Chris Reeve Knives Large Inkosi Insingo Review
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- čas přidán 1. 02. 2021
- Hail to the "Chief!" My thoughts and experience on the CRK Large Inkosi Insingo after having it for about a year.
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It’s good to see a Video where someone is actually using there Chris Reeve Knife and not just staring at it Rubbing themselves lol.. It’s truly an amazing Knife when it comes to quality.. great Video
I just bought this exact knife tonight! Great video. I cracked up at your take on knife collecting… “It changes you!” Lol, you are correct, my man. I swear I walked your walk in the course of 12 months, lol! Keep up the good work.
Dude you are my favorite channel by far! Love your content! Keep up the good work 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Appreciate you! Thanks for watching 👍
Very nice review and endorsement of someone who puts his knife through its paces. Waiting for my first Chris Reeves knife and thanks for making me feel better about dropping $.
Congrats!! Yeah it’s worth every penny in my book
Your going to make me buy myself one. I love the video!!
Thanks so much for your review man! Gosh it's so tough to choose blade shapes with CRK as a first time buyer, they all seem so great. Can totally appreciate that insingo too! Congrats on that beautiful knife and thanks again for sharing! Cheers
Appreciate you watching my vid!
We are all at different places in our knife journey's. I gave up long ago trying to justify my knife spending to others. I'm not even at the CRK level yet. Lol Great vid bro.
Thank you! Yeah, I'm with you on that one.
You shouldn't have to justify. Everyone has their own preferences on where they want to put their money. It's always funny when people that smoke or are hooked on other consumables say crap about knife spending.
Lol you ain't lying bro I told myself I'd never spend that much and here I am with my large sebenza 31..
Down the rabbit hole we go! Love the Sebenza 31
Nice video! I love how the titanium looks with wear on the CRKs. I have the tanto version, but thinking about picking up an insingo.
Never had the tanto but super curious, very attractive blade shape! To me the Insingo shape is more ideal for my cutting needs
@@these7seas I agree. If you do try a tanto, Inkosi tanto is the way to go over all other models imho.
Great review, love how all the snail trails look on the PJ’s. I just picked up a new in box S35VN large pj Inkosi for 400 today. Wanted a S45VN, but hell I can’t tell a difference..
Honestly in use I don’t think the difference between the s35vn and s45vn will be that big. As a knife enthusiast it still excites me anytime a new steel comes to the market. Thanks for watching!
Truly a great knife. It’s nice to see you actually use it. I pummeled the last Inkosi I had. It cut everything from drywall, cardboard, wood, or a sandwich. I just ordered another one last week, and it’s set to arrive tomorrow!!
What blade shape was your last inkosi, and did you get the same shape again?
Just got a inkosi tanto and now looking for a inkosi insingo
@@gust714gg I had the drop point and that’s what I picked up again. I would love to have the Insingo. I had a large 21 Insingo years ago and it was my favorite blade.
I just pulled the trigger on one of these!!! Been waiting for a while but finally became available at DLT.
Glad you’re able to snag one! It’s definitely one of the best looking one in my opinion.
This will be my next CRK. Lefty large Inkosi insingo, with micarta inlay! Thanks for the video.
Appreciate it! Large INKOSI is just about the perfect knife IMO
@@these7seas i agree! Right now I have lefty Plain large Inkosi, Zaan and WC Starbenza.
Love your content dude.
Much appreciated 👍
Really like your crk content keep it going
Much appreciated
I bought my first Chris Reeb, small 21 but then insingo blade in 2017 and was finally able to get a large 31 and 2020 nicely used and scratched to hell
Best knife ever! It is better than the Sebenza in my opinion.
I believe I may end up getting this knife very shortly. Thanx for review
You won’t regret it! It’s a top contender if I had to have one knife for the rest of my life!
@@these7seas I'm in the UK and frama is the sole distributor here. Just waiting on a email from them in regards to if I get warranty cards and factory support if trouble ever arises
I have been the same. Blown away people would spend this much on these but slowly I am been drawn to one of these!
Thanks for review.
Good luck with the blade.....Great choice.
I’ve been very much the same just got to the $500 is reasonable stage! What’s next Shirogorov!?!
Thanks for posting this, this is the very one I’m looking at but with gold thumb stud. Great blade shape.
It’s a deep rabbit hole, once you go above the $500 threshold, the skies the limit….
@@these7seas unfortunately my wallet is a deep rabbit hole, I put money in ...it disappears!
BY GOD WOODROW!! I believe you might just be a man of vision, on another level than the normal humans ability to comprehend the quality associated with the cutlery industry!! Chris Reeve makes the best knife for the money....period. I've spent thousands on the so called contenders, and years kicking them away from the king of the mountain. Good for you!!
Thanks! Yeah CRKs are just another level!
I have a large Sebenza and large Inkosi. I’ll only keep one, but I have still haven’t decided. Maybe this video will help.
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I'm in Incline Village and bought a large Inkosi Insingo today.
I'm not sure if I want to go for a CRK cause I feel like I'd be underwhelmed because it's been so hyped. It's very intriguing though.
Yeah I hear you and totally understand considering there are so many compelling competition out there nowadays.
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This is my daily carry with the black micarta scales. I'm in the process of selling my other knives I think Chris reev is my favourite brand.
Oh wow! Where did you get the micarta scales for the Inkosi?
@@these7seas they sell the inkosi with them. They have three black ones and the regular wood color. I got mine from DLT Trading. $550 plus tax.
@@these7seas They are micarta inlays.
Ohhhh gotcha!
I get what you're saying with the blade shape not being intimidating whereas the tanto is much more in your face, hardcore looking imo
Do you prefer your dp Zaan or Inkosi Insingo? And why?
Oh man that’s a tough one. For me I feel like the Insingo blade shape is the most useful for edc because the tip of the blade is angled lower so you can really take advantage of the pinch grip to cur material. Also it has a slight belly that’s super good at slicing through material. And lastly I love the feel of the INKOSI double choil design in hand as it really locks in the hand without feeling cramped. With that being said, I think the Zaan looks cooler and it’s a little easier to maintain as their are less parts to deal with. And I think the Zaan wins in the cool factor with that double swedge harpoon blade shape. So that’s a long way of saying that I can’t choose….
Just bought large inkosi plain jane yesterday and hopefully tomorrow I will receive it, it cost $ 700 here but have to have it so I sold my zt 0456 and 0452 cf to buy this inkosi😂😂, hope there is no regret
Yeah would love to hear your thoughts on it! I personally think you made a good choice 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@these7seas yeah, it:s been a year I thought about crk knife, but very rare here and the price is kind of unbelievable. Actually wanna biy sebenza 31 but only one. inkosi was available so after I watched your review I had no doubt that inkosi is also one the best crk , thank you for your honest review bro👍🙏
@@these7seas already arrived, man this inkosi is stiff at first but after 10 open and close ,ohh man it's so smooth. This is my first crk and definitely no regret I sold my 2 zt to buy this inkosi.
Yeah it’ll be a lil stuff but trust me, once it’s broken in, the smoothness is so good! No other knife compares in the vault like smoothness. Glad you like it!
@@these7seas oh ya one more question, do you flick yours? I just take out the lanyard and I did loosen the pivot a bit and I can flick it now, but is it better not to do it or it is ok? Because I didn't see you flick it in the video, thanks man
Do yo sell this knife bro ?
Question, how long does it take to break in the new knife?
Its really stiff!
Thank you
Really depends on how much you carry and use it. For me it takes me about a week give or take. But after its broken in, its soooooo smooth
Disassemble, lube, and adjust, after it breaks in.
I guess it’s a Kraken slayer then 😂