Kizer Feist
About Kizer Feist
Kizer and Justin Lundquist have brought the Feist to life! It's been outfitted with a premium steel blade that cuts and slices as easily as slicing through butter. It's the high performance Kizer Feist knife that you'll love, at a price that won't burn a hole in your wallet. When it comes to classy, fidgety, and low-profile Knives, the Feist runs with the best. This Justin Lundquist design is sleek, slender, and just has an overall cool look and feel. For the longest time, the Feist was out of reach to a lot of people who couldn't justify dropping big Bucks on fancy materials, but that all changes now!Kizer Knives come in a wide variety of sizes, blade styles, and handle colors. Check out what is available at Blade HQ today!
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Specifications |
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| Brand | Kizer | ||
| Category | Folding Knives | ||
| Overall Length | 6.50" | ||
| Blade Length | 2.80" | ||
| Cutting Edge | 2.75" | ||
| Blade width | 0.75" | ||
| Blade Thickness | 0.125" | ||
| Blade Material | CPM 4V | ||
| Blade Style | Drop Point | ||
| Blade Grind | Flat | ||
| Finish | Black | ||
| Edge Type | Plain | ||
| Handle Length | 3.69" | ||
| Handle Width | 0.77" | ||
| Handle Thickness | 0.43" | ||
| Handle Material | Laminate | ||
| Color | Red | ||
| Frame/Liner | Steel | ||
| Weight | 1.90 oz. | ||
| User | Right Hand, Left Hand | ||
| Pocket Clip | Tip-Up | ||
| Knife Type | Manual | ||
| Opener | Flipper | ||
| Pivot Type | Bearings | ||
| Lock Type | Liner Lock | ||
| Model | Feist | ||
| Model Number | KI3499R3 | ||
| Designer | Justin Lundquist | ||
| Country of Origin | China | ||
| Best Use | Everyday Carry | ||
| Product Type | Knife | ||
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Ratings and Reviews
Great
Great knife and good to fidget with. Came super sharp
Great EDC folder
I love this knife. The quality is top notch. The action is smooth and the front flipper is fun. I enjoy simply flipping it. However, I’m always worry about scratching the titanium finish. I think it’s great for office carry, not so much a camping or outdoor knife.
Clean, Small EDC
Perfect for office carry. It's small, plain, and not very intimidating. The factory edge isn't the sharpest edge, but it gets the job done. Cutting boxes and opening product in hard plastic is very easy. The only potential downside of this knife is the handle. The handle is completely smooth with no texturing or grip. This makes the knife a bit slippery, especially with gloves.…
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However, this also means that the knife won't catch anything when you take it out of your pocket.
If you like small knives and are willing to learn how to flip the front flipper (or you don't mind it), then this knife is a very appealing and stylish option.
Lovely Knife
This is a great looking blade. Beautiful handle, Blade is good to go. Clip is amazing. Front flipper is amazingly unique and fun. Fit and finish are clean and tight. There is one fatal flaw however. The lockbar doesn't engage all the time. You almost need a heavy wrist flick to blow the blade back so that you can get the lock up together. I've found myself not trusting the lock… read more and having to check every time before I use it. It's unfortunate in that I think the knife is really amazing but has the fatal flaw.
Classy carry
I received this knife as a gift, and even with my big hands it has made its way into my rotation. It is a smaller knife but I have no issues whatsoever handling this thing. It's refreshing to have so much free pocket space and the knife is quality. Very smooth, very light, and very comfortable.
Smooth action!
I've recently fallen in love with Kizer knives and couldn't pass up the Feist. Makes for a perfect small gentlemen's folder. Very attractive knife that isn't going to offend but still get the job done. Smoothest action that you can always expect from Kizer and that front flipper is fun to test your friends with. Fit and finish was very nice with perfect blade centering. Beautiful… read more little knife and worth every penny.
Good front flipper
A little hard to deploy but is very good overall!
Really nice minimalist folder for places with under-3-inches laws
it's really a beautiful knife. mine came very sharp compared to other kizers i've handled. there's a slight miss on the very edge of the sharpening choil that makes it stick out just a hair, but i'm betting i can sharpen it out when the time comes-- not that i'll need to for a while.
the front flipper is easy to deploy, although this is not my first front flipper so i'm…
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somewhat used to the technique. the detent is slightly stronger than i was hoping for, so i can't do the index finger pull to open it, but it works great with the thumb, so i can't really complain.
my only gripe with this knife is that the lock bar tension is very high and the lockup on mine came over halfway across, so it's difficult to wedge the meat of my thumb to close the knife. i pretty much have to use two hands to close this one. if it doesn't loosen up over time, i might try disassembling it and trying to work the lock bar over the other way just a hair to get closer to a 40-50% lockup instead of 70-80%. however, if i have to do that, it will automatically void the warranty on the knife (thanks for nothing kizer) and it does carry a real risk of making the lockup unsafe if i mess it up somehow. i'm going to wait a while to see if the risk is worth it.
really, if they came out with a liner-lock version that had smooth handle scales on both sides, i'd be much more interested in that. with a liner lock you can get away with much less lock bar tension without making the knife unsafe. frame locks are great for harder use knives, but plenty strong enough for something like this. you'd have to be crazy to beat on a knife this pretty to the point of lock failure.
all told, the knife being a one-hand-open, two-hand-close sort of knife isn't too much of a hassle for a lighter duty knife such as this one, and i love pretty much everything else about it, so i can't fault it too bad for that one problem. four stars.
Pretty much perfect
I really have zero complaints on this knife, which is almost unheard-of. Absolutely love it. My all-time favorite non-auto folder. All titanium, S35VN, bearings, love the front-flipper, super contoured, milled clip, etc., etc., etc. I will note that this is the "fixed" version. No grittiness or any other issues that the first batch had. They even did away with the swirled pivot.… read more The new packaging is very cool, as well. It's really just a joy to carry and use. Goes with me everywhere. Would give it 6 stars.
Awesome niche knife!
I don't have much experience in front flippers but I can say that this knife is very well built and smooth. It takes a little bit of practice to get the action right but once you lock it in it's like riding a bike. I love how simple it is, the lines and the smoothness, very attractive. Very elegant piece, I look much forward in using it in the future! The only down point I could… read more give is that, as others said, it didn't come very sharp; though s35vn is a great steel to maintain
Easily my new favorite EDC
I got this knife a few days ago and admittedly it wasnt that sharp out of the box but nothing I cant fix. The action however is fantastic and I really like the sleekness of it. This was my first Kizer but it definitely wont be my last
First batch problems are gone
This knife was smooth and sharp out of the box, no grittiness or CNC issues. Very cool design.
Perfect office knife
Super attractive, smooth action, great in pocket, easily deployed. 4 stars only cuz I had to send it back to Kizer to replace it with the fixed version 2 of the knife.
My go to
Don't experience any of the problems some have reported with my Fiest. It's honestly my favorite knife. Great edc size, blade steel is good, and materials are great for the price.
Love the look, couple of weak spots
I did not have the problems others have had with gritty opening and closing. Knife is very smooth. But there are two minor problems.
1. As others have mentioned, the frame lock is WAY too tight and hard to move to unlock the blade. Only gets easy when you use 2 hands, which defeats the purpose.
2. The Front flip feature is mediocre at best and hard to open. Requires…
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both a strong thumb, and a strong flip since the thumb alone only gets the blade half-way open at best.
Otherwise it is a quality product. Love the look of it and the steel should hold the sharp factory edge a long time.
Awful
I just received my Feist today and I am extremely disappointed. I was hoping to get a new version or a version that wasn't pure crap but that wasn't the case. The action is the worst on any knife I have ever owned. It is almost impossible to even open, much less flip open with one hand. I hope I just received a dud and they aren't all this bad. This is my first and hopefully last… read more experience with something this bad.
Nice little knife
I just got the Feist today, exceeds my expectations easily. Small, fairly light, and extremely smooth. The front flipper works well and is a cool way to open the knife.
Fantastic
This knife is beautiful. Smooth opening, good lock up. Its my new favorite.
Pretty awesome
I love the design and materials but the opening feels and sounds gritty when you don't flick it open quickly. Still happy with it and intend to keep it though.
Great small knife
My Feist was perfectly centered and grit free. Guess I got lucky for once. Two small issues are the hard to disengage lock bar and stiff pocket clip. These items are by no means bad enough to keep it out of my pocket.
Grittiness caused by loose stop pin.
The Feist has a great design, but the gritty opening and closing sound drove me nuts. I tried to get rid of the gritty sound by disassembling the knife and cleaning it. This helped, but it didn't completely solve the problem. It turns out that the gritty sound was caused by the loose stop pin rubbing against the titanium handles as the knife opens and closes. I shimmed a small piece…
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of paper into the stop pin hole then reassembled the knife. This solved most of gritty opening and closing sound. There is also some sharp burrs inside the knife from the milling work.
Overall The Feist is a great knife with a great design.
Ok
Nice looking, feels ok in the hand. Like others have said the knife is very gritty sounding when closing. Have to push pretty hard to open due to the stiff framelock.
Not as good as it could be
I love this design and really want to love this knife, but I don't really even carry it anymore. It came with a loose pivot and the same grittiness that everyone else had. It was never really that sharp, and now, I can't even sharpen it because the blade edge is too wide of an angle. Was considering having it reprofiled, but now with the talk of a feist 2 to replace it, I'll just… read more wait. Hopefully it'll end up being the knife this one should have been.
Terrific design, execution needs work
I love this design but the execution needs work: The lock is gritty and the lockbar is so stiff my thumb still hurts days later.
This is my first Kizer that isn't perfect out-of-the box.
Sadly, I'm returning my Feist and will eagerly await a later shipment for Kizer to fix these two nits.
Mine gets 5-stars for design and just 3-stars for exection.
Nice, but...
I love the knife, perfect small edc option, great materials, beautiful design inside and out, and is a joy to take apart and maintain because of its simplicity in its ingenuity. There are a couple of gripes with it though... The knife came gritty and had to clean off the excess metal shavings inside. After a thorough cleaning and oiling it works perfectly. Some screws are not evenly…
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flush on the knife, most notably on the lock-bar insert screws. Another thing is that the clip is way too strong and I feel it will wear my pocket rather quickly. Lastly, disengaging the lock bar is a pain because it's super strong and there's no cut out on the face side of the knife and you really got to jam your finger in there to get it to close. Maybe in time the lock bar will soften a bit, but really wish it was easier on my thumb.
All that aside, it's a beautiful knife and I love it!