Mini Grouper | Nitro-V

Fill the Shilin cutter style hole in my collection nicely, but with a button compression lock. Haven't been disappointed with any of the Kizer knives I've bought and this is no exception. Could probably do without the flipper tab but not a deal breaker by any means.

After I bought this knife 🔪 my finger is going to get smarter and stronger. So many ways to open it and the bearing are so smooth 😍

From the same fantastic people who brought us the Assassin, Drop Bear, Huntsman, Sparrow (Black Bird Blades) a countless others, Kizer hits us right between the eyes with another absolutely fantastic little EDC from their rather energetic designer Azo, this carbon fiber beauty is ergonomically satisfying & the bulbous Nitro V blade is stupidly slicey & takes a polished edge exceptionally well. The only negative regarding this knife is the rather perplexing placement of the thumb studs, I personally feel Azo placed them were he did because of design flow & looks, because I personally found it insanely difficult to deploy using them, however, a well placed KWIK Thumb stud installed (7mm) back from Azo's thumb stud placement, & the Grouper deploys perfectly without fail. The unique locking system on this knife is fantastic & provides an extremely crisp detent & a rock solid lock up. I highly recommend this great little budget EDC for a vast variety of light to medium cutting tasks or as an exceptionally light weight, get out of trouble blade, to stuff into your hiking pack!!