Received it today. Thanks to MreeceC for the service, positive feedback is a coming. With that out the way, here she is.
First thing I did was open & close her. Nice. Smooth. Time to take her apart & give her the ol' spa treatment. And after that, the good ol' Lansky put a polished edge on her.
I have a small collection of prized Benchmades & one Spyderco since I never liked liner locks & frame locks. The Spyderco Tenacious, Kershaw Skyline & Knockout are my exceptions but I got rid of those long ago. Just something about having your fingers right were the blade drops I don't like. With that being said...I purchased the Inkosi.
Now the goods:
1) She's a bit smoother after spa & still is continuing to get smoother after every deployment. She does free drop.
2) She's feels good in hand. I mean real good. Not necessarily better than any of my Benchmades or Spyderco, just different. Glad I got the large.
3) Could have better thumb studs (comfort deployment, not looks). Deploy this sucker more than 30x & you'll see. My BM 950 is similar. You get over it quick after that callus builds on your thumb.
4) Not like a Sebenza, pivot will need adjustment after assembly, but so do alot of BM's. With a little Loctite, it's like a Ronco rotisserie, set it & forget it.
5) Fast deployment, not really. All my BM's deploy faster, even my Adamas. I knew this before...didn't care then, don't care about it now. Didn't buy it for that. If you flick enough wrist, yeah she'll fly out, but she sounds better just opening & closing her slowly. Mmmm, clack...tick...clack...tick.
6) Solid lockup, no blade play, perfect centering...it's a Chris Reeve, duh. Of course all my BM's fill this category too.
7) Is it good for EDC... Do you like carrying a knife everyday? Is the Inkosi a knife? Well there ya go.
8) ...clack...tick...clack...tick...mmmm
9) Bad news is, now I've I've got to find someone who might like to buy a kidney to fund a small &/or large Sebenza 21 w/ Insingo blade & micarta inlays. Need to have a Sebenza too right?
10) Is it expensive? Yes. Do they have other less expensive knives that fit the bill? Sure. Does the expensive Chris Reeve knife make you happy? Then what else is there to write about?
...clack...tick...clack...tick...mmmmm