Kizer's fixed blades have always been the quiet half of the catalog, and the Field Guide is the one aimed squarely at hunters. It is a 3.72-inch trailing point in AEB-L with a black PVD stonewashed finish and green Norplex UltreX G10 scales, available from November 2026 at $64.97.
The full spec: 7.83 inches overall, 3.72-inch trailing point at 0.14 inch stock, 4.11-inch handle, AEB-L at 59 HRC plus or minus two, flat grind, 111.6 grams (3.94 ounces), fixed blade, Kydex sheath with adjustable retention that mounts horizontally or vertically. Designer credit goes to Johan Jordaan, a South African custom maker, and the A1 variant ships the same knife with a satin finish.
The trailing point is the traditional American hunting shape for a reason: the spine sweeps up to meet an edge that curves back, so the tip leads and the belly peels. It opens an animal without gouging and it slices without a sawing motion. The deep finger choil and spine jimping are the details that make it work in cold, wet hands, which is when a hunting knife actually gets used.
AEB-L at 59 HRC is the correct choice at this price. It is a fine-grained stainless that takes a very keen edge, holds it through a field dressing, and comes back on a pocket stone in two minutes. It is not a supersteel and it does not need to be, because the knife that gets sharpened in a truck is worth more than the one that stays home. The skeletonized tang keeps the balance forward of the hand and the lanyard hole takes a retention cord.
Compared with Kizer's own Sou'wes' at $28.80, the Field Guide costs more than twice as much and buys better steel, better scales and a proper sheath. Against an ESEE or a Mora in the same bracket, it is the prettier knife and the less proven one, and against a custom Jordaan, it is a fifth of the price for the same shape. Verdict: the right fixed blade for a deer hunter who wants stainless steel and a sheath that will not rattle.
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