I received the Kizlyar Supreme Bloke Z in the mail today. This is a Russian made knife ordered from Knifecenter. Cost $ 107.95 with free shipping. Placed order Thursday, delivered today. Includes a lifetime warranty to cover defects and malfunctions during proper use.
Specs
-8 7/8 over all length
-3 7/8" blade
-5" handle
-Milled G10 handle
-Stainless steel liners that are 1/16" thick
-Overall handle thickness is 5/8"
-Overall handle with 7/8 - 1"
-Blade thickness 1/8"
-D2 tool steel
-Caged bearing rollers for opening ease.
-Titanium paint.
-Tactical Drop point
-60-63HRC
Thoughts
I bought this knife to replace my cheap gas station EDC. What drew me to the knife is that it's large liner lock. I chose the Bloke Z over the Bloke X for for the more tactical blade style. I checked a few different websites before going with knifecenter. The same knife from amazon and ebay had a different style pocket clip and made me think it was one of the cheaper AUS-8 or 440c ones instead of the D2 tool. The wire clip feels pretty flimsy but seems to hold well. I have to pull it back to lift it out of my pants. This might change with use though..
The knife comes from Russia which makes finding reviews in English a bit of a pain. I based my purchase off reviews of the Biker Knife since that one has been more reviewed in English. Coming from the same company I would hope the quality of the build would be similar.
My first impression of the knife is that it's a big ******* knife, especially for a folder. At just under 9" over all length and a blade shy of 4" it's got some girth to it for sure. At 6'2" this fits my larger hands pretty nicely. I feel like my fingers have room to breath. Milled G10 handles do offer a solid grip. Finger grooves for the fore and middle fingers allow for an even better grip, and are perfectly sized. The flipper has Jimping and acts as a finger guard when the blades open It also protects your finger when closing the blade. There is also jimping on the back of the blade as well as a dip towards the center of the blade. Both of which allow you to choke up on the blade pretty well.The action is amazingly smooth, but the knife won't open unless you want it too. Because of the size of the knife getting a good roll off the flip guard when pulling it out of your pocket is a bit tricky. You have to adjust your grip to pull the knife more into your hand when you go to open it. The liner lock signature "click" sound when opened sounds more like a "clank" when the locking system snaps into place. I've been flipping it open and closed for hours with no sign of blade wiggle.
Wasn't razor sharp right out of the box, but did come sharp enough for most bush and utility work. D2 is supposed to be difficult to sharpen I'll test that theory when I feel the blade is in need of it. It will be my EDC unless I decide it's too bulky and need to downsize. Will be primarily used mostly to break down boxes, cut open containers to drain, maybe some light gunk scrapping, because I work 3rd shift weekends at gas station by myself just off the highway and 2 miles from anything (legal where I live), cutting hay bails open, and other tedious task.
Overall rating 4/5
Pro's - Size, sturdy feel, smoothness of action, material used.
Cons - clip could be sturdier, sharpness out of box, tip up carry
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Update:
So I sharpened the knife after having it for a week. It still had a nice edge on it, but I felt that it could be much sharper. I was unable to get it to a razor edge, but was able to get it honed out enough to make me content. I'm pretty sure if I put some serious effort into it, getting it hair popping sharp is entirely possible.
The clip came off today. After tightening the screw holding it in place and bending the prongs a little it's now holding much better. Something that will probably require a little minor maintenance every so often. After re-securing the pocket clip it's now holding like new. Not a major issue as long as it doesn't go unnoticed. I lost 2 of my favorite knives though because they fell out of my pocket.
Still no blade play or any other issues.
Specs
-8 7/8 over all length
-3 7/8" blade
-5" handle
-Milled G10 handle
-Stainless steel liners that are 1/16" thick
-Overall handle thickness is 5/8"
-Overall handle with 7/8 - 1"
-Blade thickness 1/8"
-D2 tool steel
-Caged bearing rollers for opening ease.
-Titanium paint.
-Tactical Drop point
-60-63HRC
Thoughts
I bought this knife to replace my cheap gas station EDC. What drew me to the knife is that it's large liner lock. I chose the Bloke Z over the Bloke X for for the more tactical blade style. I checked a few different websites before going with knifecenter. The same knife from amazon and ebay had a different style pocket clip and made me think it was one of the cheaper AUS-8 or 440c ones instead of the D2 tool. The wire clip feels pretty flimsy but seems to hold well. I have to pull it back to lift it out of my pants. This might change with use though..
The knife comes from Russia which makes finding reviews in English a bit of a pain. I based my purchase off reviews of the Biker Knife since that one has been more reviewed in English. Coming from the same company I would hope the quality of the build would be similar.
My first impression of the knife is that it's a big ******* knife, especially for a folder. At just under 9" over all length and a blade shy of 4" it's got some girth to it for sure. At 6'2" this fits my larger hands pretty nicely. I feel like my fingers have room to breath. Milled G10 handles do offer a solid grip. Finger grooves for the fore and middle fingers allow for an even better grip, and are perfectly sized. The flipper has Jimping and acts as a finger guard when the blades open It also protects your finger when closing the blade. There is also jimping on the back of the blade as well as a dip towards the center of the blade. Both of which allow you to choke up on the blade pretty well.The action is amazingly smooth, but the knife won't open unless you want it too. Because of the size of the knife getting a good roll off the flip guard when pulling it out of your pocket is a bit tricky. You have to adjust your grip to pull the knife more into your hand when you go to open it. The liner lock signature "click" sound when opened sounds more like a "clank" when the locking system snaps into place. I've been flipping it open and closed for hours with no sign of blade wiggle.
Wasn't razor sharp right out of the box, but did come sharp enough for most bush and utility work. D2 is supposed to be difficult to sharpen I'll test that theory when I feel the blade is in need of it. It will be my EDC unless I decide it's too bulky and need to downsize. Will be primarily used mostly to break down boxes, cut open containers to drain, maybe some light gunk scrapping, because I work 3rd shift weekends at gas station by myself just off the highway and 2 miles from anything (legal where I live), cutting hay bails open, and other tedious task.
Overall rating 4/5
Pro's - Size, sturdy feel, smoothness of action, material used.
Cons - clip could be sturdier, sharpness out of box, tip up carry
uploading pictures
photo hosting
Update:
So I sharpened the knife after having it for a week. It still had a nice edge on it, but I felt that it could be much sharper. I was unable to get it to a razor edge, but was able to get it honed out enough to make me content. I'm pretty sure if I put some serious effort into it, getting it hair popping sharp is entirely possible.
The clip came off today. After tightening the screw holding it in place and bending the prongs a little it's now holding much better. Something that will probably require a little minor maintenance every so often. After re-securing the pocket clip it's now holding like new. Not a major issue as long as it doesn't go unnoticed. I lost 2 of my favorite knives though because they fell out of my pocket.
Still no blade play or any other issues.
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