Chris Reeve Knives Comparison! ALL folders reviewed! Find the one for you!

We're going to go through the entire Chris Reeve Knives folder lineup today. Im going to tell you who I think each model is for and how to pick out your first one.
We're going to look at the large and small Sebenza, large and small Inkosi, the Mnandi, and the Umnumzaan. All inlays (natural and black micarta, bog oak wood, madagascar ebony) and blade shapes (insingo, tanto, drop point, harpoon). This is going to a long video but it's going to be really helpful to pick out the knife that you really want.

[@maybefrank8345]

Those knives…those gloves….you’re a real life ninja. I know it. Don’t deny it, I won’t believe you.

[@maybefrank8345]

ps I think you’re absolutely right on that small Sebenza with the blue. That contrast is really nice

[@POVKnives]

I’m behind you right now….

[@maybefrank8345]

@@POVKnives oh no, my worst fear have been realized😂

[@miazoi7891]

I’ve never seen the whole folder lineup at once. Awesome to see. I’m 2 years into a Sebenza Large wait and 4 years into a Mnandi wait. Both will be lefties, thus the long wait. The Mnandi was originally 14-18 months for a righty. I’m so excited to see them when they come!

[@POVKnives]

Nice!

[@HorsepowerHeaven]

You can find many left handed ones online. I ordered a sebenza left handed magnacut two days ago and it’s already almost at my house. Search you’ll find what you want without waiting years to get it.

[@izulaAlec0369]

There is many folders that are not here

[@ajacks8007]

4 years????? Yea screw that

[@erich964]

By the way, most people do not bring this up, but these are like Rolexes. You buy them use them send them in for spa and sell them for the same or more than you bought them. It’s like having free Chris Reeve Knife for as long as you want. Crazy, right

[@POVKnives]

Great point!

[@KillerBudda1418]

Ahh just not a fan of course Ive never owned one but just don’t tickle my fancy

[@hobe9078]

Try actually selling one. This is just a false statement. You will likely get back 60-80% of your original investment at best.

[@svenjaeckel1762]

@@hobe9078 well it's like with everything: once it rolls off the factory, you loose a chunk of it's original value. The trick is to buy them used (at 80%), then you can easily recoup your investment down the line

[@erich964]

Wonderful video. Fantastic content and knowledge. Agree about middle of the road. They are fantastic. No doubt but very mid grade. Koenig and Shiro are on another level. Serious collectors and enthusiast know this. Thanks for all your wonderful videos.

[@MrTJohnston]

Great video. I just got a large 31 with the same inlays you have there. I really want to get a large incosi like you have there with the insigo blade.

[@disco4535]

Heckuva collection my friend! Wow

[@alexunruh7255]

Perfect video to help decide on my first CRK! I have a small sebenza on the way cause I think a 3” blade is perfect for EDC. Might eventually pick up a zaan but can’t wait to get my sebenza!

[@POVKnives]

Good choice!

[@POVKnives]

@@a19875-d that’s sick man. Congrats. It’s a very underrated model. No one talks about it!

[@Tacticalwon]

I bought the same large Sebenza you have but with the drop point blade, and I've had it for about a year now. It's by far my favorite knife. It just feels great to hold and use. And looks great too. So now I'm come to the conclusion that I need an Umnumzaan. RIP my sanity while trying to find one.

[@ExtraCrispy357]

TRULY EXCELLENT REVIEW! Chris Reeve Knives should pay you! So nice to be able to see you compare and contrast all the different models, blades, inlays, and finishes to help us decide which one we want to start with. You are really a PRO when it comes to CRK, and it is so helpful to hear all your tips and recommendations! (I just subscribed to your channel, maybe you're a pro with other knives too!) Also, not many people would have so many CRK to compare side-by-side, so that was cool to see. Funny because I thought I knew what I wanted (Large Sebenza), but after watching your video - it made me think maybe an Umnumzaan? Maybe an Inkosi? I'll have to watch your video a few more times and really think about it. Also, I didn't think I would want Mnandi (because I like larger knives), but after this video - now I definitely want to get one for more formal occasions! I still think I'll end up getting the Large Sebenza, just because it is what I always wanted, and it's such a classic. I guess I'll just have to just slowly buy a few of them! I also want to get a Pacific fixed blade someday - and I think they're making them in Magnacut now! 😃 The other high-end knife I want to get (someday) is a Hinderer XM-24 with full stonewashed titanium scales - so cool! Thanks for taking so much effort and time to make this video!

[@POVKnives]

Thanks! Check out my hinderer videos. I have an xm18 comparison you would like!

[@Darth_Flip]

Just bought my first CRK last night. I got the Large Inkosi in micarta.

[@POVKnives]

Great choice! You’re going to love it!

[@craze77]

Awesome video mate, great show and comparison - subscribed :) I dont have any CRKs anymore but have had many and still like them. Currently have an Arno Bernard Imamba, very similar in many ways but with flipper/ bearings - love it!

[@turnbasedtoddy7664]

I personally am saving up for the glass blasted titanium with the polished blade and blue stud but now that you showed me the Inkosi I almost want that one more now because I really enjoy smaller knives. Dammit now I don’t know which one to get lol! This is an amazing lineup you have.

[@MrMcbeardson]

My first was a Zaan, man were my thumbs screaming the first week I had it before I got it down. Now I want a small sebenza after watching your vid

[@POVKnives]

Same. Scored the Zaan first and thought it was broken. Nope. Just me, my thumb was broken. lol

[@MrMcbeardson]

@@POVKnives what aftermarket clip do you have on your zaan?

[@POVKnives]

It’s a lynch clip. www.lynchnw.com/chris-reeve-machined-flat-top-titanium-deep-carry-clip

[@MrMcbeardson]

@@POVKnives would you say it’s worth it over the stick clip?

[@POVKnives]

@@MrMcbeardson it depends. It’s deep carry which means a lot depending on what you’re looking for. It’s also very well made and machined. It’s a little stiff going in and out of pocket. That’s my major negative.

[@GayBladez]

Love the design

[@HorsepowerHeaven]

Just picked up my first CRK got a small sebenza 31 in magnacut left handed with bog oak inlay. CANT wait to get my hands on it 🙏🏼

[@POVKnives]

Great choice! You'll love it!

[@HorsepowerHeaven]

Just praying it makes it through customs. I know the boarder boys get horny when they see expensive knives coming into Canada. 🙏🏼🤞

[@HorsepowerHeaven]

@@POVKnivessince then I’ve purchased a large plain Jane left handed Sebenza in magnacut and it knocked the small out of my pocket. I love the simple plain Jane titanium sooo much! I Typically bring the small bog oak to baptisms, weddings, fancy events because of the inlay but they are all perfect. I love the drop point blade, I was just looking at a large inkosi with a tanto but I don’t think it’s useful for my tasks. I’ll stick with my sebenzas for now! Thanks again for the video!

[@plynch113]

Nice knives are an addiction. I have 6 CRK and I'm not afraid to touch them with my bare hands.....

[@POVKnives]

LOL. there’s a reason for the gloves.

[@stanwilson7040]

@@POVKnives What do you do with all these knives ? Caress them with velvet gloves?

[@POVKnives]

I use them. Pretty hard actually. Sometimes I find myself out doing yard work with a $3k custom in my pocket and wonder WTF is wrong with me? LOL

[@stanwilson7040]

@@POVKnives They all look like they never even opened an Amazon box much less gone through "hard work".

[@gpoman9988]

I like the way the large Sebenza feels, but I carry my small Sebenza almost exclusively.

[@POVKnives]

Agreed. Small sebenza is too pocket friendly to ignore.

[@scottwilson1258]

Gentlemens Knife would be appropriate for the Minandi and 1920's lingo is Ultra Cool! Coming from a Man stuck in the 20th Century!

[@POVKnives]

Definitely a modern day gentleman’s knife!

[@InGratitudeIam]

FYI, the authentic Japanese Tanto grind is rounded and has been that way for centuries. It was Lynn Thompson who bastardized the design into a chisel.

[@POVKnives]

Damn it Lynn! Lol

[@jimgd4]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@Seaward1224]

If you had to choose just one what would it be?

[@POVKnives]

That’s a tough one man. Zaan or large inkosi. Probably the Zaan.

[@lalaboiz]

Now you need one with satin polished flats.

[@boogathon]

I have a CR folder, and I've never seen another one like it. Others are close, but no kewpie doll. I've wasted hours online looking for an exact match, but there's no joy in Mudville, I struck out. It looks sort of like a Sebenza, but it's not. Has a button lock and flat blade. Maybe it's a prototype, huh?

[@POVKnives]

I think I’ve seen those. They’re really old and pretty rare. Quite the find you have there.

[@arjungandhi1242]

"Presumably you're only going to buy one of these" Looks at my 5 CRK's....yeah I've got problems.

[@POVKnives]

lol I feel you

[@caseymoore4759]

Just bought my third small sebenza! They check every box for me. Sucks, I also have a small inkosi and it’s baffled me why they didn’t do the sebenza size

[@POVKnives]

I agree! Would have been sick!

[@talkbolts]

No Sebenza 21?

[@LouisDuRoyaume]

Inkosi Insingo is the best CRK in my opinion.

[@POVKnives]

I’m between that and the zaan

[@jibb1es]

I carried a small Inkosi in the army in fort hood and it wasn’t too small at all. Idk what your fixation is on the small Inkosi and mnandi being only for “ciTy fOLks”, but even those can be hard use knives for anyone, not just for people in “uNfReE sTatEs.” Besides, people can carry what they want and pigs wouldn’t care 99 times out of a hundred

[@fullfire0]

Nano grease works better than the CRK grease, I've found. It's the only thing that works better. It is expensive though

[@noranekonekomatagi3261]

The grease CRK uses in the pivot is closely similar to, if not Krytox 240AC. This stuff is way overkill for a pocket knife's operating temperature range... Its consumables tell something about what kind of expectation it has to face at this price.

[@POVKnives]

I’ve actually been trying to figure this out! Thanks!

[@michaell397]

You think that chris Reeve was the first to transit from custom to manufacturer? Reallt. Ever heard of Buck, Gerber, Lile, shal I go on? Unreal! KnifeMaker

[@chancelebron3975]

Ti Framelocks and the Harsey designed impinda

[@pannan80]

I would have more Chris reeve knives if americans learned how to ship internationally.

[@POVKnives]

It’s rough. I know people that ship to a friend in the US who then forwards the knife on. Seems like the only way to grab those drops.

[@bosrey7807]

White Mountain Knives, Knifecenter, Knifeworks, Lamnia and DLT trading, all ship internationally to Singapore. I've had only great experiences with all with White Mountain being the best.

[@lonewolfvc3575]

Ti-Lock is missing.

[@POVKnives]

All current models in production;)

[@ImageLoX]

Not sure why everyone is waiting so long and ordering direct from CRK. You can find them brand new on secondary market or many small sebenzas are sitting at dealers. If you pay a markup, it’s not a big deal, probably the price of going out to dinner at this point. Go look at DLT. Lots of smalls there right now. Or go to a knife show and pick one up. Don’t get a glass blasted. Let those snail trails shine!

[@POVKnives]

Agreed! They definitely send more to the dealers than they sell direct.

[@jamesconroy7030]

Do any of them stay open if you tap the back of the blade on something?

[@POVKnives]

All of them would.

[@jamesconroy7030]

@@POVKnives They "would", or they do? Have you ever tested them? I've heard on a few other channels that they close pretty easy.

[@Sleepy_spartan717]

I daily a large inkosi at work every day and they definitely have become mid priced in the collection compared to Koenig, spk, oz, etc. CRK and Hinderer have gotten much easier to get recently. Especially on the secondary like Facebook groups and blade binge. I got my last xm18 lnib for $380 and my large inkosi for about $400. Both brand new. I’ve had both the tanto and drop point zaan and didn’t pay more than $509 for either. You just have to keep an eye out and be fast on the dm’s lol.

[@POVKnives]

Nice!

[@feelnrite]

Just looked at prices and will stick with my Case.

[@DB.KOOPER]

I've met Chris on several occasions... Very nice guy. That said the Sabenza is a $100-150 knife at most with a huge "internet hipster" tax and a frame-lock aka the shittiest, laziest type of lock you can put on a knife. It's a purse or a stupid pair of shoes only for guys online who have soft hands.

[@POVKnives]

LOL tell us how you really feel. "for guys online who have soft hands" lol

[@jdisdetermined]

lol. I disagree with your price, they're undeniably high quality, USA made in premium materials, they're at least $350+ knives. But I agree they're a closet hipster knife now. The same people who think records "sound better" think CRKs still have good action and ergonomics. The same people who still buy new Benchmades buy CRKs. Literally the only thing I liked about mine, aside from where it was made, was the resale value. I sold it for what I paid for it, bought a Herman, and that was everything I wanted in a premium knife.

[@ross8425]

Comparing a Zaan to a Rolex is not really.... reasonable. 1. You can buy a Zaan online from dealers (if you sign up for emails and get lucky) 2. You can pay the mark up if you want one that bad, and I get that in percentage terms, its similar, but in dollar terms, it is not. 3. There is no "wait list" for a Zaan. There really isn't one for a Rolex either (hahaha) even though they will tell you that there is... 4. A Zaan cost what, $500 new from a dealer and how much on eBay? $750? A white Daytona is never going to be obtainable from a dealer unless you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, and if you want to play the gray market, a $15,000 watch becomes $30-32,000. Not really an apples to apples comparison. Again, I understand that percentages are similar (using something like a 126610LN for example), but most people would be more willing to spend an extra $200 vs an extra $3500. Great video though, very informative. :)

[@POVKnives]

Ha! You’re not wrong!

[@ryanmanes1356]

It’s a 6 year wait now. Lol

[@POVKnives]

My man. NEVER order from CRK. They will make you wait 6 years and over that time prices go up and they will send you an email telling you you're getting charged more money. Its a racket. You can get any of those knives from a dealer if you check consistently over a couple of weeks. Check out CRK's dealer list on their website.

[@nickg2954]

Nice Vid!! All ya need is the Ti- lock seb

[@POVKnives]

I’m taking donations if you’re feeling generous 😂

[@nickg2954]

Lmao..U can buy mine..for only 20 a month 5 year finance l

[@sunypancr]

I really am waiting 4 years for this i cant believe it

[@SolidMango-gh3jk]

Why you can get plenty of them all over the net from their dealers….