AWARD-WINNING KIZLYAR SUPREME KNIVES

Recognised where design meets performance.

From practical field-oriented knives to folding, EDC and kitchen designs, Kizlyar Supreme models have repeatedly earned recognition at specialist exhibitions in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and other cities. The selection below presents some of the recent results we have documented so far; earlier awards will be added as archival material is recovered.

14RECENT RESULTS SHOWN
10MODELS IN THIS SELECTION
2018–2025CURRENTLY DOCUMENTED

MORE THAN A BADGE

Recognition grounded in specialist assessment.

The awards shown here come from competition programmes at Blade: Traditions and Modernity and Blade on the Neva. Their juries bring together museum, cultural, forensic, practical and industry expertise.

Blade: Traditions and Modernity is Russia’s principal exhibition devoted entirely to knives—a meeting point for manufacturers, independent makers, designers, collectors, experts and users. Kizlyar Supreme has become an anchor participant and one of the show’s regular focal points: visitors come to our stand expecting new models, special editions and meaningful upgrades.

As one of Russia’s most dynamic knife brands, we are also invited to regional editions because our presence helps attract an audience and introduce the exhibition to new cities and a wider knife community.

The competition is demanding. Handmade knives may be meticulously prepared as individual exhibition pieces. When a series-produced Kizlyar Supreme knife earns recognition in the same environment, it says something important: performance, design and execution are not confined to a one-off showpiece—they are engineered into repeatable production.

Depending on the category, knives are assessed for design, execution, materials and aesthetics, or subjected to practical cutting, control, edge-retention and construction tests.

Evidence-led selection

The results shown are supported either by original diplomas or by the exhibition organiser’s signed statement. English certificate translations link directly to their Russian originals.

A SELECTED RECORD

Some of the awards behind our knives.

2025

1st Place

Hussar

Folding Knife

10th Blade on the Neva
Saint Petersburg

Award

2025

1st Place

Vran

City EDC Knife

10th Blade on the Neva
Saint Petersburg

Award

2024

1st Place

Forester

Outdoor Knife

49th Blade: Traditions and Modernity
Moscow

Award

2024

2nd Place

Hussar

Folding Knife

49th Blade: Traditions and Modernity
Moscow

Award

2022

1st Place

Sturm

City Tactical Knife

44th Blade: Traditions and Modernity
Moscow

Award

2021

Special recognition

General X1

Budget Knife That Made It

5th Blade on the Neva
Saint Petersburg

Award

2021

1st Place

General X1

Utility / Boning Knife

5th Blade on the Neva
Saint Petersburg

Award

2021

Winner

Urban

City Tactical Knife

5th Blade on the Neva
Saint Petersburg

Award

2020

2nd Place

Alexander M

Medium Kitchen Knife

41st Blade: Traditions and Modernity
Moscow

Award

2019

1st Place

Alexander M N690

Medium Kitchen Knife

39th Blade: Traditions and Modernity
Moscow

Award

2019

3rd Place

Alexander S M390

Short Kitchen Knife

40th Blade: Traditions and Modernity
Moscow

Award

2019

1st Place

Alexander S

Short Kitchen Knife

Blade on the Neva
Saint Petersburg

Award

2019

1st Place

Pioneer

Utility / Boning Knife

Blade on the Neva
Saint Petersburg

Award

2018

1st Place · Experts’ Choice

Shark

Utility / Boning Knife over 150 mm

Blade on the Neva
Saint Petersburg

Award

SELECTED AWARD DOCUMENTS

Some of our recent awards, presented in English.

41st International Exhibition

BLADE

TRADITIONS AND MODERNITY

DIPLOMA

2nd PLACE

MEDIUM KITCHEN KNIFE

KIZLYAR SUPREMEALEXANDER M

Kitchen Knife Competition · Series Production

Moscow · October 2020

Translation from original document

International Exhibition

BLADE

ON THE NEVA

DIPLOMA

1st PLACE

SHORT KITCHEN KNIFE

KIZLYAR SUPREMEALEXANDER S

Kitchen Knife Competition

Saint Petersburg · May–June 2019

Translation from original document

5th International Exhibition

BLADE

ON THE NEVA

DIPLOMA

WINNER · 1st PLACE

CITY TACTICAL KNIFE

KIZLYAR SUPREMEURBAN

Practical Knife Trials · Series Production · D2 steel

Saint Petersburg · May 2021

Translation from original document

44th International Exhibition

BLADE

TRADITIONS AND MODERNITY

DIPLOMA

1st PLACE

CITY TACTICAL KNIFE

KIZLYAR SUPREMESTURM

Practical Knife Trials · Blade up to 120 mm · Series Production

Moscow · April 2022

Translation from original document

International Exhibition

BLADE

ON THE NEVA

DIPLOMA

1st PLACE · EXPERTS’ CHOICE

UTILITY / BONING KNIFE

KIZLYAR SUPREMESHARK

Practical Knife Trials · Blade over 150 mm

Saint Petersburg · May 2018

Translation from original document

HOW THE KNIVES ARE ASSESSED

Design judgement and practical testing.

Artistic competition entries are assessed for concept, quality of execution, continuity of craft traditions, originality, materials, composition and cultural appropriateness.

Practical trials examine initial sharpness, control, cutting performance, ergonomics, edge behaviour and residual sharpness. Folding knives can also face a separate lock-reliability check.

Paper

Initial and final sharpness, clean cutting and edge retention.

Felt and rope

Cutting control, effort and performance through resilient material.

Pine and hose

Edge stability, handling and controlled cutting under varied loads.

Construction

Ergonomics, assembly quality, strength and folding-lock reliability.

QUESTIONS

Understanding the awards.

Who presents these awards?

The competition programmes are organised within the specialist exhibitions Blade: Traditions and Modernity in Moscow and Blade on the Neva in Saint Petersburg.

Are the knives actually tested?

Practical categories use multi-stage cutting and handling trials. Other competition streams evaluate design, execution, materials and aesthetics through specialist juries.

Why are the certificates shown in English?

The English layouts help international readers understand each diploma. The words “original document” at the foot of every translation open the corresponding Russian diploma.

Why is an award for a series-produced knife significant?

Handmade competition pieces can be meticulously prepared one at a time. Recognition for a series-produced Kizlyar Supreme knife shows that strong design, execution and performance can be delivered consistently through industrial production.

Is this the complete Kizlyar Supreme award record?

No. This is a selected group of recent results we can currently document. We will add earlier awards and further certificate presentations as original records and scans are recovered.

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