The Peña Knives X-Series Caballero Pocketknife: The Full Nick Shabazz Review

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2 жыл бұрын

Today, we'll take a look at a very nice little knife from Enrique Peña's 'X-Series' production knife series, which sits at a nice intersection between Modern, Traditional, Fancy, and Practical: the Caballero.

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@danlaclair01 2 жыл бұрын

My life motto "It carries small, but when you need it, it's big enough."

@DrBlazer50 2 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to get a damasteel & blue fat carbon variant from Crane's Cutlery and it's incredible.

@big_hands 2 жыл бұрын

Love what Peña is doing these days but I wish he’d bump sizes up. I’ve got huge hands and would be first in line for a 3.6” front flipper

@buckshot1955 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!

@Beadlock_ 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, would be down for this and a Mula in XL versions

@damienhughes7228 2 жыл бұрын

I am with you on this one and I would love to see a better sharpening choil. Need more sharpening life before you hit the plunge grind and it creates a smile.

@shadeshiest22 2 жыл бұрын

These Peña’s are PERFECT edc size knives to me(6’1” 230lbs med-large glove)….Compact smallest size it can be to STILL comfortably 4 finger grip, can’t notice it at ALL in pocket, edc size blade length and LEGAL in my state, perfect edc blade thickness-not to thin to worry about “abusive” type edc tasks, but not so thick it hinders slicing, cuts great! Just all-around edc PERFECTION to me… I carry an Xseries Apache, trapper, or barlow spey EVERYDAY but will be adding the Caballero to the rotation that just came in the mail!! looks like MORE PERFECTION to me!! Honestly I wouldn’t buy/carry a bigger version even if it was available, but can definitely see why others would want it if hand/handle size WAS an issue…

@big_hands 2 жыл бұрын

@@shadeshiest22 your caps game is STRONG

@mikeyeh7646 2 жыл бұрын

New to your channel. Appreciate your “The good, the bad and the ugly”platform 👌👌👍👍👏👏

@clintonlewis1261 2 жыл бұрын

Looks good!

@ATAR1 2 жыл бұрын

Love the updated style from Peña… just wish it had a thumb stud too.

@spicey9951 2 жыл бұрын

I was able to get a dama steel white fat carbon Caballero from Crane's Cutlery. Such a great little knife!

@Brisco1983 Жыл бұрын

It’s the perfect size for me also. I also prefer front flippers. I have a custom Caballero coming soon. I have a Pena Zulu and it’s great.

@matfrenchy 2 жыл бұрын

It sucks a bit that the inlays are glued (makes it impossible, or a huge risk of damaging the inlay, to adjust the lockbar tension), but those look dope! I went for one of the Crane's Cutlery exclusives (white fat carbon and damasteel), can't wait to receive it, been waiting for those for so long!!

@thechoice_1 2 жыл бұрын

A larger version would be great. Also, not crazy about the free spinning pivot

@charlesard8639 2 жыл бұрын

I love the pena designs. But 300 bucks is to much to spend for me. There is so much competition at that price point. Thanks batman

@Cry42 2 жыл бұрын

I hope there will be a non-inlay option as well. I like the overall shape of the design, but I'm not so wild about the shape/placement of the inlays

@davidmarshall7752 2 жыл бұрын

Is is a bit '90s Kershaw.

@cameroni.319 2 жыл бұрын

I hope they make an alternate version with the Lee Williams kickstop.

@scottvolkman5034 2 жыл бұрын

I would have ordered it already but I have real trouble with front flippers

@Tom_H327 2 жыл бұрын

Out of the knife game. So refreshing.

@Stahlwerk88 2 жыл бұрын

*watches knife review*

@eyeofthetiger4184 2 жыл бұрын

G'day Nick, this guy is a top notch designer IMO. Only two things I would say, free spinning pivot doesnt tickle my fancy and does he also have little BH hands too ? lol, only jok'n you're born with what you're born with. It would be good to see us larger handed dudes catered for though. Cheers Duke.

@crookmcstealie Жыл бұрын

One of those would be nice but what I'd really love is three caballeros, yes three caballeros. I'd probably take them to Baía, have you been to Baía? They have vatapa, they have caruru, they have munguza. Do you like samba? Baía, it is like a song in my heart. A song with love and beautiful memories.

@Abby_Normal_1969 2 жыл бұрын

looks a bit like a little Mula. Just bought the Bravo a couple weeks ago, gotta wait a while for the one.

@CrowManyClouds 2 жыл бұрын

Between fine and good... Is good finer than fine? Is fine gooder than good? Does my brain hurt now? Yes, it do!

@matthuck378 2 жыл бұрын

I wish it had either a full finger choil or the smallest sharpening choil possible. Those (far too common) non-committal choils really annoy me. Even Spyderco's no choil is better, IMO.

@rickdaugherty4581 2 жыл бұрын

I would buy this knife right now- perfect size and overall fit-- love love- only I am left handed- do you think Peña will have an ambi model available in the future?

@CadillacDriver 2 жыл бұрын

Are you are trying to say you can not use this knife because you're left handed? 😂😂

@rickdaugherty4581 2 жыл бұрын

@@CadillacDriver yes

@CadillacDriver 2 жыл бұрын

@@rickdaugherty4581 and how? I'm left handed. All knives work for left handed people... Literally how can they not?

@rickdaugherty4581 2 жыл бұрын

@@CadillacDriver The clip and blade lock are for right handed only

@CadillacDriver 2 жыл бұрын

@@rickdaugherty4581 ahhh I get it. You're one of "those" people who think they can't clip a knife on to their left side, or can't work the frame lock with their left hand. Tell me, why do I have no trouble with frame locks? Or any lock for that matter. I'm left handed... And you literally just disengage the lock bar with your thumb... As for the pocket clip, don't get me started on why they "can't be used" left handed.... ffs, really dude?

@bullred21101 2 жыл бұрын

What's the difference between the Mula?

@joet.plumber3771 2 жыл бұрын

I've got a Bradley I'd like to send you from back in the day. It was the one "Nut N Fancy" did on the Sebenza alternative. Sweet knife and both were made in the good old USA!

@wyattbreymeyer4033 2 жыл бұрын

i believe the benchmade monolock is very similar!

@RoyaleWitCheese04 2 жыл бұрын

Nick we haven’t heard from the fancy butler curator dude in a while….

@timb4425 2 жыл бұрын

Currentry available on the Pena site right now! Awesome!

@kow947 2 жыл бұрын

Only brown micarta though was hoping to see options like nick was saying

@timb4425 2 жыл бұрын

@@kow947 Correct. I decided to pass. Just not a huge fan of the front flipping deployment only.

@johnryan1386 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah a week earlier than officially announced

@matfrenchy 2 жыл бұрын

@@kow947 If you'd like a fancier one, Crane's Cutlery has a few fat carbon and damasteel ones in stock

@88woodbikes4 2 жыл бұрын

Not a bad price, for a 3 pack !

@jdbaker82 2 жыл бұрын

This nearly looks identical to a Pena mula x? Without thumb studs

@omfgbbqsauce1177 2 жыл бұрын

Serious Kizer Apus vibes

@Luke-pb4pc Жыл бұрын

All knives got stolen or had to sell after losing my job sucks mini a100 stolen trm atom sold pm3 maxamet sold not a big collection but I loved them

@montyv3909 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a front flipper mnandi

@pauljosephbuggle3722 2 жыл бұрын

Caballero also means "Knight", just saying. Pedantic Paul

@NickShabazz 2 жыл бұрын

Un verdadero caballero andante, como el Quijote!

@henrybrandt1057 2 жыл бұрын

Not a fan of the micarta inlays, especially the way the edge of the micarta shows.

@francescocastanon1601 2 жыл бұрын

The only thing I disagree with you is the taste of that micarta, I would have liked a full titanium :/

@13aphomet 2 жыл бұрын

m390 m390 m390.. How spoiled am I that I'm getting sick of it? .. Give us some elmax people!!

@ruru2500 2 жыл бұрын

The way the glued in micarta inserts stick out from flush and show all that white edging is ugly for me. Looks $240 cheaper because of that.

@Acre00 2 жыл бұрын

Reate needs to stop getting a pass for free spinning pivots. Both Civivi and Ontario make knives that don't have a free spinning pivots at less than 10% the price of a Reate. I've gotten knives for less than $20 that don't have free spinning pivots. We have the technology. Why doesn't Reate?

@matfrenchy 2 жыл бұрын

To be honest I tend to prefer free spinning pivots even if they're a bit more of a pain to disassemble, as in my experience those require less often to be kept in place with loctite

@Youtube-Censorship-Police 2 жыл бұрын

honestly, i'm getting a bit tired of peñas designs. they look clean and good, but kinda boring too, at least the newer releases. edit: and the price for such a simplistic little knife...mmh no.

@slywolfe 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful as always. Oddly enough I learned of another Shabazz today - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7uZZt2ezbjKZHU.html - somehow I doubt there's any relation, but still - neat!

@thewaterwarrior9817 2 жыл бұрын

I want one but I already have a mula, and I’d like thumbstubs

@skgunkmail 2 жыл бұрын

Right? I have an old Mula. This really seems like a dedicated front flipper version of that knife (which is weird and redundant because the Mula can also be front flipped).

@matfrenchy 2 жыл бұрын

@@skgunkmail It's much smaller than the Mula though (which makes me think I'll like it better)

@davidmarshall7752 2 жыл бұрын

That micarta looks terrible, am I missing something? Also I find the design quite average, even dated.

@charbum Жыл бұрын

On the flip side you could call it a "timeless" design

@TapRackStovepipe 2 жыл бұрын

For half the price get a Benchmade, made in USA not China and realistically they do the same.

@joet.plumber3771 2 жыл бұрын

$300.00 is way too much for a Chinese import sorry! I don't care who made the knife. Build it here, sell it here. I'll buy it cause it was made here! I'm all for supporting local businesses PERIOD. You folks need to come down on your prices if you're going to keep me buying your products. Hell I bought the CRKT CEO in Green for about $40.00 back in the day for crying out loud! Get out of here!!!!! Just my dos centavos Nick. Great video.