The Kizer Hare is a stout new fastened blade from Kizer that splits the distinction between EDC and outdoor. It may additionally signify an thrilling new route for Kizer fastened blade choices – the introduction of stainless-steel choices.
Specs
- Total Size: 7.00″ / 177.7 mm
- Designer: Azo
- Blade Type: clip level
- Blade Size: 3.14 “/ 79.70 mm
- Blade Thickness:0.157 “/4.0mm
- Blade Materials: Nitro V
- Deal with Size: 3.86 “/ 98.0mm
- Deal with Materials: Micarta + G10
- Weight: 4.22 oz/119.5g
- Hardness: 59-60
See full specs at KizerKnives.com
Observations from Use
I need to begin this assessment with a shout to the Hare’s designer. That is yet one more knife design by Azo who’s chargeable for designs just like the Drop Bear, Begleiter, Towser Ok, and extra. His utilitarian but trendy designs are an enormous a part of Kizer’s success.
The Hare has every thing you need from a knife that may do all of it from EDC to outdoor. The blade is an all-around helpful drop level form with a stout tip. The blade inventory is just not too thick and never too skinny at 5/32” thick. The tall flat grind ensures the reducing geometry is on level. The deal with is beneficiant with room for all 4 fingers. The Nitro-V metal takes a high-quality edge is kind of powerful and stainless.
Talking of Nitro-V metal… In the event you observe Kizer in any respect, you’ll know that they often solely use D2 metal for his or her fixed-blade knives and really often 3V. Neither of these are stainless-steel. The Hare is considered one of their first fastened blades to be provided in stainless-steel and I’m glad to see it. I hope that this can be a new route for them that continues with future releases.
The best way varied elements of this knife are completed may be very distinctive. As an example, the backbone is topped for consolation however there’s a brief part left sharp for scraping a ferro rod. This scraping part is situated between areas of jimping (one close to the scales, one close to the tip), making it really feel very deliberately built-in into the design. The butt of the knife additionally encompasses a barely uncovered part of metal that can be utilized for hammering. Different niceties embody a twin end on the blade (rubbed on the flats and stonewashed on the first grind), a machined texture on the superb canvas micarta scales, and contrasting coloration deal with spacers. The small print are unbelievable.
If there may be one space that lets this knife down just a bit, it’s the sheath. It isn’t that the sheath is poorly made. That isn’t all of it. The sheath is actual, heat-formed kydex and fairly effectively made. It’s simply {that a} good compact knife like this could have been higher served with a extra compact taco-style sheath in my view. The included sheath is effectively made and able to perform of the field because of an included compact Tek-lok-like belt attachment.
Wrap Up
The Kizer Hare presents unbelievable worth and really considerate options. The finishes are effectively past what you’ll count on from a knife on this worth vary. It looks like each choice on the design and supplies of this knife was made to maximise the all-around usefulness of it.
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