Yes I do, - xatu.
Yet another well done review of a great knife, which somehow doesn’t seem to be big enough to satisfy your taste.
On my point of view exactly the smaller size and even the decent light weight are one of the main reasons that I got
very attracted by the Jin02.
But that’s the way life goes and love falls. :person_facepalming:
My first knife in 2017 was a straightaway jump on a very nice offer by WHITE MOUNTAIN KNIVES ebay shop, selling their
probably last example of the Kizer Ki403A1 for gentle 72.00 $ including shipment from the USofA.
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Overall Length: 8.50” (21,5 cm), Handle Length: 4.75” (12,00 cm), Blade Length: 3.75” (9,5 cm), Cutting Edge: 3.375” (8,5 cm),
Blade Thickness: 0.13” (4 mm), Blade Material:CPM-S35VN, Blade Style: Drop Point, Blade Grind: Hollow, Edge Type: Plain,
Finish: Stonewash, Handle Thickness: 0.46” (12 mm), Handle Material: G-10 & Titanium, Lock Type: Frame Lock, Pocket Clip:Tip-Up,
Weight: 4.6 oz. (131,00 g)
Have to say, that I’m really happy with this deal! The Ki403A is a gorgeous rock solid knive with amazing build quality. Just a tiny little flic on the thumb stud and it opens like a flipper. The frame lock is perfectly tight and and even smooth and easy to disengage. In relation to its dimensions, the weight of only 131 g ( 4.6 0z) is quite remarkable. The blade has a very nice well done finish and came razor bloody sharp out of the box. At least I got my first Chinese made knive without any doubts that the blade material is really the true CPM-S35VN steel. :innocent:
So being veritable impressed and convinced by the Ki403A1 and also have been looking for a decent small sized and leight weight pocket flipper since a while, I decided to have a closer view on the Kizer produkt range and found the Dukes V3466A2 VG10 steel, G10 handels, ball bearings folding knive catching my eyes.
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Overall Length: 7.125” (18,00 cm), Handle Length: 4.125” (10, 50 cm), Blade Length: 3.00” ( 7,6 cm), Blade Thickness: 0.11” (2,8 mm),
Blade Material: VG-10, Blade Style: Drop Point, Blade Grind: Hollow, Edge Type: Plain, Finish: Satin, Lock Type: Liner Lock,
Handle Thickness: 0.46” (12 mm), Handle Material: G-10, Pocket Clip: Tip-Up, Weight: 2.64 oz. (75 g), Designer: Matt Cucchiar
With the relativ small sized blade running on IKBS ball bearings system, this knive is a crazy hell of a flipper :smiling_imp: , with a great entertainment and playing factor. But it is also a very pocket friendly EDC knive, which is big and strong enough for most daily duties. The milling out of the G10 handle scales is first class, the blade is top centered and well sharpend, while the locking mechanism is working on spot.
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