You're pronouncing Begleiter actually pretty well... Especially for an American which is obviously not used to the German language. The part "Begleit-..." was really good... but the "er" is really difficult because this sound doesn't exist in English. At least I don't have an example for it. I really enjoy your videos. :P Greetings from Germany!
Voice of Reason Thank you for response. It's always nice to get in contact with people from all over the world. Is there a special reason for you to speak German? For us from a not English speaking country it is always important to speak English because you communicate with MUCH MORE people. Vielen Dank für deine Antwort. Es ist immer angenehm mit Leuten aus aller Welt in Kontakt zu treten. Gibt es einen speziellen Grund warum du Deutsch kannst? Für uns aus Ländern in denen nicht Englisch gesprochen wird ist es immer wichtig Englisch zu können, weil man auf diese Weise mit VIEL MEHR Menschen kommunizieren kann. Viele Grüße!
Love my Begleiter. One of the best designs I've seen in a long time. Simple and sleek. While it might not be an insane value like some are, it is made very well for the price, has very nice fit and finish, very consistent QC (Ive had 3 so far) and just an awesome design.
Ball bearings are fun to deploy but they are not as durable and maintenance-free in the field. It only takes a small amount of dirt to really foul a ball bearing system. Washers are much less resistant to dirt mucking up the action.
I have MANY knives. Mostly automatics and assisted, only a few manual knives. This is the only manual knife I carry on a daily basis. I got it in 20CV. It's PERFECT.
I really appreciate your opinion. I just got my first Kizer Begleiter. Great deployment and great feel in my hands. My only beef is the clip. Sticks out a little too far, and already got it hooked up and bent the clip.However a very good knife for the money.
Has a ruike 801 style to it. I see why you gravitate towards this style of knife. I purchased the ruike after your video on it and absolutely love it. This one could be next.
Justin Smith I did the same and I really love the ruike. I don't see the value with this one though. If it was around the same price as the ruike and not over $50 maybe. I get that the steel is a little better but then the ruike is a frame lock with ball bearings so it's kind of a trade off. I don't think I'll be picking this up.
I own this knife I try to stay away from Chinese made but this knife is well worth ur cash great deal along with the kizer roach and when the mini sheepdog comes out I’ll probably pick that up to very interesting blade looks sick only Chinese company I trust at the moment but give me time I like USA on my blades but kizer has come out swinging for sure I do agree there knives could be sharper out of the box but it’s definitely sharp enough to do whatever u want plus 90%of my knives are sharper after I sharpen them than when they came out of the box 📦. Love the video 👍✌️.
Great review as always, your videos are high on my list when wanting more info on a knife. However, I'm surprised you prefer bearings over the bronze washers without exception. Yes bearings provide a better action in perfect conditions but I find that bronze washers are better for survival situations and are less likely to need lubrication when it gets wet.
I have the brown one and it has a lot going for it. Mine isn't near as smooth to open as yours. It has both teflon and bronze washers. For the heavier users: the lock disengages easily with a very light "spinewack". My slip joints are actually safer.
Great review! I really liked your comparison with the Rat 1. Seems like the Begleiter is everything the Rat 1 is but better. I love the RAT but like you said, sometimes it’s too much knife for my needs of the day. This Kizer should fill that void well.
I used the hyperlink to get the OD green one. Knife looks great. Been trying to look beyond spyderco, Kershaw, and cold steel stuff. Never had a kizer. Thanks for the content.
Not a bad looking blade but I actually prefer the beefy feel of something like the RAT 1 or Paramilitary 2 for my EDC because I wan to know my knife is going to take whatever I throw at it even when things become FUBAR
Woodland Tactical I've had the green and coated model for a couple years now, still as good as the day I bought. Like it enough have several and will get a uncoated version.
Marc I I own multiple versions of the RAT 1 and the PM2 as well. They're both knives that you just can't go wrong with. I will admit though that this Steel Will Modus I've been carrying around is really impressing me as well and has seen a bit more pocket time than the RAT in the last couple of weeks since I got it. I'm going to try this Begleiter knife out as well just to have another option for something to carry
There are Teflon and phosphor bronze washers in there. Mine came with a seriously deformed Teflon washer and the blade drifts from one steel liner to the other. So centering isn't even an option. And I have to tightened the pivot to the point that I can't use the thumb stud to open it so there won't be any blade play. Yeah I took it apart.
Good job on the German pronunciation. Also, good work on the characterization of this knife. Almost all bang, no frills on this one. (and that's not a given with Kizer) If I wanted FFG VG10 on a longer blade, I'd still rather get an Endura.... but not everybody likes the look of that. Still not a Kizer fan (like, at all), but this one; yeah,I could live with it. Again, very well done vid.
I recently took a trip to Gatlinburg Tennessee and as I’m sure most of you know you pass SMKWs. Or Smokey Mountain knife works( sorry but not everyone is a old country boy from S.C.) Well the point of this comment is I’m a full blown knife addict, and I had a sizable amount of pocket money. Like GT, I couldn’t walk away from the Kizer display lol. Remember this place is 3 story’s of knife cocaine. I ended up with 3 Kizers and another new brand of knives called Artisan. The Vanguard was just like his, didn’t come super sharp, it does need to be re profiled. And as he says the Kizer VG-10 does run a bit higher on the rc in fact I had to get my bevel way down on a fine DMT flat 3x8 plate.
Great reviews on blades recently. You are taking over on modern reviews where some other prominent UA-camrs let off. Definitely an upgrade, no acronyms.
Oh I forgot to say how much money I spent in SMKWs. Let’s just say it was over 1k for 6 knives 🔪. And I’m very happy with each one, my daily carry Spyderco Para 3 And my Hogue X1 have stayed in my gun safe since.
Kizer are higher end knives (for the most part)BUT RUIKE and REAL STEEL Knives are brilliant budget blades.I have The Real Steel Megalodon(G10 with 14C28N steel)..It'an amazing knife!!
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You're pronouncing Begleiter actually pretty well... Especially for an American which is obviously not used to the German language. The part "Begleit-..." was really good... but the "er" is really difficult because this sound doesn't exist in English. At least I don't have an example for it.
I really enjoy your videos. :P
Greetings from Germany!
Voice of Reason Thank you for response. It's always nice to get in contact with people from all over the world. Is there a special reason for you to speak German? For us from a not English speaking country it is always important to speak English because you communicate with MUCH MORE people.
Vielen Dank für deine Antwort. Es ist immer angenehm mit Leuten aus aller Welt in Kontakt zu treten. Gibt es einen speziellen Grund warum du Deutsch kannst? Für uns aus Ländern in denen nicht Englisch gesprochen wird ist es immer wichtig Englisch zu können, weil man auf diese Weise mit VIEL MEHR Menschen kommunizieren kann.
Viele Grüße!
Voice of Reason As I see you did a good job ;)
Voice of Reason Thank you for the awesome conversation!
Love my Begleiter. One of the best designs I've seen in a long time. Simple and sleek. While it might not be an insane value like some are, it is made very well for the price, has very nice fit and finish, very consistent QC (Ive had 3 so far) and just an awesome design.
I second that and have a few of this model too.
Bet you drive your wife nuts watching tv deploying the blade over and over. It drives mine crazy when I do it
Orendz77 oh ya!!
I like the enthusiasm you have when reviewing knives you like! It makes it more fun to watch! You are pronouncing it extremely well by the way!
Ball bearings are fun to deploy but they are not as durable and maintenance-free in the field. It only takes a small amount of dirt to really foul a ball bearing system. Washers are much less resistant to dirt mucking up the action.
I have a Rat for work and I plan to get the Begleiter for casual EDC. Thanks for comparing the two!
I got the xl button lock in 154cm it's amazingly smooth for a 90$ knife
Kizer makes some great baldes. Ever Kizer I've reviewed has passed my standards. I love the Kizer Guru.
I have over half a dozen Kizer knives and just added the BladeHQ exclusive Begleiter.
I have MANY knives. Mostly automatics and assisted, only a few manual knives.
This is the only manual knife I carry on a daily basis. I got it in 20CV. It's PERFECT.
I just got the BladeHQ exclusive Begleiter with M390 blade steel and natural G-10.
I really appreciate your opinion. I just got my first Kizer Begleiter. Great deployment and great feel in my hands. My only beef is the clip. Sticks out a little too far, and already got it hooked up and bent the clip.However a very good knife for the money.
Has a ruike 801 style to it. I see why you gravitate towards this style of knife. I purchased the ruike after your video on it and absolutely love it. This one could be next.
Justin Smith I did the same and I really love the ruike. I don't see the value with this one though. If it was around the same price as the ruike and not over $50 maybe. I get that the steel is a little better but then the ruike is a frame lock with ball bearings so it's kind of a trade off. I don't think I'll be picking this up.
I own this knife I try to stay away from Chinese made but this knife is well worth ur cash great deal along with the kizer roach and when the mini sheepdog comes out I’ll probably pick that up to very interesting blade looks sick only Chinese company I trust at the moment but give me time I like USA on my blades but kizer has come out swinging for sure I do agree there knives could be sharper out of the box but it’s definitely sharp enough to do whatever u want plus 90%of my knives are sharper after I sharpen them than when they came out of the box 📦. Love the video 👍✌️.
REGARDING THE NAME. You don’t need to have a sharp spine to throw sparks if your knife is a BICLIGHTER
Great review as always, your videos are high on my list when wanting more info on a knife. However, I'm surprised you prefer bearings over the bronze washers without exception. Yes bearings provide a better action in perfect conditions but I find that bronze washers are better for survival situations and are less likely to need lubrication when it gets wet.
My first folding knife. I came late to collecting knives. I. Still use this but it is about to be usurped by the drop bear. Gorgeous.
I have the brown one and it has a lot going for it. Mine isn't near as smooth to open as yours. It has both teflon and bronze washers. For the heavier users: the lock disengages easily with a very light "spinewack". My slip joints are actually safer.
Thanks for all the knife videos .. can you make a knife sharpening video. It’s something I’ve been wanting to learn
Picked up 1 from blade hq , after 2 days of light use already have lock rock - other than that knife was nice , not sure what to do with it now
Great review! I really liked your comparison with the Rat 1. Seems like the Begleiter is everything the Rat 1 is but better. I love the RAT but like you said, sometimes it’s too much knife for my needs of the day. This Kizer should fill that void well.
I used the hyperlink to get the OD green one. Knife looks great. Been trying to look beyond spyderco, Kershaw, and cold steel stuff. Never had a kizer. Thanks for the content.
Not a bad looking blade but I actually prefer the beefy feel of something like the RAT 1 or Paramilitary 2 for my EDC because I wan to know my knife is going to take whatever I throw at it even when things become FUBAR
Woodland Tactical I've had the green and coated model for a couple years now, still as good as the day I bought. Like it enough have several and will get a uncoated version.
Marc I I own multiple versions of the RAT 1 and the PM2 as well. They're both knives that you just can't go wrong with. I will admit though that this Steel Will Modus I've been carrying around is really impressing me as well and has seen a bit more pocket time than the RAT in the last couple of weeks since I got it. I'm going to try this Begleiter knife out as well just to have another option for something to carry
There are Teflon and phosphor bronze washers in there. Mine came with a seriously deformed Teflon washer and the blade drifts from one steel liner to the other. So centering isn't even an option. And I have to tightened the pivot to the point that I can't use the thumb stud to open it so there won't be any blade play. Yeah I took it apart.
Good job on the German pronunciation. Also, good work on the characterization of this knife. Almost all bang, no frills on this one. (and that's not a given with Kizer)
If I wanted FFG VG10 on a longer blade, I'd still rather get an Endura.... but not everybody likes the look of that.
Still not a Kizer fan (like, at all), but this one; yeah,I could live with it.
Again, very well done vid.
I cannot open the blade like that. Is that something you need to practice?
I recently took a trip to Gatlinburg Tennessee and as I’m sure most of you know you pass SMKWs.
Or Smokey Mountain knife works( sorry but not everyone is a old country boy from S.C.)
Well the point of this comment is I’m a full blown knife addict, and I had a sizable amount of pocket money.
Like GT, I couldn’t walk away from the Kizer display lol.
Remember this place is 3 story’s of knife cocaine.
I ended up with 3 Kizers and another new brand of knives called Artisan.
The Vanguard was just like his, didn’t come super sharp, it does need to be re profiled.
And as he says the Kizer VG-10 does run a bit higher on the rc in fact I had to get my bevel way down on a fine DMT flat 3x8 plate.
Great reviews on blades recently. You are taking over on modern reviews where some other prominent UA-camrs let off. Definitely an upgrade, no acronyms.
Thanks for this review! I am def buying this knife using your link above!
Can you do some of the best edc non locking blades for the uk boys please
Bayley Anderson benchmade proper is a good one
I just bought one for $29.50… eBay from Mojave Outdoors brown G10 and VG10… I wish it had jimping on the back of the blade
Oh I forgot to say how much money I spent in SMKWs.
Let’s just say it was over 1k for 6 knives 🔪. And I’m very happy with each one, my daily carry Spyderco Para 3
And my Hogue X1 have stayed in my gun safe since.
considering getting this knife, people have told me it gets blade play after not that long, is that true or no?
Hi Aaron!
Since we're on Kizer, PLEEEASSEE do one on the SANTA FE model! I'd like GT's take on it.
Which one you like better, kizer or Ruike? The one you showed in the video. They both are on my radar. Really enjoy your videos bro.
Kizer are higher end knives (for the most part)BUT RUIKE and REAL STEEL Knives are brilliant budget blades.I have The Real Steel Megalodon(G10 with 14C28N steel)..It'an amazing knife!!
mine has n690
Yes a new video!
You could do a good Arnold Schwarzenegger impression!
Maybe Mr. Reeve did not imagine that would be inaugurate a saga with the Sebenza.
Regards.
Well this "bic-lighter" looks like it's qualifies as a gentleman's knife (with a black handle) due to its slimness
Check out the real steel t101 Thor .. my current knife and I'm pretty happy with it.
Norman Wunsch have it, carry this one far more, lighter more compact with same capability in blade size.
How would you compare this to a Rat in D2???
have had mine for about a year and its one of my favorites in my edc rotation
Almost seems like too much blade. 3.5 in is not needed for daily edc
Mine is 20CV for $100.
😀👍
Give me washers any day. Way better for a user knife.
Well you talked me out of this knife
Nice vid. Had me laughing on the German accent
Lol I couldn’t tell it was blue....color blind 🙃
Looks "giied" 😉
Ganzo fh11
Mixer sucks