The days of Norsmans for $575. Those were the good old days.lol

I have one, and I edc it EVERY DAY, I use it a lot. this knife is built like a tank and is extremely sharp. I don't hesistate to use it on anything, but im not stupid with it either the wear and tear gives it character IMO. you buy a knife like this for its intended purpose and thats to USE it. if you take care of this knife it will serve you well for years and will last till your grand children are big enough to use it.

Absolutely a gem the open feel with rubber rings is just a great feel almost like knife didn't lock amazing.

8 years later I bought two Umnumzaans ..now going for $500 to $699 from retailers, mine have the CPM Magnacut Tanto blade ..love it thumb stud is a little stiff..

Another good review. I just bought one of these but it's the original version with the funky pivot and no lock bar stabilizer. I like it because it looks unique with the pivot screws. Unfortunately it requires a couple of special tools for those pivot screws. Overall I like it a lot, much more than I thought I would. The biggest negative is disengaging the lock bar. I don't know why they didn't include a cut-out to access that more easily as seen on the Sebenza 21/25. Mine seems to have even less of the lock bar accessible than the newer version if I'm looking at it correctly. I gave up on closing it with one hand. Regardless, this one will stay in my collection.

The smoothness of the action is hard to describe. I love flicking it open . The funny thing (getting a little bit off topic ) is that the sabenza 25 has way better ergos than the 21 and it seems like more people like the 21. I will take my 25 any day.

I have used the "pseudo-sharpened" top edge to scrap magnesium fire starter shavings from a fire-starter block. Protects the sharpened edge.

5:05 *tries to flip Umnumzaan

I am waiting for the Xmas day when CR would offer a flipper. About the Umnumzaan reviewed here: the wind breaker is preposterous; and the hot spots trully bothered me when I tried a friend's Um. Though exepensive beyond reasonability, this knife's design is beautiful, and the improvements (over the Sab) are notable. Congrats for the review!

I just picked one of these up for $300! Thanks for the good review that influenced my purchase.

I have number 2 of 10 umnumzaans with a tanto blade made for true north knives and it's probably my favorite knife

Love your reviews. I am ordering one now. It’s only money.

You missed an opportunity to call this murdery; a rubber silencer on the thumb studs sort of fits that category. haha

sweet review, I plan on getting one of those directly from CRK with a red lanyard and silver bead, can't wait for another CRK. unfortunately it's become an addiction.

Tastes evolving. Couldn't believe what I was hearing when you mentioned the slight fit and finish issues with the Razel. ;)

Heey nick do you take this apart like tim reeve does in the sebenza video. Or from the back side up like lets say a zt 0452 thanks

I love your reviews. Very thorough, but concise at the same time. Can't tell if your accent is New York or Boston.

I feel like as time goes on the Zaan feels like it was underrated at the time.

1. Grind of the "Glass breaker 2. Grind of the lockbar lip Miss the " katchink"s and "katconks"s when open and closing. But damn perfect.

Mine is kinda loud and it’s new do you know why??

I own one. love it carry I use it and am in awe of the simplicity of the design. sometimes you just have to go for quality over price concerns. if I have to explain this knife to you, you wouldn't understand.

Nick you have a cool accent, uncommon here in the west. I just picked up an Umnumzaan on knife forum. Waiting on it, can’t wait to get it. I’ve had a few on the past and my favorite is the older ones because the lock bar originally was not so sharp. Cheers.

watching this in 2021. why does your voice sound different in your current videos as opposed to 5-6 years ago? hahah. thanks as always for the in depth reviews

I have an Umnumzaan that I keep in my EDC. I’m left handed and having a dedicated, purpose built left handed model sealed the deal for me. I carry this every day when I’m not going to work or expecting hard, dirty use. I carry a left handed PM2 for work and more demanding stuff. I have had the Umnumzaan for 3 years now and it has been fantastic. It is every bit up for hard use and I use it fairly hard but I like it way too much to beat it up too badly.

It's unique, it's interesting and I kinda like it.

Got a question for u. I just got exact same one but i have a problem that i cannot get past it. The pocket clip is alll the way further out compared to a Sebenza 21. The u num pocket clip really digs into my hand, especially my pinky. I think if the made the lockbar thikness same as the 21 and therby the pocket clip a little further in it would be kuch better. In addition the back of the handle feels a little smalle in circumferance/width and is not as comfortable. Other than that no complains

Is the Norsman beefy?

Tank's Sebenza. Like it!!

Love this review! Miss my Umnumzaan!

Can you explain what's with wilson combat? Do they have a bad rep? I think the startac looks awesome!

if you took the o rings off would it not lock up as solid?

What sharpening system do you use?

So, would you chose the Umnum or the Sebenza 21?

What’s the problem w wilson combat?

Whats very cool is you can purchase a small sand blaster, use 80 grit, and keep you Umnumzan scales perfect all the time. Use sand and not beads, for a perfect factory finish! Also red rubber O rings are very cool looking. I see a lot of new ones for sale, but no used one???? Hmmmm.

“The sebenza 21 is an ergonomic train wreck” 😂😂😂😂

What do you have against Wilson Combat, Nick? They really are the perfect firearm manufacturer for CRK to do a collaboration with, as they are kind of known as the CRK of the gun world. Especially when it comes to 1911 style pistols.

Wow the delica goes way way back

I bet a reground umnumzaan would be awesome ;-)

I wish my norsman cost 575 lol. but its still so damn beauutiful 😍

1:20 ah yes that sound

I cant decide on this or the Inkosi Large Drop Point. Help.

This is the only knife I regret selling. You really can’t get a proper sense of how wonderful it is until you’ve held it in your hand and used it for a good amount of time. Paid $400 CAD for it at a knife show way back when, now it’s $635 CAD, which means I’ll never own another.

it’s a gem 💎. what are you going to cut with it??? NOTHING!!! 🤪

Haha you call it a ti-lock over and over. Ti-Lock on the brain.

I just sold my umnumzaan and the main reason was what you mentioned in the ugly. That lock bar is too rough on the finger. Great review

nice review. subd ya. not a fan of the razel looks like to me the tip was broke and this is what he ( the maker) decided to do with it. lol

You're ugly is the lock bar tab sticking out too far, for me on the gen 1 the ugly was the lack of said lock bar tab, making the knife too hard to close. I guess you can't have it both ways.

See, the lock on CRK framelocks slips at around ~20kg of weight, that's 45lbs. That's actually really low, lower than many linerlocks and backlocks. It's kind of an oxymoron to market this as a hard heavy use knife when the most integral component is the weakest link.

I would love an Umnumzaan but those O-rings make it look a little cheap. Is it just me?

can you flip the Umnumzaan like a front flipper?

i love this knife but rubber ring.i am a collector and loving knife voices :/

Gentleman's beater...feel like you've coined a new genre of knives. Oh wait, this review is 7 years old. Why isn't there a 'Gentleman's Beater' category on BladeHQ???

If you don’t have money saved up to buy this when it drops IMMEDIATELY, then good luck finding one. I’m just saying, DLT dropped a few yesterday, I check back today to buy one and they’re already sold out!? I have 3 Sebenzas now, and I would almost trade all 3 for just one Umnumzaan. 🙄 Lame sauce

you just say hawk brother they are father and son

Weird how this sounds nothing like nick from his 2021 videos. I almost thought it was an imposter l

Is Chris Reeve South African? Because sebenza (work) and umnumzaan (boss) are both Zulu words...

Anyone notice nick sounds different in his later videos?

How many times did he call this thing a TiLock hahaha

I dont like the idea of replaceable rubber rings. I want last forever rugged!

Hi Nick. You've ended up keeping the Bowie but not the Umnumzaan. If both were the same price, would that still be the case?

Those rubber rings are tacky, I don't know what CRK is smoking.

Pretty freakin' hoogue

Pretty frikin hooge

i like none cult member reviews of these knifes !

Biggest downside for me is the fact that it is impossible to open with sweaty, oily.....bloody hands.

Your bad is is ridiculous 😀😀

Slap a spyderco or benchmade logo on the blade of this knife and you have an extremely overpriced piece of junk... Just saying

that wasn't a spine wack .more like a girly tap.

just like all crks they're good $50.00 to $100.00 knives !

thats why i buy the chinese ones .

The action is horrible. What a joke knife. Charging an arm and leg for a marketing scam

the scales frame whatever they want to call them are to thick heavy and square hate the blade shape no need of rubber o rings .isn't the thick handle because they want a thick lock? then put a tinny ball in it ? that makes no sense either .and i guess they thought the perfect knife ( sebenza ) was missing the lock spring over travel . the absurd price ! go Chinese!