SNG in da House!

JAB

JAB

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I recently made a trade for a LNIB Strider SNG (thanks to SIFU1A!) and it arrived this morning :thumbup:. While I've owned and handled a few Striders this was my first experience with the digicam blade finish and I must say that it's very cool in person. Looking at it in pics I never realized that parts of the pattern were made up of a shiny metallic gold finish :cool: - I guess the next logical step after "tacti-cool" is "tacti-bling":D Anyway, after tightening the pivot, applying a few drops of Wilson Combat Ultima-Lube, and slashing/hacking up the packing materials it was ready to go ;). The blade opens smoothly and locks up tightly with a satisfying "CLACK".

While I generally prefer around a 3" blade for EDC I found that the PT that I briefly owned just didn't work for me for some reason. On the other hand, the larger hand-filling grip combined with the large choil and 3" cutting surface make the SNG feel "just right". To me these features make the knife seem a little smaller than it really is - it definitely handles like a smaller knife. I don't know if this will replace my EDC Small Sebenza but I'll carry it and play with it for a few days and see what happens.

I'm not the best photographer and I have yet to set up a light box but I think I managed to get a decent snap of the blade finish:

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Thanks for reading, JAB
 
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Ya have a beautiful blade there... I love the digicam / flamed ti combo

Now go forth and cut at will:D
 
My digicam SNG is going to be in my hands tomorrow! Can't wait to see it in person :D
(and to compare it to robot vomit)
 
thanks for the kind words lycosa, ya are a good one yourself!

i didnt like the digicam at 1st either, had only seen pics, then i got to handle a SnG with the digi before i bought it and now imho its the best looking finish on production SKI's, it also wears well and doesnt show scuffs bad like some do, anyway i much prefer it to tiger stripes/etc.

oh yeah, one other thing, in the hand it doesnt look like robot vomit lol, it just doesnt photograph well..
 
I picked mine up a few weeks ago.Awesome knife! You have to handle one of these to appreciate the workmanship
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also check out the nice lanyard (tied by yours truly.....) i threw in for free lol.......
 
awesome knife. wish they made them in left hand or at least with the ability to put the clip on the other side.
 
From what ive heard Strider stopped making the left handed ones, I watched the forums here for a while to no avail for one but I picked up a Digicam Tanto Blk G10 Flamed Ti SNG righty on Ebay and it was an instant love affair, the Sebenza now sleeps in her box wrapped warmly in tissue ;-)... I carry and operate mine with my left hand weak side carry (im right handed though) and I can quickly open and close it very easily.

The person I bought it from also used it lefty and he included a lefty kydex sheath. I found a desantis mag holder I had laying around and it worked perfectly for my purposes. The knife also had a lefty oversized pivot pin (when compared to the right one) which im not sure if its available as an option from Strider or was installed by him. But needless to say, as a lefty you can work/manipulate this blade pretty well even without the oversized pin which says a lot about the SNGs design.
 
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