Someone recognized my Sebenza

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pvicenzi

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One of our part time workers whipped out a knife to open a box. I took out my closed Sebenza and jokingly told him he shouldn't carry a knife. To my surprise he said, "Is that a Sebenza?". First time that happened to me. Anyone ever have someon recognize their CRK?
 
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About six years ago while at the Dr his PA noticed my clip and asked if It was a Sebenza in my pocket.
I took it out to show it to him, and he then pulled out his Sebenza to show me.
 
How about when someone asks " how much did that cost 60 bucks" lol then show you there Gerber!!
 
drwbck3 said:
How about when someone asks " how much did that cost 60 bucks" lol then show you there Gerber!!
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I never hear that but do hear "why do you need a $400 knife? My $60 "insert brand" knife works just as well"

I've only had one person recognize my sebenza. I was dropping off a trailer I had rented from Uhaul and noticed a big monkey fist lanyard sticking out of his pocket with a benchmade pocket clip. He obviously noticed my pocket clip also and asked if I was carrying a seb.
 
Out side of a knife related situation like shows, meets or talking to people at knife shops it has happened twice. A weighter in a restaurant said "nice CRK, by the way" when bringing food to the table. I said thanks and asked what he had, turnes out he had a Benchmade on him. The second time was an old guy I was talking to while walking my dog in the mountains here in Taiwan. He missidentified my Umnumzaan as a Sebenza but he was close enough. :p He was carrying a Mora in his back pack. :):thumbup:
 
Only my knife nut friend has recognised it so far. The rest would flip if I told them what it costed.
 
Nope, I've never met someone that has recognized a CRK that I'm carrying. I'm sure it'll be an interesting day and a lively conversation when/if it happens.

This kind of stuff makes me laugh when people claim on the forums that owning a CRK is a status symbol and that they are pocket jewelry. I'm pretty sure that status symbols need to be easily recognized--and pocket knives in general aren't, let alone a CRK.
 
Boy that's the truth. A Buck 110 is more of a status symbol than a CRK. Not many people know what they are.

Cynic2701 said:
Nope, I've never met someone that has recognized a CRK that I'm carrying. I'm sure it'll be an interesting day and a lively conversation when/if it happens.

This kind of stuff makes me laugh when people claim on the forums that owning a CRK is a status symbol and that they are pocket jewelry. I'm pretty sure that status symbols need to be easily recognized--and pocket knives in general aren't, let alone a CRK.
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drwbck3 said:
How about when someone asks " how much did that cost 60 bucks" lol then show you there Gerber!!
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Reminds me of a time I pulled out my Dragonfly in H-1 "yellow FRN handles" someone asked me to see it. They flip it open, then closed, hand it back to me and say "that's cool, what was it like $5 at Big 5." :D I just laughed and said it was a $50 knife.
 
The second day I carried mine, one of my clients immediately saw it and asked to hold it:)
He now has his own..
Haven't met anyone since who knew what a Sebenza was.
 
Never had it happen to me here in San Diego. I notice clips every now and then but its usually a Spyderco or Kershaw.
 
Yes, it happened to me one time. I was at my friends garage (auto repair shop), when a mechanic stopped by from a neighboring garage to chew the fat. He immediately spotted my small classic that was in my pocket and said, " can I check out your Sebenza?" I was like uh, sure you can. As he was admiring it he said, "I've been wanting one of these for a long time now. It truly is a work of art".

That was very cool, but it was the only time anyone has ever noticed it.
 
Have never had anyone notice my CRK(yet), and quite frankly, I feel uncomfortable talking to anybody about (insert whatever CRK I have on me) because it's always a useless ABC conversation about knives, and it's not worth my time to even bring someone up to speed on a CRK lol!
 
Cynic2701 said:
This kind of stuff makes me laugh when people claim on the forums that owning a CRK is a status symbol and that they are pocket jewelry. I'm pretty sure that status symbols need to be easily recognized--and pocket knives in general aren't, let alone a CRK.
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CRK is pocket jewelry but Strider, Hinderer, etc is a well made tool more than worth the cost...
 
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