Chris Reeve Knives Umnumzaan Folder Review

[frenchfried100]

i could never afford that knife ...but would i love to own one HELL YES!!!

[lastlaugh0]

Nice knife and nice review, but no folding knife in the world is worth $400.

[revo357]

Nice review, but your URL is in the middle of the video and it's REALLY annoying and distracting.

[XenomorphLT]

Um.. nom nom :)

[gmanthebeast1]

@XenomorphLT youre a cutie:)

[elongatuspiranha]

Very good review on the Umnumzaan. The best one out! ;) . I'm getting one!

[SyrianKnight01]

Cool knife review.

[omfg191]

Does flicking open the umnumzaan void the warranty, as with the Sebenza?

[Rcasca1]

The Nib is a glass Breaker..



[1700111]

The nib at the end of the blade is for breaking glass.

[zerobinary2]

Kind of expensive for average joe!

[admosbing]

oh man didn't know besides Breitling you also a knife lover! i enjoyed your reviews and keep it up bro!

-admos

[flabazoid]

if you remove the rubber it still works. im not dirty minded

[spudnutsncoffee]

This may have already been said but I believe the protruding piece of metal in the closed position is for breaking glass.

[YourSelfDefenseShop]

Great knife! Well worth 400 bucks

[TaserTaserTaser]

People have too much money to spend. What can this knife do that a $100 dollar benchmade cant? What cant a $50 dollar kershaw do? Theres not even $400 dollars in materials in that knife or design. What a waste. Buy yourself a leatherman and your set for any daily need.

[millwrightman99]

@TaserTaserTaser Sorry to disappoint you but

What can a Ferrari do that a Honda Civic can't .Both take you for grocery --- or to church .

If I make $1000 per day and you make $100 that's the only difference . You can't take that green shit with you in your coffin .

Personally I spend all my money on virgin Hookers and vintage wine .

Different strokes for different folks..

Let me give you another free bee

the only difference between rich people and poor people is their bank accounts.

Later --

[TaserTaserTaser]

I am sorry you have to pay for alcohol and sex,that must be a rough life especially living in Canada.

[millwrightman99]

@TaserTaserTaser Dont be sorry its quite alright

I can afford it .

What the hell has rough got to do with it anyway.

Paying for stuff is the reason we work --- be it for some sort of wife ---- and some crap to drink .

And if you ever find a way to take money to the afterlife let me know .

Dont take life so literally --- we all come from shit and we will all return to shit in the end ,

[MrStickywicket]

@TaserTaserTaser People can spend their money however they want.

[alejandrosantana1991]

@TaserTaserTaser

Its is durable and built to last, handel and monolock are made of 6AI4V Titanium, blade is made of 58-59 hrc S30V with a stonewash finish, Fittings are 303 stainless steel ,has a large blade pivot and perforated phosphor bronze thrust washers. the most important thing is it is made of good material and made to last

[alejandrosantana1991]

has no blade wobble and and it would not close one you during regular or hard use. It is backed up with a lifetime warranty includes, free hand sharpening,tuning, and lubricating. I failed to mention other facts about the Umnumzaan but you can look that up.

[Hitari0]

I wish they still anodized the thumb studs, that blue looked awesome on the sebenza.

[nexusdb]

it looks like a goddamn bank vault! well done.

[RolfKilla]

great review. the hype is deserved, the knife is great, absolutely love it, no sound, absolutely smooth, rock solid. Get it, don't regret it.

[Denomolise]

Does this knife come in two sizes? Because in some of the reviews I've seen it looks small and most of them it looks very large.

[drewskeez91]

it is onley in one size big hands make it look smaller

[Denomolise]

yeah i got one right after i left the last comment, it's a great knife man.

[skil1977]

nib is a glass breaker for the car

wierd huh

[mrbeligos]

the umnaanzan is a nice knife, but it needs the liner opposite the locking side to be cut out to make unlocking it much easier. the way a sebenza is. IMO

[mrbeligos]

take a look at the zero tolerance mud folder review and dosnt the pivot point and blade stop look similar? could this be a new trend in pivot points?

[mongomondomongo]

I think it's trendy in high-end "tactical" knives. On the CRK site it says that Chris Reeve asked permission from Grant and Gavin Hawk (designers of the ZT Mudd) to use the thumbstud/bladestop design.

[mrbeligos]

I realize that,the hawks designed a few new conceptions a few years ago. this kinda pivot pin set-up I feel will be wildly "used" in the production knives (monkey see- monkey do). who knows for sure,its fun to speculate.

[sevenedges]

The "nub" is a glass breaker.

[soul111smasher]

Oh yeah, big thanks on the review, you just spent $400 of my money.. :P. It is on the "knives i want list" though, looks amazing. Nice vid.

[funkyfudge11]

the little nib on the front can be used as a "sharper" point, when the knife is being utalized as an impact device.

[pocketbanana]

Nice knife. I like the design and the feel of this knife. Also just some potentially useless info here for you guys. Umnumzaan means "sir", sebenza means "work" and umfana means "boy". In case you guys were wondering about the meanings of the names.

[gusstrand]

Left-Handed Umnumzaans are also now available (finally.) Just picked one up.

To the folks who ask about Striders vs. Reeves, the knives are entirely different in purpose and design. They are different enough in intent, materials and lines. It's really not a legit comparison. Get both. Seriously.

If you need to pick one of the two, the differences alone should be the deciding factor. It's not a "who makes better" decision, it's a "what do I do with my knives" decision.

[benchmade556]

if im gonna spend 300 to 600 dollars on a knife should i get this knife or a strider also who makes better knives out of the 2 thanks

[kenthenoob]

custom, quality, idk, but i'm about to pick one up! :)

[the9thpillar]

Do the thumb studs on the umnumzaan allow quick opening? It just looks like it'd be slow because of how they're set by the handle scales.

[customtacticals]

Yes, they do.. the knife can actually be flicked open, unlike the sebenza.

[boonie1994]

if you plan on hard use, get the strider, no question

[DwightSchrood]

do you have proof that striders are more robust inherently than CRK?

[boonie1994]

thats not what im saying, a strider has a more rugged look that you will not be afraid of using it, the crk knives can handle it but most people cant help but to baby them...

[NMSknives]

@customtacticals the sebenza can be flicked u just need to know what you are doing... he sais they wont cover it in the warranty b/c they dont want some dumb ass whacking it open as hard as he can a shit load of times and blaming the knife because the standoff dents/breaks

[fr33muffins]

Now I just gotta decide between the Umnumzaan and a Strider SMF RW-1. The Striders do seem more robust.....

[customtacticals]

They are, but they aren't made to the same level of fit and finish. I say get BOTH!

[fr33muffins]

Yea, that's probably what I'm gonna do. Later this year I'm gonna try to buy an Umnumzaan... then I'm gonna try to track down a Busse SF Natural Outlaw with Black G10 and coated blade..... gonna be an expensive year for me haha.

[xlasvegan7x]

I would love it even more if it had a flipper feature.

[fr33muffins]

I'd use that little thing on the end as a glass breaker. Just grip the knife so the blade can't pop out on you...

[type00rev]

Great review.....thanks much. I just made up my mind on which knife to get next!!

[iNSaNeVodka]

mmmmm hot cakes...

[turbo311]

There are actually only 20 limited prototypes. That's why they're $1600 each.

[nvrmndknasen]

I think thet ball locks the blade in the closed posotion, atleast it's like that on my Spyderco Cricket.

[maokeke]

that might be a glass breaker

[Bladel0g1c]

Or an impact weapon

[mrbeligos]

oh man now i want one even more.....

have a classic seb for my edc. i figure about 6 more months then the umnanzaam will slowly start to show its face.

[mrbeligos]

have found out that they can be had, but the best is a 2 month wait

[darkstar1one]

Great review, great camera quality compared to a lot of knife/other product reviews!

[KamikazeGorilla]

This knife name is Funny =D umnun.....=D Good Review

[the9thpillar]

So it's being marketed in place of the large Sebenza?

[customtacticals]

Not really, but they discontinued the Regular Sebenza, and now only make the Classic Sebenza, which they call the Sebenza 21.

[JDoggNZakaJ]

what up, nice vid and mint blade. dude the ruber on the thumb studs is there probably to inhibit wear and tear on the scales as the thumb studs would wear the finish over time, and seeing that its a high end folder people who have them soley for colectability would not want it looking that way. thats just my veiw anyways nice blade wish i had enough coin to get me one.

[warpig1234]

The "nib" is being marketed by CRK as a glass breaker. Nice review!

[tedbratton]

thats the first thing i thought of when i saw it. looks like it could work decently

[BeyondHostile]

Nice video, as usual.

I believe the part that sticks out of the handle at the top is considered a glass breaker.

[halomaniac94]

isnt there a daimond thing inside the pivot?

[mongomondomongo]

Ceramic ball on the lockbar

[halomaniac94]

oh thanks

[ross2782]

very nice.