Kizlyar Supreme's ZORG Liner lock Flipper Folder Review


The ZORG is an Every Day Carry (EDC) liner lock Flipper type folder from Kizlyar Supreme.  

Anatomy of a Flipper Folder.
A small ball in the liner and a small hole in the blade becomes engaged when the knife is closed. These components do two things. 
a) the action of the liner against the closed blade prevents accidental exposure of the blade whilst it is closed. If the folder is subject to some rapid movement then the blade stays safely where it is meant to be.

b) In order to "Flip" the blade out it is necessary for there to be some resistance against the opposing force of your index finger, that resistance is provided by the tiny ball in the liner and indent in the blade.

Seen again here in this video

 The "Flipper", which by the way is also the guard of the knife.

The blade steel is offered in 2 choices either D2 Tool steel or AUS8 stainless alloy. This model we review here is in D2. 

Kizlyar Supreme are coating their D2 blades with a Titanium ceramic, which greatly increases corrosion resistance and is very hard and slippery to resist scratching.

As expected (from previous tests/reviews we have conducted) the ZORG was well presented in a matt black rigid cardboard box with a magnetic catch lid.

complete with warranty slip, indicating a lifetime warranty, a small packet of silica gel desiccant and some brass washers. More on the brass washers later*!

Out of the box the ZORG was deadly razor sharp with a flat bevel edge.
The main blade has a flat grind and the overall blade geometry is with a chisel, or some to prefer to call it a "Western style Tanto"  tip or simply a Tanto tip blade.

The main edge of the blade is ever so slightly curved (in a convex direction), making for a good cutting geometry.

*The washers are PTFE, that's Teflon! Basically self lubricating and as long as the pivot is kept clean there should be no need to place any lubricant on this folder. If however one substitutes the PTFE washers for the included brass ones, then you should apply a very small amount of lubrication.

Handle scales are machined from G10, a tough epoxy composite of proven industrial strength, utilized in many many industrial applications and of course in good quality knives where high mechanical strength needs to be achieved at the same time reducing the overall weight of the end product.

The blade of the ZORG can be opened by either using the thumb studs (which are ambidextrous) or the flipper/guard, or a combination of both.
The thumb studs play a dual role as they also function as the blade stop, coming to rest against the liners of this knife.

Blade centering as you can see below was right on.

Blade lock up on the ZORG was perfect first go, with the liner moving immediately to the designated position on the tang with a reaffirming sound of engagement.

The lock up was the same even if one opened the knife slowly. Now this latter point I have to say is something to take note of. Why? Well there are many liner locks that if one opens them slowly, the liner will not engage properly but instead must be actually flicked open with some force in order to get that liner to engage properly. Or worse still you must nudge the liner over to it's correct  position. SORRY, not acceptable on a liner lock- or frame lock for that matter, no matter what the manufacturer is telling you. To be honest I don't want to have to scrutinize the liner every time I open a knife to see if it is engaged properly so I don't loose any digits!

A sign of excellent quality control and precise and accurate machining is when the liner engages first go. None of this "well it has to wear in a bit" thing. Not true. Don't believe the hype. Both the butt end of the tang and the engagement surface of the liner have opposing bevels too.

The flipper also acts of course as a finger guard.

All the parts that were visible to me were coated with the Ti ceramic, except of course the scale screws.

I measured the blade thickness at 3.1 mm.

Overall weight was 141 gms or about 5 Oz's

Total open length is 200 MM or 8 inches

There is a belt clip.

There is an indent stop when closing the blade as a safety feature? to prevent the blade from simply closing too quickly???
and requires a very small amount of pressure to overcome this. Finally the blade is actively held within the handle by a retaining mechanism. This latter feature prevents accidental exposure of the blade should the ZORG encounter any rapid movements with the blade folded. This is something very nice and reassuring in it's design.
There is also a lanyard hole to prevent the ZORG from being accidentally dropped when working at height or over water etc.


The liners are pretty standard  at 1.5mm thick, that's 0.06 of an inch.

First impressions: excellent build/construction; very comfortable; easily opened; razor sharp; perfect lock up overtime (slow or fast opening); perfect EDC.(belt clip cannot be changed, not necessary though.
I left the teflon washers in, let's see how they hold up in the upcoming field testing over the next two months, I'll have it EDC, if there's a problem I'll put in the brass ones that it came supplied with. So stay tuned to BushCampingTools!