Kizer's NeoWave September Drop Lands: Madrac CL AirTi Leads an Ultra-Light M390 Lineup

Kizer opened September the way it has opened most months this year: with a NeoWave drop timed to midnight on the first. The September arrivals went live at 12:01 AM EDT on September 1, and the collection page now lists more than two dozen configurations spanning nine models. What makes this month's launch worth more than a glance is the model leading it — the Madrac CL AirTi, a knife Kizer has spent the past week teasing with a weight-guessing giveaway that ends exactly when the drop starts.

The AirTi series is Kizer's answer to a simple question: how light can a locking M390 folder get? All five variants use a 3-inch-class blade in M390 with the brand's Clutch Lock mechanism, and the differences come down to handle material and price. The entry point is $129 on a vortex-pattern Micarta version, while the aluminum model runs $139 and a PEI-handled edition with a matte DLC blade also lands at $139. Crystallized titanium bumps the price to $179, and the top configuration — a KizerNova carbon-fiber Joker edition — sits at $219. For a locking folder in M390 with titanium or carbon fiber in the handle, that range sits comfortably inside KizerB territory, the brand's value-oriented tier, while the C01C-style exclusives lean on the premium KizerB branding.

The rest of the September lineup spreads across both tiers. The Mash, a button-liner-lock folder with a hollow-ground M390 blade, runs $169 to $219 depending on finish — satin, matte DLC, or PVD-and-stonewash. The Pokiman BLL brings AEB-L and button-lock mechanics down to $69.98, and the Cabox II does the same for $69.95. At the top of the list, the Staff pairs Damascus with titanium and crystallized titanium at $219, while the Cyclone offers a frame-lock titanium-and-carbon-fiber build in S35VN for $209 to $239. Fixed-blade fans get the Field Mouse in four versions, from 14C28N Micarta at $64.96 up to a CPM 3V FatCarbon Camo Gold edition at $125.

Reading the drop as a whole, Kizer is doing two things at once. It is defending the budget flank with sub-$70 AEB-L and 14C28N models that keep the brand visible in the r/BudgetBlades conversation, and it is pushing the premium story with M390, titanium, and Damascus builds that used to live only in the customs world. The AirTi is the hinge between those two strategies: a recognizable steel, a proprietary lock, and a weight story that makes it a conversation piece regardless of price tier.

The September NeoWave drop is worth a look if you have been waiting for Kizer's light-carry experiment to land, or if you simply want to see where the brand is pointing its design budget for the rest of the year. The Madrac CL AirTi in aluminum at $139 is the configuration most buyers will actually carry daily; the carbon-fiber Joker edition is the one collectors will argue about first.

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