Chris Reeve Sebenza 31 Knives

Shop the complete Chris Reeve Sebenza 31 collection at KnifeArt, an authorized Chris Reeve Knives dealer since 1998. Every Sebenza 31 listed below is in stock in our Little Rock, Arkansas showroom and ships the same business day, including Small and Large Sebenza 31 models in plain, Insingo, and tanto blade shapes. KnifeArt is also the exclusive home of the Carbon Fiber Sebenza 31 — a collaboration we developed directly with the Chris Reeve Knives team and available nowhere else. Each knife is backed by the full Chris Reeve lifetime warranty and our 1998-established return policy.

The Chris Reeve Sebenza 31 is the knife that defined what a premium production folder could be. Chris Reeve introduced the Sebenza in 1987, and the word means "work" in Zulu, the language of the region in South Africa where he grew up. That name has proven accurate. For nearly four decades, the Sebenza has been the standard against which every serious everyday carry knife is measured. We have been selling Sebenzas since the early days of KnifeArt, and we know this knife better than almost any dealer in the country.

The current production model is the Sebenza 31, the latest evolution in a lineage that stretches back to the original 1987 handmade knife. Many customers still search for the Chris Reeves Sebenza 31 by the possessive spelling, and whether you call it the Chris Reeve or Chris Reeves Sebenza, we stock both large and small versions in full depth. The large has a 3.61-inch blade and measures 8.4 inches overall. The small carries a 2.94-inch blade and is built for deeper pocket carry. Both sizes are offered in drop point, Insingo, and tanto blade shapes. The Insingo is a blade profile we helped bring to market, and it remains one of the most capable and elegant shapes in the Sebenza lineup. All current Sebenza 31 models are built on a 6Al4V titanium frame lock handle with perforated phosphor bronze pivot washers and a ceramic lockbar interface that keeps lockup solid for the life of the knife.

The Sebenza 31 blade steel is CPM MagnaCut, heat-treated by Chris Reeve Knives to 63-64 HRC. MagnaCut is a particle metallurgy alloy engineered by metallurgist Larrin Thomas and produced by Crucible Industries. It outperforms the previous S35VN steel in edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance. Chris Reeve Knives was an early adopter, and MagnaCut is now the standard across the entire CRK production lineup. The blade carries a shallow hollow grind that gives you a thin, razor-sharp working edge with real strength behind it. This is a blade you can sharpen in the field and that will still be working years from now.

We also carry the full range of Sebenza inlay models, including wood inlays, graphic inlays, and the Carbon Fiber Sebenza 31 in both large and small, which is a KnifeArt exclusive not available from any other authorized dealer. The carbon fiber front scale drops meaningful weight without giving up any of the bank-vault rigidity the Sebenza is known for. Every Sebenza 31 we ship is backed by the Chris Reeve limited lifetime warranty and comes from our in-stock inventory here in Little Rock, Arkansas. We normally ship the same business day, so you skip the long wait that comes with ordering direct. If you have questions about large versus small Sebenza sizes, blade shape, or inlay options, give us a call. We have sold more CRK Sebenza knives than almost anyone, and we are glad to help.