My collection gets sprinkles of 'Kizlyar' Russian knives...

What a great thread & collec you have here, Jimmy! Imo, this is a thread that will.not get old - especially for those of us that are in to the TOPS WPH & Phoenix Combat model
I just recently acquired a Wild Pig Hunter & shortly after discovered that it was born of the Phoenix Combat by Kizlyar. And, as luck would have it, I found a brand new Kizlyar Phoenix Combat U8 Limited Edition here on the forums for $125 shipped! Imo, that's just stealing this blade. Hell, getting the Tops WPH under $200 is a great deal for what ya get imo. At any rate, the Phoenix Combat has arrived at my Post Office this morning. I'll post up some pics of it & my WPH today. It looks as if the Phoenix Combat has Linen Micarta Scales-
Jimmy, just wanna thank you for doing such a wonderfully detailed thread on Kizlyar Knives. The videos I particularly appreciate!
My TOPS Wild Pig Hunter
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MacLaren1 said:
What a great thread & collec you have here, Jimmy! Imo, this is a thread that will.not get old - especially for those of us that are in to the TOPS WPH & Phoenix Combat model
I just recently acquired a Wild Pig Hunter & shortly after discovered that it was born of the Phoenix Combat by Kizlyar. And, as luck would have it, I found a brand new Kizlyar Phoenix Combat U8 Limited Edition here on the forums for $125 shipped! Imo, that's just stealing this blade. Hell, getting the Tops WPH under $200 is a great deal for what ya get imo. At any rate, the Phoenix Combat has arrived at my Post Office this morning. I'll post up some pics of it & my WPH today. It looks as if the Phoenix Combat has Linen Micarta Scales-
Jimmy, just wanna thank you for doing such a wonderfully detailed thread on Kizlyar Knives. The videos I particularly appreciate!
My TOPS Wild Pig Hunter
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Thank you, sir! 👍
 
So, I've had the P-1 Combat all of 5 minutes (lol) & I do believe I slightly prefer it to the WPH. But, not by much! Both are are just exceptional imo. The WPH is just slightly more heavy duty while the Phoenix is a bit lighter less thick and I do prefer the feel of the handle and Linen Micarta Scales of the Phoenix. Although, the WPH is just - you know it's tremendously strong & sharp.
Also, I believe the Phoenix Combat 1 has just a hair more cutting edge than the TOPS.
As for now, I'm just really glad I have both!
Love the Skull Crusher on the Phoenix.
Anyway, here's a couple pics
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MacLaren1 said:
So, I've had the P-1 Combat all of 5 minutes (lol) & I do believe I slightly prefer it to the WPH. But, not by much! Both are are just exceptional imo. The WPH is just slightly more heavy duty while the Phoenix is a bit lighter less thick and I do prefer the feel of the handle and Linen Micarta Scales of the Phoenix. Although, the WPH is just - you know it's tremendously strong & sharp.
Also, I believe the Phoenix Combat 1 has just a hair more cutting edge than the TOPS.
As for now, I'm just really glad I have both!
Love the Skull Crusher on the Phoenix.
Anyway, here's a couple pics
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I agree that both Kizlyar and Tops do a great job at their overall execution of this style of knife 👍
Although the Tops version is obviously a copy of the original maker's knife from Kizlyar, it's quite neat how Tops added in enough of their own flair to in many ways make their Wild Pig Hunter their very own. Sometimes think I like the Original Kizlyar more, but then I sometimes feel that way about the Tops version.
In other words, they both are such cool knives 👍
I'm glad that you too are happy with your Tops and Kizlyar specimens!
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Absolutely Jimmy! I feel the same way to be quite honest. In some ways I like the Phoenix just a bit better then I think I like the TOPPS a bit better. They're both freakin awesome!
I actually got the Phoenix for $125 shipped.
That's just - I'll just say I feel I'm very lucky to have got it for that.....I mean what would this type knife go for coming from some of the bigger names? These two are very hard to beat imo - especially for the money.
Lol, man I love the hollow grind on Phoenix
 
Jimmy, have you ever sharpened your Phoenix? If so, what angle did you go with?
 
PocketKnifeJimmy said:
Thank you, sir! 👍
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You are indeed lucky ,up until 2022 early 23,Amazon sold them for that price and I didn't know about them at the time ,now I have the tops Wild Pig Hunter and several Kizlyar Phoenix clones and honestly prefer them,the grips are more rounded and the pommel is for serious use ,I am still looking for the real one,I'd gladly trade my Tops for a real Kizlyar Phoenix
 
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