"it had the ergonomics of a condom full of Legos" - Nick Shabazz, 2018 I'm stealing that one, Nick. Hope you don't mind.

...is that not how everyone stores their legos? I must rethink my storage choices...

love the size comparisons on every vid. please keep that up, very appreciated.

I think everyone has good points on CRK and any other brand. But it comes down to one thing, what you want. I personally saved up my funds and purchased a CRK inkosi insingo, and it is the best knife in my collection. I have Spydercos, liong mah, benchmade, ADV, Kizer, Ferum forge and Todd begg knives. So for a non biased non fanboy opinion, I love this knife. The ergos are amazing, I have average sized hands and I get no hot spots. It fits great in the pocket, the smoothness of this knife is better then other $400-$500 knives I own. This knife is exactly that, a knife of simplicity. It's designed to be easy to dissemble if you're in the field, and easy to sharpen on the fly. It feels solid in the hand and serves it's purpose. The only con I have is the thumbstuds but it's a small con. I personally believe allot of the price is in the warranty. I've seen people absolutely abuse their inkosi or sebenza or have it over years and put hard use into it. Send it back to CRK and get a brand new knife back after it's refurbished. The tolerances of CRK out beat ZT, spyderco, benchmade etc. Hands down.

Yay 🎉 wasn’t expecting that. Inkosi is a beast as well very strong Knife.

Simple and elegant, luv it. 💫

You’ve had a few crazy nights with your legos too eh.

"Condom full of Legos," LMAO! Not only a great review but the phrases you come up with somehow always convey your meaning in a hilariously descriptive way. I've been carrying my small, plain Sebenza 21 daily for a little over a year now. Prior to that, I carried a Benchmade 750 Pinnacle for 15 years (similar in size and basic design to the large Sebenza). I'd considered buying a large Sebenza 21 but I decided my next Chris Reeve would either be a small, Box Elder 21 or a Mnandi.

Great review. I love the Inkosi.

Awesome looking knife! 😊👍

I just got this knife, large inkosi. I also have the large sebenza and I gotta say, other than general shape, they are different knives. I love the inkosi. It feels much more solid and more confidence inspiring, with the ceramic lock up, than the sebenza. The ergonomics are better. I’ve heard many complaints about the finger cutouts. They fit my hand just perfect, and make it more comfortable. My sebenza doesn’t have lock stick. It disengages so smooth, you can hardly tell when it’s unlocked. But then again, I don’t flick it open. The carburized lock face is harder than the blade tang, but I suspect brittle. Slamming it open will cause the carburization to flake and cause lock stick. Now the inkosi, with that ceramic detent/lock face, ball, that’s pretty durable. I still don’t flick it. And yeah, the price. $450 is a little steep, but I came into a little extra money and decided to buy a brand new one. This is a very deliberate folder, with no gimmicks. I think people need to realize that going in. It’s not a flipper and it’s obvious the way it’s designed. It is, however, a very well made, and solid folder. And CRK’s warranty is great. That almost makes it worth the price. They take good care of you, and the free “spa treatment”. Just pay shipping.

First time I’ve heard condom and legos in the same sentence. 😵

Hellacious blades is awesome. I’ve gotten an F3 and an arius from them. Great folks!!!

I'm on the hunt for my second CRK, currently carrying a 21 large Sebenza. I do wish there was a middle size knife in the line. I'm also interested in a CGG design. So I guess I'll have to go with a 21 small Sebenza.

This seems like a nice knife that I would own. This review makes me consider what a bargain the Slysz Bowie was.

“The ergonomics of a condom full of legos” lmao 😂

i just bought a drop point inkosi. I am very excited!

Helacious is awesome! I know I am late to the party but I buy when I can from them always.

That is one of the best Jay Leno impressions ever

This is my favorite knife in my ridiculously large collection.

When will you do a collection update ?

The downside of an adjustable pivot is that you need to keep it in a very specific range of adjustment. Especially for a knife that isn't particularly "flickable" anyway (having only a single thumb stud, without a thumb hole or a flipper), I'd rather have the tighten-and-forget-it bushing pivot any day.

I got interested when I thought you said *Spa Treatments* 😂

@ Nick Shabazz Wich Knife is better the Inkosi or the Sebenza 21?

The only thing that bugged me at first, was the difficulty opening at first. Different from my other framelocks and other knives. There's a small bit of a learning curve, but it isn't an issue anymore Totally worth the money! Think I'll grab one in micarta next. A little backup in case the cops steal my plain. I've already lost about 600$ in steel to the cops over the past 20 years. Luckily, they were all very beautiful knives and I wasnt charged for the crime. Methinks the cops had put them in their pockets. (Cold steel custom series black sable, cold steel custom series talwar, and a spyderco police). Im not a degenerate anymore, so should be OK

I understand nicks point about the inkosi. If someone ask me which sebenza to get I would always say the 21. I have owned both and decided just to keep the 25. But that’s my own preference because I like to tear down and tune knives. (I polished the washers when it was new.) The 21 is what is special. The idea that you can just tighten the pivot and it will be in that sweet spot. User friendly knife because of the tight tolerances. The inkosi and 25 was an evolution to make it easier to manufacture by having a pivot that the user tunes along with the floating stop pin. I think the sebenza is the modern day buck knife not really intended to be on the latest technology but keep the traditional design. I think I want the money to go towards that manual labor of factory tuning to perfection.

This may be THE ONE! maybe with the Insingo blade..If you were going to own just one CRK...

"Condom full of Legos" 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣😂😂😂😂🤣 you're killing me..

Google translate “This is the Chris Reeve knives large and cozy.”

I love my Inkosi. The design is much less over constrained than other knives. That is its beauty for me.

I really hesitate with a Umnumzaan. What is the difference ? Is there a "better"?

Thanks

Got mine today 2020/05/28 !!

Great job Nick, you just made me buy my 4th CRK 😡

Other than USA made, which I’m a huge fan for, I don’t understand the price gap between this and any of the Ferrum Forge/Massdrop knives. You mentioned the Spyderco scratching that itch and I feel the same way about my Crux. Plus it has a forward choil. I personally can’t ever justify picking one of these up.

Nick should do a new review of this knife, 5 years later. It's now $500 and comes in 63-64 HRC Magnacut blade. I just bought it in Magnacut and insingo blade grind.

Nice knife the Chris reeve sebenza

You would think that, at the price, there would be alternative blade steels to the bog-standard S35vn. Also, if you think the Inkosi is expensive in the US, they're £444.99 over here in the UK which (at today's exchange rate) is $588.67 !!!

Let's be real though: if you're going to spend $450 on a pocket knife, you're definitely someone who knows how to fiddle & tweak your knives. For me personally, these are at least $200 more than they should be for a regular production knife, but I wouldn't fault anyone for buying one. It's definitely a great knife, 100%.

How are the knife laws in CA?

Call me crazy but this and the Sebenza seem to be ultra similar. What am I missing?

Any chance on ever reviewing a case knife?

My feelings aren't one size fits all, and you just crushed them by dissing the bushing pivot. Thanks for the video. Now I'm going to go sit silently in the corner.

Pricing does not make much sense, particularly when considering the the Impinda and Small Inkosi. That said, pricing is what a customer is willing to pay for a product. I haven problem spending the money for any of the CRK knives. They are not for those trying to save $$$. Spyderco makes wonderful folders for the budget minded consumers. I recommend the Paramilitary 2, or the Delica.

FDE Lg Inkosi just dropped on knifecenter. I got two. :)

I hear the cost gripes... I'm a bad man. I don't own a sebenza, but I do have a "sebenza". The knife cost me about £25. My knife is not a sebenza. But it is a good knife. The sebenza has been around since the 1980s and is a legend. Whilst I regret that my knife implies it is not a clone, I don't resent paying 10% of the money for say 80% of the knife. I have dial in pivot on 21 style knife, with a blade in D2 (as yet unconfirmed). The titanium slabs are well cut, and the knife is pleasure to use. I get that rip off designs could kill off innovation, but I struggle to aspire to pay $450 for a knife that had been available for thirty years...

This guy fos I love my small inkosi lol 😝 but the Umnumzaan is the best

When griping the handle har what keeps the ceramic ball from going in further or trying to? Seems like a lot of presure at all times on that tiny ball. Yes, i know its strong and ceramic and everything but talk about making it prove it's strong, literally everytime you grab the knife. I don't like it, theres a sheering effect on it when griped rather then just geting tighter like a lock bar insert. I know this is a small knife for more office type people or sit around a mansion and open a package with but still. A frame lock is a very primitive design anf i'm not impressed with the ceramic ball. Seems like catostrophic failure waiting to happen. I'n bridge making metals are layered so in case something gives the bridge won't collapse. I've kept an eye on Chris Reeve knives over the years to see if they would come out with something bigger or better. Imagine a 4.5 inch Sebenza with a well made lock back. That would be something to get excited about. A 3 5 inch blade knife is pretty tiny and small with a frame lock the handle is now the lock but then you no longer have a handle, this ball has the handle going further in for even less handle. Frame lock on a oversized handle works pretty good but on these dainty tiny little folders it just makes it worse. I'm a self defense fighting knife guy myself but i do like well made knives. Oh well, .aybe Chris Reeve knives just arn't for me. A guy on youtube tested one of there fixedblades with some cheap fixedblades in the woods once and the Chris Reeve broke in half.

The ergonomics of a condom full of legos 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

does flicking this knife open still voids warranty?

Every large Chris Reeve knife “has” to be 3.6 for some reason. Large Sabenza 21/31, large inkosi and umnumzan are all 3.6. He couldn’t make 1 of the 3 versions 3.5? Really?

I came here to figure out if I needed the SMALL Inkosi but after hearing you compare it to a condom full of Legos, I determined it wasn't for me.

Wait. Posessing a knife with a 3.6 inch blade is a FELONY in some states?! Wtf?!

I got the sabenza 25 clone ! Got it running pretty smooth ! But its to thick and heavy to carry . Like the buck 110 !

With the hand fitting process of the sebenzas vs the inkosi, sebenzas should not have been lower in cost.

Who's making a knife in the USA with better tolerances and warranty for $450?

Nick is this knife really all its made out to be, am I doing myself a disservice not getting one?

Looks nice and well out$ide my budget

A sadist designed the thumb stud. Hate it.

That stop pin is free floating which makes it a lot easier to pinch the pivot. For that price point how hard would it be to put a shelf on that stop pin to make it a second spacer for the scales? This is also ridiculous for a knife with scales and only on bronze bushings. Sorry but Chris Reeve is not moving with the times. Definitely not a gem...

Like thats just your Opinion, man. personally have lots of knives, i have the CRK's on the top of the favorite list despite others opinions of it. its a user for sure. also i use the CRK grease and without wrist flicking, i can get it to flick out all the time. Shrug

Now they are $500

haha i agree that going up from 410 to 450 is ridiculous but that was 4 yrs ago! tell me how there worth the 500 i payed today to get mine? inflation really is a bitch

condom full of legos lmao

Lol....I sense alot of jealosy in these comments. If you don't like the knife, then move along? Nick reviews quite a number of knives that don't appeal to me (too cheap, looks tacky/ugly, etc) and I just scroll to the next video. Don't even click em

I really like this knife. It hugs me with its simplicity. But...WHERE IS THE LEFT SIDE CARRY CHRIS REEVES?

I"m still trying to figure out how Nick knows what a "condom full of legos" feels like? What are you doing in the batcave?

Price increases??? 2022 called and it wants more money

My only issue with that metaphor is Lego is already plural. Like "sand" "moose" or "fish"

An elegant knife for a more civilized age. This is a beautiful, but functional tool when put to good use. I’ve abused this like a Chris Brown domestic violence victim and yet it still runs like when I first bought it.

You just gave some unemployed cgi artist his $million idea...Lego porn!

This is a great knife if it was $250... Titanium with S35VN??? Meh... For $450 I would rather have a semi-custom like Olamic or even a Kiezer with better materials and much more interesting designs... I will match my Olamic 247 against any CRK any day of the week for quality and fit and finish... Look at Nick's Swish... Get with the times CRK... It's not 1994 anymore...

To many finger grooves, if not a perfect fit then 3 extra hot spots.

i like em large

$450! faints......

6:02 voids warranty 😉

Not a good review most of your negative comments don't make sense,

Baseball cap?.....how does that go with the mask.....I know a hoodie would just get caught up in those ridiculous ear/horn thingies....guess I just had you down as a grey man in a Panama or.....Beret, on your days off.....but what would I know.

One of these days, Chris Reeve will make a knife for left pocket carry.

So Inkoso no go zee with Nickzee so long zee Inkosi , bye bye .

Nothing to see here,just a comment

Chis Reeves Knives are just way Overpriced for what you get, no wonder companies like WE Knives and Massdrop are making such headway into the American Market.. !!

Just get the Buck 110 and spare yourself 400 bucks :)

The only thing i don't like about CRK (except the price) is their toxic fandom. No other knife company has a cult following of such morons. Maybe except Microtech... Just read the comments under any sebenza video...

Talk like a normal person and I’ll consider watching past the 0:15 mark.