Sebenza Question

[hunts31]

This forum has piqued my interest in Sebenza's and I need to know what is the exact length of the blade on a large Sebenza. I have read both 3.625 inches and 3.5 inches. I need to know because legal carry limit in Colorado is 3.5 inches.

 

[Death's Head]

From Chris Reeve's website, the blade length is 3.625". Sorry dude. Your out of luck. But no your not! That is why there is a Small Sebenza with a 2.94" blade.

 

[cerulean]

The blade of my large, Regular Sebenza is just a hair under 3.5 inches long. That’s using the AKTI standard of measuring blade length: measuring the distance from the top most part of the handle to the tip of the blade.

I don’t know for sure though if all Regular Sebenzas have that same exact blade length. Mine was made in October of 2001, if that’s any help.

The large Classic Sebenza that I handled in a pass-around had a slightly longer blade. It was maybe an eighth of an inch longer and therefor over the 3.5-inch limit.

You might want to post this question in the CRK forum in the Manufacturers forums here at BFC. The people there might provide better info, but I think the Classic’s blade is always a little bit longer than the one on the Regular.

 

[Garonne]

That's true, 89 mm for the large regular and 92 mm for the large classic.

 

[DGG]

Here is an interesting review from the British Blades forum where the Spyderco Manix beat up on the much more expensive Sebbies and Striders in a real world competition (Sebbies and Strider do look great on paper don't they?).

http://www.britishblades.com/home/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=46

 

[bbcmat]

Remember - the factory edge is only there until you sharpen it - so read a test like that carefully.

MAT