What would you do? Opinions needed/wanted. Praetorian, Sebenza, XM's

Everyone needs a Chris Reeve... I'd go for the Umnumzaan (True North Knives Tanto variant)

I recently bought a Shirogorov F3 and have been absolutely blown away by the quality and feel of this knife... I'd recommend looking into these as well.
 
DGI said:
Everyone needs a Chris Reeve... I'd go for the Umnumzaan (True North Knives Tanto variant)

I recently bought a Shirogorov F3 and have been absolutely blown away by the quality and feel of this knife... I'd recommend looking into these as well.
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Yeah, a Wilson Combat variant Umnumzaan to match my 1911 would be sweet... :thumbup:
 
AirKuhl said:
I'm considering this route. I guess this is a pretty noob question but how would I go about ordering one from Mr. Thorburn? Google shows a weird thorinox.co.za website that just shows a blank page.
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You can purchase one of the Andre Thorburn and Andre van Heerden knives in the for sale section now.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1364744-ZT0804CF-amp-Thorburn-A2?highlight=thorburn

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...rd-Wave-Of-Collection-Sale?highlight=thorburn

Or some brand new ones can be bought from quite a few online purveyors.
 
DGI said:
Everyone needs a Chris Reeve... I'd go for the Umnumzaan (True North Knives Tanto variant)

I recently bought a Shirogorov F3 and have been absolutely blown away by the quality and feel of this knife... I'd recommend looking into these as well.
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You could say that I'm fond of the Zaanto...



This is the only CRK factory polished (blade) Umnumzaan I've ever personally seen.
 
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I personally feel hinderer is the way to go, with whatever size and blade shape you perfer. Quality is a step above what I have seen from crk. I've owned 2 small insingo sebenzas an inkosi a 25 and an umnumzaan. I have owned an eklipse, xm 18 3, 3.5 and now an XM 24. In my opinion they outshine all the CRK's in both durability of use, and fit and finish.
 
For that kind of money you can get a Fantoni Harsey HB-03 with a CPM S-125-V blade. They made 100 and they're still available.
 
I would agree with the Umnumzaan and XM-18 suggestions. Fantastic knives, and comparable in use. I also love the Les George Talos, which I would put in the same class.
I never have gone down the custom route, maybe as I age in my knife years...;):D
 
I dont own any of these but I am sure eventually I will have both hinderer and CRK. Just by looking, I would go with XM-24 and Zaan. Unless sth dramatical happens, Medford is the least attractive to me.
 
Reading through this again I still gotta go XM-24 Skinner. The more I use mine the more I love it. Just so good looking but also loves to be used!
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I have been privileged enough to own all three and the second option would be the best. The Praetorian is too big for any type of EDC as it takes up an entire pocket. It also feels weird to me in the hand and only likes one type of grip. The Large Sebenza would be a great EDC knife truly but since you're coming from a Medford it will feel super thin for you. Nothing against it in any way it is just it will be night and day switching between that and the Medford or even an XM-18. The XM-24 would be the best route because it is just as big and thick as the praetorian and easy on pocket space like the Sebenza (just much thicker and heavier). When you put that Ti scale on it it will truly rival the weight of the praetorian and it is super ergonomic and the blade design (no matter which one you choose) will do all your EDC chores
 
Id say the Hinderer is a great choice simply because of the ability to change out pivots, standoffs, lockbar stabilizers , screws , scales.....clips....filler tabs...etc .its nice to have something that you can "customize" . The steel flame stuff and hinderer go hand in hand as well. I always felt like a CRK was too "nice" to use....Even being in the same price range or less than Hinderer, the Hinderer is something I just never felt bad about using. Sounds weird I know, but I guess Ultimately its up to you- Buy what you think will make you happy and just sell it if it doesnt.
 
Rockstead,Shirogorov,CRK,Thorburn....all top class.Fit and finish,tolerances,quality feel,ease of maintenance,action.My top 4 for sure.
 
If it were me I'd avoid the Medford/XM24 too bulky IMO.

I think you'll be happy with the XM18/Sebenza combo. While that still leaves many options in of itself. With that paring I'd go for the Large Inkosi/XM18-Fatty although that's over budget a bit at $920.
 
rexromic said:
Rockstead,Shirogorov,CRK,Thorburn....all top class.Fit and finish,tolerances,quality feel,ease of maintenance,action.My top 4 for sure.
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Being as the OP started this thread and it died over a year ago I have a feeling he's already made a purchase lol
 
I'd go a thorburn as well. Great value for money. I wouldn't waste my $ on a medford, if you have an issue customer service is terrible in my experience.
Blues Bender said:
I'd say get one of the following:

-CRK Umnumzaan or Sebenza 21/25
-Rockstead Higo or Chi
-Custom from André Thorburn
-If you can find one, a Matt Diskin Fire (they're rare)
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I would check out Clyde Challenor's Raptor. It has quality, size, a ton of style, and a great guy to deal with in it's maker.
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Blues Bender said:
I'd say get one of the following:

-CRK Umnumzaan or Sebenza 21/25
-Rockstead Higo or Chi
-Custom from André Thorburn
-If you can find one, a Matt Diskin Fire (they're rare)
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I'll go pretty much with Ty's advice. Let's face it; you have the "heavy-duty" side COVERED. Why buy more of the same?
CRK 21 large Sebenza or the Zaan (slightly heavier-duty than the Sebbie)
Forget Hinderers. Some love them; that's fine. I've had two XM-18's; sold them. Good knives, but primarily are heavy-duty tools for first responders. Again, you have that covered.
Okay, now you've spent $450 or so on CRK. You're good. Hold onto the other half of the money and revisit you wants/needs in six months or a year.
There are SO MANY nice folders out there that are wonderful for casual carry needs...which most of us do. And they cost SO LITTLE money...
 
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