Sebenza heading to Idaho, Pro Lite on the way!

[dkblade]

Im expecting my first child in November, and in order to free up a little spending money and drawer space I sold off the majority of my modest collection not long ago. After tomorrow I'll be left with one and ONLY ONE knife, my large 21 insingo--the one knife I will never ever ever get rid of.

Well I decided to send my sebenza to Idaho and have a clip point blade installed with new washers, double silver lugs and a silver back spacer. A real looker IMO!!

But as all you knife enthusiasts know, we're pretty lost without a knife on us at almost all hours of the day, so I started looking for something budget friendly but still capable for the 5-7 week period I'll be without my Seb, and I came across the Pro Lite clip point from cold steel.

After a couple videos and pictures I pulled the trigger for a hefty $32.95 shipped. It'll be here in a couple days and I'll try and snap some pics and maybe do a video review!

Any of you had a chance to play with one of these yet?


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[dkblade]

Here's a couple crappy pictures of my new CS Pro Lite clip point.

This thing is pretty awesome, especially for $30! It could easily sell for $70 if you consider that the mini grip is $80+. The blade is super sharp and fairly evenly ground with the left side being ground slightly higher than the right towards the tip.

The texture on the FRN is grippy and the shape of the handle is excellent and very comfortable. I also think it looks nice in its simplicity--no cutouts or finger grooves to ruin certain grips. As TheApostleP says: "God made our hand to hold a stick!"

The stone wash on the blade is very nicely done, nicer than the m390 mini grip I previously owned, but not quite sebenza nice, but very very smooth.

Haven't had a chance to test the clip on jeans yet but I'll be carrying this knife exclusively for 4-7 weeks until my sebenza gets back so I'll report back on that.

The knife is difficult to open and not particularly smooth, but has already gotten easier since I've opened it a few dozen times. I imagine it'll break in nicely. The lock back is maybe a little softer than my recon 1 was but is about the same for all intents and purposes. As of now it's a 2 hand knife because the blade won't drop at all when the lock back is depressed, but that may be a good thing because it'll swing shut on my finger.

Thumb stud is great and typical CS.

Overall fit and finish is excellent on all FRN and stainless portions of the knife. Spine grind is 100% even on both sides and typical awesome cold steel shape with minor

I can find nothing about this knife to hate on other than needing to be worked in...I recommend everyone pick one up...and if you hate it you're only out $30! That's pretty incredible.

Thanks fellas at Cold Steel for a real winner!!!

Cat likes it...

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[custom33]

Does the exposed rear tang when closed pose any difficulties or not?

 

[dkblade]

Does the exposed rear tang when closed pose any difficulties or not?

I'll answer that tomorrow when I carry it all day at work.

Also, Good pocket clips are very important to me so I'll report back on that too!


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[insta9ves]

Nice first impression! IMO it's one of the best handle design from CS this year, and the size is perfect for me. Wished CS come up with a G-10 XHP version. Hell put some color scale like the broken skull too.

Here is mine:

 

[Goosey]

Any of you had a chance to play with one of these yet?

I bought the tanto version (didn't have any tantos).

The clip actually works without any issues, unlike the bear trap clips on almost every other CS. As I expected, the FRN handle has no liners (that I can see—didn't disassemble), but I was surprised to find it felt very stiff with no noticeable flex. Feels much stiffer than an Endura, for example. I like the handle design, it's a pretty 'neutral' handle compared to much of their lineup and the texture is a good balance between grippy and smooth. Carried for a couple weeks so far. No complaints.

 

[dkblade]

I bought the tanto version (didn't have any tantos).

The clip actually works without any issues, unlike the bear trap clips on almost every other CS. As I expected, the FRN handle has no liners (that I can see—didn't disassemble), but I was surprised to find it felt very stiff with no noticeable flex. Feels much stiffer than an Endura, for example. I like the handle design, it's a pretty 'neutral' handle compared to much of their lineup and the texture is a good balance between grippy and smooth. Carried for a couple weeks so far. No complaints.

Clip worked great today, not quite sebenza great but better than my spydercos and old CS which makes It actually a really really good clip for any priced knife.

No liners needed and no liners had! The FRN is very rigid and sturdy and I wouldn't be concerned with it breaking or flexing at all.




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[dkblade]

Noticed inside the knife that it appears to use only two Teflon washers. While this doesn't result in any blade play in any direction, it does make the knife less likely to "break in" and get easier to open. I suppose that could be considered a downside as it is I would say 30% more difficult to open than a sebenza and occasionally impossible to close with one hand. It takes a decided amount of pressure on the thumb stud (at the right practiced angle) to freely swing the blade open, and a combination of thumb indenting pressure and a swift downward flick of the wrist to get the blade to the right obtuse angle to get it shut one handed. Also, the latter motion requires some attention on the users behalf as the blade is basically a guillotine when it gets to about 45 degree angle.

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