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Kizer Begleiter · Drop Point
3.5″ blade · 3.88 oz · ~0.85″ tall (derived)

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.

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Kizer Begleiter

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The Kizer Begleiter is a 3.5" drop point folder in VG-10, flat ground. The handle is G-10, secured by a liner lock. At 3.88 oz it sits 40th-lightest of the 61 EDC folders here, where the median is 3.2 oz.

Blade: 3.5″
Weight: 3.88 oz
Steel: VG-10
Price band: Mid

Best for

Everyday carry and general utility

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against knifecenter, bladehq.

Blade length: 3.5″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: VG-10
Overall length: 8.17″
Closed length: 4.59″
Weight: 3.88 oz
Lock: Liner
Deployment: Manual
Handle material: G-10
Country of origin: China

Why a drop point

The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.

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About VG-10

The Japanese standard. Takes a very keen edge quickly; loses it sooner than the powder steels.

Edge retention

2/5

Toughness

3/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

4/5

1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All VG-10 knives