Les George VECP

**Chris_Himself** · 06-21-2012, 08:49 AM

I wanted this knife back in this thread:
http://www.jerzeedevil.com/forums/sh...-Knives-Review

Jeez this thing is nice. I hear a lot of talk about this being a Seb killer. It's not going to beat 21 years of Sebenza loyalty any time soon at all, but man this is a SWEEEEEEEEET blade!

I actually dig the clip a lot more than I thought I would. Super easy to "clip scoop" out of the pocket.

Keep your taco bell sauce handy guys. I just needed something for size reference.

The story of how I got this knife is pretty awesome. I basically made a vague WTB thread hopelessly saying I wanted one, just like the 500 other people willing to fork over 600+ bucks. Some guy offers to sell it to me for not a penny more than he paid. Keep in mind that there are probably hundreds of people who would love to have this, I just got lucky that I got on someone's good side.

**JONSA** · 06-23-2012, 09:05 PM

Congratulations! been trying to find one of these for a while now. Makes it feel that much more gratifying when you get a hard to find blade for the rite price!

**blade viking** · 06-23-2012, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by JONSA

Congratulations! been trying to find one of these for a while now. Makes it feel that much more gratifying when you get a hard to find blade for the rite price!

What he said.

**LorenzoL** · 06-24-2012, 08:25 AM

Nice deal, and you got one with the new thumbstuds design.

**norcal13** · 06-24-2012, 09:18 AM

i've been beating the shit out of mine at work for a while now.
nothing i don't like about it.

**Chris_Himself** · 06-24-2012, 10:02 AM

I prefer it over the XM-18, I'm getting an XM-24 to compare to next week.

Too many people compare it to the Sebenza/Umnumzaan. I think those are still great knives even with this in hand. It's the XM-18 that I seriously consider not using anymore because of the blade profile and how similar I use it.

The stonewashed finish shrugs off cosmetic blemishes, the lockup becomes smooth, I can't think of anything else I'd want.

Also, I just ordered one of these for it

**LittleJoe** · 06-24-2012, 05:26 PM

I got lucky too and got one from Les yesterday. Is your lock bar stiff and sticky. The lock bar now, not anything else:manager:
It is hard as crap for me to use my thumb to disengage the lock and it is sticking as a mofo. I mean, this thing has wrecked my thumb and I have pushed on this thing so hard that it has bruised my thumb. I'm a pretty strong guy with muscular arms and 8.5" wrist, so, it's not me just being a puss.
I've spoken with Les and he wants me to send it back in to him. He's a pretty good guy.

**Chris_Himself** · 06-25-2012, 03:05 AM

Originally Posted by LittleJoe

I got lucky too and got one from Les yesterday. Is your lock bar stiff and sticky. The lock bar now, not anything else:manager:
It is hard as crap for me to use my thumb to disengage the lock and it is sticking as a mofo. I mean, this thing has wrecked my thumb and I have pushed on this thing so hard that it has bruised my thumb. I'm a pretty strong guy with muscular arms and 8.5" wrist, so, it's not me just being a puss.
I've spoken with Les and he wants me to send it back in to him. He's a pretty good guy.

My first one had a lockbar that would slip and unlock. They're not 100% dialed in apparently. It's fine, once you get a working one, it's amazing. If it doesn't feel good now, it will never feel good. Les cross shipped me a new one before he even got it because I wanted a VECP so badly and it was so hard to get one, I actually put my name on his CUSTOM list just to try the real-deal version of the knife! Plus they're fetching like $600 on the used market, I might as well buy the full-up version for the same price.

I hate to say it, but it sort of craps on my Striders... I still love the way a Strider looks though, especially the overly tacticool tanto.

**LittleJoe** · 06-25-2012, 12:02 PM

I'm sending it back to George Knives today. Hopfuly he can get it to disengage easily. I have my hands in water everyday all day and my thumbs are not calloused enough. My Sebenzas and XM's are perfect.

**Chris_Himself** · 06-25-2012, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by LittleJoe

I'm sending it back to George Knives today. Hopfuly he can get it to disengage easily. I have my hands in water everyday all day and my thumbs are not calloused enough. My Sebenzas and XM's are perfect.

Like I said, it's an absolute gem of a knife and takes away from my XM's once you get one in hand. The Striders I still have affection for though

**JONSA** · 06-25-2012, 10:18 PM

Figuring you have a spanto xm, because a slicer should definetly be some competition. If not this knife must really be that fuckn awesome

!! The search continues

, congratulations!

**Chris_Himself** · 06-26-2012, 01:15 AM

Originally Posted by JONSA

Figuring you have a spanto xm, because a slicer should definetly be some competition. If not this knife must really be that fuckn awesome

!! The search continues

, congratulations!

The VECP can only be as good as the XM if anything, it cannot be better and almost no other knife custom or non-custom can outdo it. I've spent like $900 on a Mick Strider custom in the past having unrealistic expectations (Striders are the most readily available tactical customs for me). The custom XM's are just handground XM's I believe, they still share the same tolerances as the mid techs which I adore.

I want to buy a Les George Rockeye so I have an excuse to send Les some serious money for some serious knife.