Vosteed Chipmunk Liner Lock Knife Review
The Vosteed Chipmunk liner lock knife is nice and small and offers many opening options. It has G10 scales and a coated, drop point 14C28N steel blade. Read on!
Official Specs
Here’s a link to the Vosteed Chipmunk liner lock knife.
Versions
Three options of the Vosteed Chipmunk liner lock knife are available. There’s this black-on-black version, a green (scales) on black (blade), and a satin blade with a jade scale option, too.
Price
The Vosteed Chipmunk liner lock knife sells for $50 and is available now.
Package and Manual
What’s Included
- Vosteed Chipmunk liner lock knife
- Cleaning cloth
- Zipper pouch
- Manual etc
- Chipmunk sticker
Look
The Vosteed Chipmunk liner lock knife is a fairly “muted” (or “murdered out”) black knife. The G10 scales are grippy and look nice, and all the appointments are black, too!
The knife has minimal branding.
I still don’t know (or don’t remember? What year is it) what this little gingerbread man means on the Vosteed pivots. It’s cute, though!
Open / Close / Lock
This is a flipper. You can even flip it multiple ways! But it’s also a thumb-stud opening knife. There are a ton of options for opening this knife.
First is the way below. There’s a flipper stud on the back of the knife. This feels like the way I default to, but actually using the thumbstud is much easier (because that’s what I’m used to and good at.) Also, simply, the thumbstud works great.
Next the lock – this is a liner lock knife, and works great. I never had any lockup issues, and the liner lock seems perfectly poised right in the way to keep the blade locked open.
Now let’s circle back to opening. Here’s what I reach for first when opening the Chipmunk: this stud on the back!
But here’s what works best for me. This thumbstud is properly exposed and easy to flip. It’s a nice opening option.
And finally, there are a couple of jimping ramps on the back of the blade. If you’re prestidigitatious, you can probably use this without cutting off your body. I can’t.
Normally you’d hold the knife differently to use this area – you’d flick it with the side of your thumb. But I’m a monster.
Build and Feel
Build quality on the Vosteed Chipmunk liner lock knife is good. There’s nothing I immediately say “This should be better.” But I also feel like this is the right price range for the Chipmunk.
There aren’t any detents in the blade swing.
I love drop point blades and I like Vosteed’s take on that here. The Chipmunk has a sort of Tanto-esque back but a decidedly drop point belly. It’s nice.
The spine is not rounded but not sharp. If properly motivated, you could strike a flint with the spine.
The blade is appropriately centered.
It’s hard to make out the backspacer detail here, but I’m fairly certain this is G10.
Size
Blade Length: 2.64″ | 67.10 mm
Overall Length: 6.15″ | 156.20 mm
Blade Width: 0.88″ | 22.40 mm
Blade Thickness: 0.118″ | 3.00 mm
Handle Length: 3.51″ | 89.10 mm
Handle Width: 0.82″ | 20.90 mm
Handle Thickness: 0.488″ | 12.40 mm
Weight: 2.53 oz | 71.70 g
Here’s the knife in hand:
Below you can see the Vosteed Chipmunk liner lock knife with the venerable Convoy S2+. The version below is a custom laser-engraved Convoy S2+ host by GadgetConnections.com. I did a full post on an engraved orange host right here! Or go straight to GadgetConnections.com to buy your Convoy S2+ now!
Also above is the knife beside a TorchLAB BOSS 35, an 18350 light. I reviewed the aluminum version of that light in both 35 and 70 formats. I also reviewed that specific edition, the “Oveready BOSS FT Collector Vintage Brass” 35. I love it!
Below is the Vosteed Chipmunk liner lock knife with the Civivi Elementum. I still use that knife so much!
Steel / Cut / Oats
Vosteed went with 14C28N steel on the Chipmunk.
Everydaycommentary says “In the budget steel department 14C28N is really great. It has been for a decade…” That’s good enough for me!
Retention
The Vosteed Chipmunk liner lock knife comes with a pocket clip attached.
The clip provides a “deep enough” carry for good balance.
The clip is removable (two TORX screws) and also can be moved to the other side.
Vosteed provides a clip blank, too. It can also go on either side.
Vosteed provides a “next generation” of nylon zippered pouch. The zipper is closer to the edge, and I love it.
Summary and Conclusion
I love small knives, and the Vosteed Chipmunk liner lock knife is a small knife. I also like drop point blades, and this knife had that. The price is reasonable. There are many opening options. I don’t even need this many opening options! It’s great to see more small knives coming to market, and I think the Vosteed Chipmunk liner lock knife is a good option.
Notes
- This knife was provided by Vosteed for review. I was not paid to write this review.
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