, the knives and the ammo. I'm trying to see the charm of the Sebenza, honest, but nah. Make it a fixed-blade, add a nice horn or stag hilt, a dazzling Damascus blade and a beautiful leather sheath and it's a different story....
 
What beautifully polished revolver can you get after you subtract the cost of a Native (Spyderco I assume) and Buck 110 Alaskan from the cost of
a new large standard (Regular or Classic) Sebenza?

Thanks,
Rich
 
Confederate, what about buying a good, used Sebenza? If you find you don't like it you could likely sell it for close to what you paid for it.

I don't hear angels sing every time I open my Sebenza, but it is a very nice knife.

Rich
 
Thanks, Rich. It HAS to be a nice knife or I wouldn't have anyone disagreeing with me!

My wife thinks, on the other hand, that anyone who's foolish enough to buy a handgun instead of a painting just isn't with it.

Anyway, here's my breakdown:

Ruger .357................................... $300
Federal .357 158-gr. JSP................... 15
Spyderco Native (S30V).................... 40
Buck 110 Alaskan (S30V 3.8-inch)....... 68

$423

The discontinued Ruger .357 can be had in either stainless or blued in very good quality for $300. A primo Taurus or Rossi revolver in like new condition goes for even less. Anyway, by the time you add up the revolver, the shells, and both knives, you've even got enough left over for a holster! And though you can argue that the Spyderco isn't something you can hand down as an heirloom, you can't really say that about the Buck 110. And if you buy even a good used Ruger revolver, your grandkids will be able to shoot it at anyone who's intent on prying it from their cold, dead fingers.

So given all this, you've not only got a gun, a box of ammo and a holster, but two wonderful S30V knives. And one of those knives has a longer S30V blade than the Sebenza and is built like a brick outhouse. It also comes with a beautiful leather holster, which I believe the Sebbie comes without.

But, if it's any consolation, I probably would buy a Sebenza if I had the money, just to see what the fuss is all about. But I still don't see how it could beat Door A!
 
If you are going to use the price of a used revolver, then you should be using the price of a used Sebenza.

A new large Sebenza is $385 USD. I'm not sure how much a good used large Sebenza runs, maybe $300?

Ammo $15, Native $40, Buck 110 AL $68.... total $123.

Used large Sebenza maybe $300
less the knives and ammo.. $123
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You are left with...............$177 for the purchase of a revolver. Good luck.

Even if you used the price of a new large Sebenza $385 and you subtract the $123, you still have only $262 for a revolver.

I understand your point about buying one expensive item vs. buying seversl less expensive items. But, your original example was a little misleading.
 
"But, if it's any consolation, I probably would buy a Sebenza if I had the money, just to see what the fuss is all about. But I still don't see how it could beat Door A!"

How much do you think you would be out in the end if you bought a good used Sebenza, tried it gently for a little while, and then sold it?
 
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