I own both. SHF is definitely more hard use feel to it. Both great knives.

If this had been a 3-way battle with the PM Mac2 3.5” thrown in, all my questions would be answered. Great video! Subbed

I have the spartan folder and also have an old lone wolf harsey T2. Love Mr. Harseys designs.

I got myself a green plague doctor. My grail knife. Beautiful!

Great Timing Kevin! I just got one of each in the last week! Looking forward to seeing if I agree in a couple of weeks.👍

I love both knives. I honestly couldn't pick one over the other. My one big gripe with the SHF is with sharpening. The slight recurve and lack of a choil make it really easy to screw up. Not a good blade for a less experienced person to try to put an edge on.

Easy choice Kevin: Spartan SHF all day long! (And I have both) Great vid as always, thank you.

I purchased my first Sebenza in 1990 and my last one in 2017 , I’ve owned 9 Sebenza’s in that 27 year span , I think they are beautiful knives ( showpiece’s) ,sadly I had issues with all 9 with lock disengagement with normal cutting tasks , I’ve purchased a Spartan Harsey in 2018 liked it so much I have 3 now and never had any issues doing same cutting tasks with them , I still think the Sebenza’s are beautifully made knives but more of a showpiece than a user , but that’s just my personal experience with them.

I’ve had many CRKs both Small and Large Sebenza as well as a Tanto Umnumzaan. Super high quality, yet for some reason I never fell in love. I have a Harsey arriving this week and I’m hoping it will stick. One change I noticed on your Harsey that will be different on the newer ones is the overtravel has been moved from inside the lock bar to an oversized pivot.

I have both in s35vn. My CRK is an Inkosi drop point. I like and carry the Spartan more. I like the longer blade. I can't disagree with any of your conclusions though. I wish an Insingo blade was an option when I got the Inkosi.

I have the large Inkosi Drop point I think S35 I love the knife except for a few things Thumbstudds, if I get the knife wet the action is crap all day and the metal is a Bit soft and kind of disappointing. Going to get myself a Spartan 4” or maybe a Hinderer Xm-18 3.5” Can’t decide

Great video- the inkosi is my all time favorite, although I have no experience with the harsey. I am reluctant to try one because I sort of don’t want to risk the inkosi being de-throned!

I think Chris Reeve Knives sell themselves by their long standing reputation, while Spartan is obviously the newer company offering more anodized options, the detail and blade shape on the Spartan Harseys is more attractive or appealing. I wish the tanto point on the Inkosi wasn't angled so high. Nicely done

Have to give the nod to CRK for being consistently perfect knife after knife ( have owned about 10). They just don't leave Idaho unless they are perfection. Not the same experience with Spartan Hearsey( own only 1). thanks for the vid.

Spartan has changed there pivot system making the former small sized wash a bigger one and the pivot acting as an over travel stop.

The inkosi was my first real knife for good reasons but my Spartan harsey is in my work pants since the first day for better reasons.......

I'm buying older knives now because many of these knife makers are delusional with their prices for cheap materials.

Ooh this one’s a hard one-simple answer: get both!

Buy both of them cuz everyone needs bragging rights..😂🤙🏼 And I love them both... Chris Reeves magna cut is unbelievable.

I think you are wrong. The Sebenza is a proven knife. If they try something risky and it doesn’t work then what are they supposed to do? Spartan is a newer company. They have to take risk in order to stand out. You can buy a Sebenza with scales, and you can have the knife modded. Chris Reeve has been around for a long time and they have a legacy.

I've really grown to appreciate hollow grinds, they just cut so much better. Also, I like a sharpening choil on my blade. The Spartan is a cooler looking knife, but the CRK is a bit more sensible imo. The Spartan in this vid looks like it's blade is developing a swale at the base. Is this due, in part, to the lack of a choil? I dunno. I do like the artwork on the Harseys.

Own Both... But own two SHF'S!! 😉👊🏼

I prefer the CRK but the Spartan Harsey is nice.

I'd go Harsey but the size. I will not carry a knife with a 4 inch blade. If it was 3.5 inches I'd have multiple. The blade grind on the Spartan is also fine. It was designed for Military/First Responder EDC, not civilian EDC.

I like to support my fellow Idahoan’s but the CRK’s have never appealed to me. I’m not the best with my knives and I’m a bit biased having the Lone Wolf T2 as my beater for over a decade. Love my fancy new (Tank) Spartan, but my favorite in this category of blades is still the XM-18...

The CRK Inkosi is a far better choice. The simple finish, easy disassembly, practical blade shape, and the tolerances are extremely tight to perfection. Spartan is in the same class regarding the premium U.S. made blades. I have a Spartan/KA-BAR that is the best example of the blade ever produced.

Why doesn’t the spartan have a sharpening choil? Spyderco does this and it’s really annoying to me.

I gave the Harsey to my best friend, the CRK Tanto is still in my pocket.

Both are great, but the SHF wins for me because better thumbs studs and better action. Wish it had a sharpening choil, but other than that Spartan does a great job.

Not a crk fan personally. I had/have a few.

How they put that edge on the Spartan just makes it look cheap.

Judging from the knives I see on the secondary market, these knives, especially the Reeve, don’t get all that much hard use. You RARELY see anything even slightly beat up…

Spartan was inspired by CRK. Owners actually spent the day with Chris Reeve (at his house) when they were a small start-up. They were invited to the Reeve house when they approached Chris and told them their plan to make folders. I love the SHF. Hard to beat the products they are making. They produce a SOLID product. When it comes to design changes, most are motivated by sales and marketing. The Sebenza 21 didn't need any upgrades. The pivot bushing was perfect. They titanium/steel lock interface was perfect and DID NOT WEAR over 20+ years. All the upgrades seen in the Sebenza 31 have detracted from the Sebenza, IMO. I've owned dozens of CRKs and even bought two Sebenza 31s. I prefer the older Sebenza 21 over the 31 hands ground. Gotta love a knife with a plain old titanium frame or liner lock and no inserts.

My attitude to a lot of high end knives changed over the last year or so. Before I’d give anything to own one of these over priced knives. Now they aren’t much different to anyone else’s higher end, nowadays I’ve even started carrying a fixed blade. There’s to much hype around in the knife community, most of which is just that, hype! At least with a fixed blade, mostly what you see is what you get.