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SG89 wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 23, 2022 2:40 pm

Have the inkosi inlays always been micarta or do they ever do wood for them?

I've only seen micarta to this point. It would be cool if they gave it inlay love like the Sebenza. I absolutely love that Inkosi Insingo. Action is smooth as glass on mine as well. Definitely the smoothest of the 4 I've had. Which normally isn't a big deal to me, but makes me happy opening and especially letting it drop shut with a subtle shake. I'm also very lucky that the ergos are perfect for my hand, add those inlays and it's a hand filling dream.

I hear so many good things about Chris Reeve's folders, and I'm a believer, they look great. I have one of the fixed blades too, a Green Beret.

But if they would just release a 4 inch blade, drop point, I'd buy one.

Naperville wrote: I hear so many good things about Chris Reeve's folders, and I'm a believer, they look great. I have one of the fixed blades too, a Green Beret.

But if they would just release a 4 inch blade, drop point, I'd buy one.

The 3.6” blade on my Sebenza gives off some serious BDE, fwiw - my fiancée thinks it’s way bigger than my 3.5” Stretch.

Phallic comes to mind, LOL! There is definitely room for mid-size CRK's...a 3.25" Inkosi Insingo would be perfect.

Naperville wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 23, 2022 8:23 pm

I hear so many good things about Chris Reeve's folders, and I'm a believer, they look great. I have one of the fixed blades too, a Green Beret.

But if they would just release a 4 inch blade, drop point, I'd buy one.

Would you consider the Umnumzaan? It has a nearly 3.7" blade.

Airlsee wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:42 pm

Phallic comes to mind, LOL! There is definitely room for mid-size CRK's...a 3.25" Inkosi Insingo would be perfect.

I'd second this!

SpyderLine wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:19 am

Naperville wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 23, 2022 8:23 pm

I hear so many good things about Chris Reeve's folders, and I'm a believer, they look great. I have one of the fixed blades too, a Green Beret.

But if they would just release a 4 inch blade, drop point, I'd buy one.

Would you consider the Umnumzaan? It has a nearly 3.7" blade.

I'll have to look at them.

Trying to fill a hole in my collection between 4 and 7 inch folders and fixed blades because that is what I'm thinking of carrying in the Winter. Especially when I get 5 to 10 years older, if I should be lucky enough to be here. Most of my knives are smaller than 3.7, or 7 inches and larger. I do not think smaller knives provide adequate self defense. Larger knives are just impossible to carry legally where I currently live.

Bad guys don't care. They carry unregistered firearms.

murphjd25 wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 24, 2022 5:42 pm

Cleaning out the popcorn machine at the theatre?

Naperville wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:33 pm

SpyderLine wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:19 am

Naperville wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 23, 2022 8:23 pm

I hear so many good things about Chris Reeve's folders, and I'm a believer, they look great. I have one of the fixed blades too, a Green Beret.

But if they would just release a 4 inch blade, drop point, I'd buy one.

Would you consider the Umnumzaan? It has a nearly 3.7" blade.

I'll have to look at them.

Trying to fill a hole in my collection between 4 and 7 inch folders and fixed blades because that is what I'm thinking of carrying in the Winter. Especially when I get 5 to 10 years older, if I should be lucky enough to be here. Most of my knives are smaller than 3.7, or 7 inches and larger. I do not think smaller knives provide adequate self defense. Larger knives are just impossible to carry legally where I currently live.

Bad guys don't care. They carry unregistered firearms.

I just do it anyway. Especially with a folder, I figure my chances of being stopped are slim to none anyway, and in the event that I do finally get stopped the officer is unlikely to consider my pocket knife. In the exceedingly rare chance they do, and I can’t talk them out if it, they’ll almost certainly be the kind of cop who will “let me off with a warning,” and keep it for their private collection. If that’s the consequence, I figure I’ll just carry what I please and chance it. How many days of useful blade length will I get out of that knife? I bet plenty.

Then again, other folks in other areas will definitely have other experiences, and I get that.

Naperville wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:33 pm

SpyderLine wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:19 am

Naperville wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 23, 2022 8:23 pm

I hear so many good things about Chris Reeve's folders, and I'm a believer, they look great. I have one of the fixed blades too, a Green Beret.

But if they would just release a 4 inch blade, drop point, I'd buy one.

Would you consider the Umnumzaan? It has a nearly 3.7" blade.

I'll have to look at them.

Trying to fill a hole in my collection between 4 and 7 inch folders and fixed blades because that is what I'm thinking of carrying in the Winter. Especially when I get 5 to 10 years older, if I should be lucky enough to be here. Most of my knives are smaller than 3.7, or 7 inches and larger. I do not think smaller knives provide adequate self defense. Larger knives are just impossible to carry legally where I currently live.

Bad guys don't care. They carry unregistered firearms.

I think you'd really dig the CRK Umnumzaan! I'm fortunate enough to live in a reasonably safe area. So I've never had to use or consider using my knife for self defense.

$450+ for a knife just for self defense... yikes!!

TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:50 pm

$450+ for a knife just for self defense... yikes!!

Although I could probably sell off $2500 in knives because they are merely collectors items and not really self defense knives, I probably have $22000 in self defense knives and impact weapons.

Even looking at a Linos Kydex Sheath Neck Sheath for my Native 5 in Maxamet. I look at every edged tool through one or two lenses: self defense or bushcrafting, and I don't have many of the latter.

https://linossheathworks.com/products/s ... ing-knives

My collection is pretty modern having started to collect less than 4 years ago. Sure I have a Randall Model #14 from 94, but I was not collecting. I do not have too many knives below S35VN.

For that money, I bet that's a pretty impressive collection.

TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:30 pm

For that money, I bet that's a pretty impressive collection.

Thank you!!! It covers most bases.

OT:

I'm a prepper at heart. We plan to bug-in. We have around 3 months of food for 2 people, 1 months worth of freeze dried food good for 35 years, and are looking to buy more.

If you don't have a shelf or two of food, I'd think about stocking up. The trucking in Canada and the USA is FUBARD because they are requiring vaccines.

If anyone wants to point me in the direction of a large insingo inkosi with inlays, I'd be much obliged

SG89 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:27 am

If anyone wants to point me in the direction of a large insingo inkosi with inlays, I'd be much obliged

I heard that DLT was getting a drop of around 60 Inkosis this week, but I did not see anything about which configurations.

I also heard they were releasing their stock of Crucarta PM2s this week, but no updates there yet.

I'll keep an eye out.

kennethsime wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:32 am

SG89 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:27 am

If anyone wants to point me in the direction of a large insingo inkosi with inlays, I'd be much obliged

I heard that DLT was getting a drop of around 60 Inkosis this week, but I did not see anything about which configurations.

I also heard they were releasing their stock of Crucarta PM2s this week, but no updates there yet.

I really wish you would've PM'ed SG so I wouldn't have read that..... now I'll be checking DLT this week.

SpyderLine wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:12 am

kennethsime wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:32 am

SG89 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:27 am

If anyone wants to point me in the direction of a large insingo inkosi with inlays, I'd be much obliged

I heard that DLT was getting a drop of around 60 Inkosis this week, but I did not see anything about which configurations.

I also heard they were releasing their stock of Crucarta PM2s this week, but no updates there yet.

I really wish you would've PM'ed SG so I wouldn't have read that..... now I'll be checking DLT this week.