In a follow-up to yesterday’s story about the new for 2026 Zero Tolerance 0117, today we’ll be taking a look at what ZT’s sister label Kershaw has in store for the year.
Duralock Bareknuckle
A running theme for the new Kershaw stuff seems to be line expansions – starting with this updated variation of the discontinued Bareknuckle. The forensically-minded amongst you may have been able to glean from the name, but this new Bareknuckle bears a DuraLock instead of a liner lock, and is situated as a premium piece for Kershaw with a CPM MagnaCut blade.
Bel Air XL EMT
Meanwhile, the Bel Air XL gets a very different kind of new member. The EMT is a first responder-oriented refit, with a blunted tip to prevent unwanted punctures, partially-serrated blade, and either tactical black or hi-viz orange handle scales.
Proximal
The Proximal is a brand new design, spec’d out for a workhorse role. Its 3.15-inch D2 blade is the star of the show, and with its harpoon swedge and broad profile it will make cardboard, comestibles, and other day-to-day impedimenta shiver in their boots. It’s also packing the DuraLock under the hood.
Duster
A new entry-level piece, the Duster has an upswept, modified wharnie blade made from 8Cr13MoV and dark gray GFN scales. It hearkens back to the affordable users that made Kershaw a household name (well, in knife enthusiast households anyway), but with a very 2026 twist: the presence of that DuraLock once again.
Airspace
Last but not least we have the Airspace, which occupies a price point between the Duster and the Proximal. Obviously inspired by the high-tech weight-saving engineering used in air- and spacecraft, it almost looks like a strut or some other structural component in a plane – albeit with, y’know, a blade on one end, 3 inches even and made from 14C28N.
These are all available right now.
Knife in Featured Image: Kershaw Proximal
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