The Best Part of This Affordable Flipper Knife Is Entombed Within Its Unique Handle

If you like your EDC with a side of gallows humor, you might dig Kizer’s latest undertaking.

Closeup of Kizer Tomb Knife handle pivots

Published February 4, 2025

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It isn’t easy to craft a truly unique pocket knife. After all, they all must have a few common elements: a blade, a handle and a means of folding (and unfolding).

So when one comes along that defies expectations and does something I’ve never seen before, I tend to latch on. That’s precisely the case for the Kizer Tomb, which quite literally takes its inspiration from the grave.

Kizer Tomb knife with wood handle on red background — The Kizer Tomb is a playful, unique take on a front flipper EDC knife backed by drop-dead good looks.

Skeletonized, literally

Penned by Australian designer Bradley Diaz (of Evans Street Knives), the Kizer Tomb’s most defining feature is its coffin-shaped handle scales. Available in aluminum, Damascus-patterned G10, Mkuruti wood and semitransparent PEI, it’s one of the most unique handles I’ve ever seen.

But the macabre inspiration doesn’t stop at the silhouette. Inside the knife, the handle scales are also skeletonized (again, quite literally). Pop a scale off (or view it directly through the PEI scales) and you’ll find a skeleton-shaped pattern cut out.

It’s a quirky addition that plays to the knife’s inherent gallows humor but also serves another purpose. The skeletonized liners help cut down on weight (if only slightly).

Black Kizer Tomb knife on black background with scales taken off showing skeleton pattern underneath — The skeletonized liners are a quirky, macabre addition that also helps save a little on weight.

More than just killer looks

As mentioned, this knife is offered with a quartet of interesting and unique handle scales. But the quality doesn’t stop there. While it’s surprisingly affordable, it’s also respectable and EDC-worthy beyond its styling.

For instance, the versatile drop-point blade is made from reliable Nitro-V steel and has a front flipper for quick and easy deployment.

Furthermore, just behind the pivot, you’ll find a reliable button lock mechanism that keeps the knife safe and secure when in operation.

There’s nothing mind-blowing here, but there doesn’t need to be. The knife’s strength is in its striking, unique styling, and the materials, while not opulent, are more than dependable for everyday carry purposes.

Four Kizer Tomb knife handles on outdoor bench above foliage — While all four handles are gorgeous, only the PEI option shows off the skeletonized liners inside.

Available now

The Kizer Tomb has already been released on the brand’s website. The price of all four options — wood, G10, aluminum, and PEI — is the same: $70.

However, the PEI edition has already sold out, and I suspect the others will also go quickly. Get yours while you can, lest you take those regrets to your grave.