Kiwi 4 vs. Gayle Bradley Air

jone

jone

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Thinking about picking up one of these folders, but kind of stuck trying to decide. Any opinions you'd like to share would be welcome as well as pics - especially if you have comparison pics of the two or of one of the two with other spydercos - especially delica, meerkat, dragonfly, techno since I have those in my collection already.

Thanks in advance!
 
The Air is nice with the M4 blade but it is very small.
Also has no pocket clip.
The Kiwi 4 is a bit bigger, thicker blade, has a clip, cheaper, and a thin FFG VG-10 blade is no slouch. I'd try to find one on the secondary market at an even better price.
 
I had the same question, and decided on the Kiwi 4. I am real happy with the Kiwi 4. I just thought the Air would be too small. Good luck on your decision.
 
Air is elegant and great little cutting machine. Kiwi4 was in my opinion overpriced when released but I found one at a dealer recently for $100 shipped.
 
I would pick up the Air without a second thought. I haven't handled a kiwi 4 but I recently sold my old smaller stainless kiwi, and I've had many Japanese g10 lockbacks. I liked them all, but g10 lockbacks are 'pedestrian' and the kiwi was a great collection piece but that grip (while effective) didn't call out to me to use as my only knife. I think the Air is going to feel like the nicer knife. It's also fun to open/ close and has a gadgety quality.

The Air's roughly the same size and weight as an FRN Dragonfly but the cutting edge is closer to that of a Delica (according to the catalog Dfly is 48mm, Air is 60mm, Delica is 65mm.) For some reason that info for the kiwi 4 is unavailable right now.
 
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Don't have an Air, but these should give you an idea of the relative sizes of the Kiwi 4 and Delica 4.

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Kiwi4_Delica4_closed.JPG
 
I have yet to try out the Air but the kiwi certainly a great piece. Light in the pocket and decent grip.
 
Do what I did, bet both! The Air is a smaller, more refined gentlemans knife, and the Kiwi 4 is a larger, basic user EDC, the size of a Delica. More of a beater.
 
The air is on my want list, the kiwi4 is not, I would try to pick up a used air on the exchange.
 
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