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Every other Chris Reeve folder is built to work. The Mnandi is built to be worn. Mnandi means very nice in Zulu, and the knife is exactly that, the gentleman's folder in the lineup and one of the smallest knives Chris Reeve makes.
Why the Chris Reeve Mnandi Is the Dress Folder
At a 3.6 inch closed length and an ounce and a half, the Mnandi carries flat in a slacks pocket and disappears with a jacket, the knife you reach for at a desk, a dinner, or anywhere a working folder would be too much knife. The 2.74 inch blade runs .09 inch stock, the thinnest grind Chris Reeve puts on anything, so it slices envelopes, fruit, and packaging like a scalpel rather than a tool. The finishes are hand polished rather than blasted, and the frame lock and tip up clip work exactly like they do on the Small Sebenza 31, but this is not a smaller Sebenza. It is the one CRK designed for the days you are dressed for something special.
A Gentlemans Knife in MagnaCut
The Mnandi we stock is our own exclusive, built with an Elforyn Super Tusk inlay that carries the look of aged ivory without the ivory, set into polished titanium, a configuration you will not find in any other Mnandi on the market. The blade is stonewashed CPM MagnaCut, which gives a dress knife the corrosion resistance to actually get used, covered alongside every other CRK steel in our knife steel comparison guide. When it is time for the working end of the lineup, the full Chris Reeve Knives collection is one step up.