Waiting To See What’s Behind Door #3! Oh Hell YES

Jsega51 · Sep 2, 2020

I previously (2016) owned a small 21 with inlays that I never really carried or cared for it much since I felt the handle was slightly undersized for my hand and I just couldn’t transition to a modern knife over all of my slip joints. Door #1 closed.

Door #2 just opened yesterday with the arrival of a new Lg. Inkosi PJ. Definitely a step up from the small knives, that’s for sure! I’ve been wanting a modern knife again and figured I’d give this one a shot. I know the pivot is adjustable but out of the box it takes both hands to overcome the detent at the moment, I can’t use my thumb with one hand to push that blade out of the closed position. It’s tight! There’s a decent amount of resistance through the whole range of motion so I know it needs some loosening. Feels great in the hand though and the size is pretty much what I’ve been looking for, not as an edc, but as an outdoors knife to compliment the fixed blades I usually carry or when I don’t have one on my belt. The jury is still out since I don’t want to adjust or do anything else to the knife yet, keeping it new in box fresh (it could be getting returned)...door #2 is being left ajar.

Door #3 should be here early next week. After previously reading crap tons of comparison threads and watching enough videos, I had been wondering if I’d like the slightly thinner blade and the handle styling of the Lg. Sebenza over the Inkosi but figured I’d check out the Inkosi first. That wonderment, with the Inkosi finally in hand, still got the best of me and the knife nuts advice is to always buy both! I have this need to check them out side by side now. So, I placed an order for the Lg. Sebenza 31 with natural micarta inlays this morning. Why the 31 over the 21? I like the front inlay being one solid piece and well, that’s about it I guess!

There’s really not much point to this thread other than that fact that I’ll be checking out my third CRK knife soon lol. Hope everyone is having a great Wednesday!

BD_01 · Sep 2, 2020

Awesome! Keep them all!

My Inkosi broke in really quickly, just a matter of a few days, but I did do a re-lube and adjustment.

Evany · Sep 3, 2020

My Inkosi was pretty much just right out of the box. Slightly difficult to over come the detent, and then utterly smooth until a rock solid lock up. It has not changed at all in 6 months of moderate use. I suppose I owe it an overhaul, but I keep remembering what one of my first bosses told me: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

Jsega51 · Sep 3, 2020

BD_01 and E Evany , if I decide to keep the Inkosi I’ll be sure to give it a once over and adjust the pivot. I won’t return it based on it coming very tight, I figured I’d wait to see the 31 first before deciding. Then if I like the 31, I’ll probably end up buying a Lg. 21 too! Damn this hobby.

353 · Sep 3, 2020

Jsega51 said:
BD_01 and E Evany , if I decide to keep the Inkosi I’ll be sure to give it a once over and adjust the pivot. I won’t return it based on it coming very tight, I figured I’d wait to see the 31 first before deciding. Then if I like the 31, I’ll probably end up buying a Lg. 21 too! Damn this hobby.

The Inkosi is not a Sebenza, if the action is to tight you need to adjust it and maybe also loctite it.

Jsega51 · Sep 3, 2020

353 said:
The Inkosi is not a Sebenza, if the action is to tight you need to adjust it and maybe also loctite it.

Yep, I understand that. I want to see if I like the 31 better before touching the Inkosi with a wrench since it might get returned. (I’ve mentioned this in both previous posts I’ve made in this thread).

Jsega51 · Sep 5, 2020

USPS got it here fast! Love this one, immediately too. Very smooth but it will need a little break in. I’ve already taken it apart (who can’t do that right away lol), cleaned it and re-lubed it, just so that I’d be familiar with the construction right off the bat. Been sitting here opening and closing it while reading the forum and I can already tell that it’s smoothing out and getting easier to manipulate.

I was on the fence about the Inkosi but not with the 31. It’s a keeper for sure!

One thing I did notice was that the lock bar screws came pre-locktited, which I wasn’t aware they were doing. I did read that a lot of people had experienced them backing out when the 31’s were first hitting the market. Must be they decided to go ahead and just do them at the factory.