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Kizer Ki3480 Rogue Frame Lock Knife

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Kizer Ki3480 Rogue Frame Lock Knife

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Like a boxcutter thrust into the future (with an edge that will last you through a million boxes), the Kizer Rogue is a Dirk Pinkerton design through and through. The blade, an aggressive wharncliffe, is made for control and strength Read More

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Sep 30, 2018

I have this knife and the liner lock has never worked correctly. I literally have to push it into a locked position. It's like the end if the blade or the top of the lock weren't milled down far enough. Thought at first this would naturally wear and get better but it hasn't. Anything I can do?

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Pinkertonknives

Jan 14, 2018

Hey everyone. Thanks for the interest in the Kizer Rogue. There are bits and pieces of the story on flat grind version and hollow grind. The very first Rogue was flat grind. It had a curve yo the spine of the blade V1. There were issues with keeping the blade edge straight. After some discussions with Kizer and based on my experience I asked for the blade to be hollow ground with straight spine. Also a change to the lock V2. This did allow the blade to get really sharp but the curved edge was still an issue. So, I requested we go back to a flat grind and keep the straight spine and updated handle V3. Hopong that we could gind a solution for the curved edge. It was my understanding the V3 wouldn't be seeing production until mid 2018. To be clear, there is no functional problem with any of these knives. As a maker and designer, I prefer a flat ground blade for wharncliffe knives. The milled clips are an add on and not an indication of a design change to the knife it self. Thanks everyone!

cigarsaflame

Jan 6, 2018

I received my Kizer Rogue exactly as pictured. The blade is hollow ground, and a very nice addition to my hoard because: it is the only nice hollow ground blade I own, it is S35VN, and a really aggressive warnecliff blade shape. Amazing amount of knife for a great price. The detail on the scales is good, I can't see how anybody wouldn't like any of the various scale designs. The hollow grind does shave a few grams off the package, which is nice because the spine of this knife is quite robust. It opens very slick, and has broken in nicely. Thanks MD!

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awk

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Jan 4, 2018

I received the version shown in the pictures. Hollow grind. The edge is not straight and comes up slightly at the tip and down toward the heel. I'm fine with it though. Can't complain about getting what was advertised!

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massdrop01

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Jan 3, 2018

I think Kizer should assign a new model number or SKU to differentiate the different models, i.e. the flatgrind milled clip(v3) vs hollow grind spring clip(v2), because IMO they are quite different knives. They have done that for a few models, they should do it for Rogue, the change is quite significant going from v1 to v3.

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megical_banana

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Jan 3, 2018

I got one with a clip that does not match neither v1 or v2 it looks like a mild clip, do you guys think that is ok? And I'm pretty shure it is not hollow grinded.

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massdrop01

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Jan 3, 2018

megical_bananaI just confirmed with Dirk Pinkerton and Kizer themselves and this is legit. They got a new batch with milled pocket clip out. Dirk also said that he wanted to go back to the flat grind since it's not easier to keep the edge straight with hollow grind. This is the best version of the Rogue so far. See my post below for some updates.

Etoyoc

Jan 2, 2018

Mine was delivered last Thursday but I was out of town. I have the V2 version shown in the description. No problems or complaints.

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lep62

Jan 2, 2018

I got mine today. It has a hollow grind blade, perfectly centered, flicks good and has a solid lock-up. I'm happy with it.

ScottieG

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Dec 30, 2017

Mine came in today, and it too was old stock (v2) and not the current version. That is what was shown in the Massdrop ad, but they have posted out of date pictures before. The issue I have is with the transition to the hollow grind, announced by Kizer back in March 2017 on bladeforums.com (https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/update-versions-of-rogue-escort-and-nomad-designed-by-dirk-pinkerton.1481090/). A Kizer representative said that the transition to hollow grind was after discussions they had with Dirk Pinkerton (the designer). Dirk Pinkerton was part of the discussion and he said the hollow grind makes it much easier to get scary sharp. Very quickly, Kizer transitioned back to the flat grind. Dirk mas not logged into bladeforums.com since July 2017. The new pocket clip is a preference thing, if you like milled clips, and it may improve the indexing of fingers holding the blade. That was an issue Dirk mentioned with the longer pocket clip on the Rogue v2. I do not know why Kizer away from the hollow grind, but the v3 blade will have greater strength for harder use. This is where I have a problem: did Kizer and/or Dirk Pinkerton identify a problem shortly after introducing the hollow grind? Is the old stock flawed and simply getting flushed out of the inventory on unsuspecting customers?

ScottieG

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Jan 4, 2018

Thanks. I expect Massdrop will get this right. All the v2 knives should be replaced. It has been common for Massdrop not to update the pictures when the knives get updated.

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cccoltsicehockey

Dec 30, 2017

Got mine today. Was delivered two days ago but I was out of town. I got what appears to be V3. I am glad I did cause really like the pocket clip of this version. I think it flows with the scale design very well. The opening is butter smooth and the blade on mine is perfectly centered as well. One of the best knife deals I have gotten on Massdrop. Thanks!

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