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The ENTIRE THING is made of either Titanium or Stainless Steel.
Why on earth would you even worry or have a question such as this?!
Just for the hell of it...
"Water" doesn't faze a Sebenza.
As a matter of fact I clean mine frequently under running water whenever it gets filthy, sweaty, or exposed to fruit juices, animal blood etc. Leaving dirt, salt and/or acidic matter in contact with the blade is about the only way to do any damage to it at all. I shake/flick it to get most of the water off and wipe the blade on my shirt tail, close it and clip it in my pocket, that's it, down the road I go. I do place a single tiny(!) drop of machine oil in the female hex bolsters to prevent moisture from getting to the threads. I only do this a couple times a year or whenever I decide it's time for a thorough teardown/cleaning. The secret to all of this is the pivot bushing/washer lube. Use ONLY Chris' lube OR Krytox (same thing Chris repackages/sells) You need a "grease" not an oil for it to stay put and last. It never ceases to amaze me at the cheapass SOB's that will drop the coin on a CRK and then put the cheapest fuckin' lube in it or use whatever is "handy" on their bench. For Christ's sake people, get the fuckin' lube. It also the single *best/greatest/mostawesomest* O-ring lubricant, AND a single syringe will last you many many years. /end
I never really thought about it, but considering Chris designs his knives like a machinist, the grease makes sense. There are good reasons why you use oil on one thing and grease on another. I've been using Miltec-1, a super-synthetic metal-impregnating gun oil, but I bet the grease is a better idea since it's thick. Guess I should order a tube. But there is also that stuff that Surefire uses for o-rings on the flashlights, the CPF people love it, can't recall it's name...