Kizer has a new knife on the way, and it is positively loaded with fresh mechanical features. The Drop Bear, designed by Azo Mai, marks Kizer’s first crack at an Axis Lock-style knife, spiced up with unique some in-house enhancements.

Most of the focus here is on the mechanical stuff, so we’ll get the specifications of the knife itself out of the way first. The Drop Bear is everyday carry ready, fitted with a symmetrical, wide spear point blade. It’s spec’d for maximum legality too at a blade length of 2.97 inches. Opened with a thumb stud (which pairs nicely with the ambidextrous Clutch Lock), the Drop Bear blade’s made from 154CM, a steel to which Kizer is still partial, and for good reason: the old favorite has transitioned gracefully from sought after, custom knife-grade steel into widely available, well-rounded mid-tier performer.

Yu Dong, aka DrEDC, had been my contact at Kizer for a while, but he recently struck out on his own. They had two fanboys running their booth at Blade since they couldn’t travel from China. Turnover has been brutal at Kizer ever since David Sun left.

 

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