Recommendation? what do you think about Kizer knife ?

[SpySmasher]

I have a Panthura. It's uninspiring. :/

 

[whp]

When they debuted on the US market, they had somewhat iffy quality control - but were offering premium materials at nearly unheard-of prices. After a lot of feedback, they started offering their knives tip-up as well.

My last Kizers were a Toro and a Megatherium. They’ve definitely stepped up their quality control, but, to be honest, they’ve lost the price advantage that made them interesting. They’ve already hit the ZT/Spyderco/Benchmade price range on most of their new releases.

Their Vanguard budget line seems alright, but also mysteriously constrained to smaller blade sizes.

Bottom line, I suppose, is that I haven’t felt excited for any of their releases other than the Megatherium in years - which I ended up selling for the same reason I rarely consider any of their knives: I can’t justify the price.

For as much money as I can spend on a Kizer (when they aren’t on sale), I can get a WE knife of likely higher quality. Even just the WE-made Massdrop knives tend to be less expensive and have designs I like more.

I generally agree with this discussion.
My first Kizer was well made and a bargain for the price. Ive bought two since then on sales and got very nice bargains that way. But the prices have increased to the point that I m not currently interested in the brand.