Vosteed Talarurus Micarta Knife

The Vosteed Talarurus micarta knife features a sheepsfoot blade and crossbar lock. Available in Micarta and G10, a thumb disk rounds out this interesting knife!

Official Specs

Here’s a link to the Vosteed Talarurus Micarta knife.

Versions

At least four versions of the Vosteed Talarurus Micarta knife are available. They come in a variety of scales (Micarta or G10) and colors (blue, black, green, white) as well as coated (black) and satin blades. The thumb disc can even be black, satin, orange, or blue, too!

Price

The price of the Vosteed Talarurus Micarta knife comes in at a reasonable $72 for all models.

Package and Manual

What’s Included

Vosteed Talarurus Micarta knife
Nylon pouch
Cleaning cloth
Sticker
Manual etc.

Look

Vosteed asked, and of course, I opted for this green Micarta Talarurus, and yes, it’s because of that little pop of orange on the thumb disc. I’ve never had a thumb disc knife before, so I was interested to check this one out!

The look is very nice. I find the Sheepsfoot blade shape to be very useful. That’s probably weird because of how I feel about Tanto. But the Vosteed Talarurus Micarta knife has a nice look. The green Micarta matches nicely with the black blade.

Again, that pop of orange on the disc really stands out!

The blade is “beefy” but (or “despite”) being over 3″ (ok, just over”), it doesn’t feel like a huge knife.

As with most Vosteed knives, there’s minimal branding.

Open / Close / Lock

As far as I can tell, the thumb disc is designed to be used like a thumb stud or thumb hole. So you flick the blade open by pushing against the disc.

While that works just fine, I fail to see the logic of it – the disc seems bigger than a thumbstud that could be in the same location. It is more accessible, though, so that’s one point in its favor.

Of course, being that this is a “Crossbar Lock” knife, another very reliable way to open the Talarurus is to pull back the lock and swing open the blade. Between the two options, this is my preference. And in this case, I could probably just remove the thumb disc! A “blank” would be neat there – keep the orange color but have a disc … isn’t a disc.

The disc is held in place by a Torx screw.

As I said above, this is a Crossbar locking knife. It’s just like the Benchmade Axid lock. It has proven reliability. It does have to be pulled back on both sides, so it’s not really a “one finger” unlock mechanism. Maybe that’s even better!

Build and Feel

The build quality of the Vosteed Talarurus Micarta knife is good. Micarta (and probably the G10 option, too, really) providesan adequate grip without being aggressive.

The knife has metal liners, too. That adds to rigidity. The scales are secured to those liners by a screw right in the middle.

The blade is nicely centered.

The pivot is a “ceramic ball-bearing system” and is very smooth. Particularly when coupled with a “released” Crossbar lock, the blade can swing quite freely!

There are standoffs, but no full backspacer here.

The pivot screw can be manipulated on one side only.

Below you can see those metal liners I mentioned above. They have holes, which help reduce weight.

Size

Here’s the knife in hand:

Below you can see the Vosteed Talarurus micarta 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 Vosteed Talarurus micarta 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 Talarurus Micarta knife with the Civivi Elementum. I still use that knife so much!

Steel / Cut / Oats

The steel on all versions of the Vosteed Talarurus Micarta knife is 14C28N. Here’s what everdaycommentary says about 14C28N:

In the budget steel department 14C28N is really great.

There’s a sort of “brow” or “nose” on the blade. So you feel like the knife would rest on a desk, using the thumb disc as a nice platform – but it won’t. This little angled nose prevents that.

The steel type is labeled on the blade.

Retention

A deep carry pocket clip is installed on the Vosteed Talarurus Micarta knife. It’s a nice two-screw clip and allows for most of the knife to be in the pocket, with only minimal (10mm or so) over the pocket edge.

The clip is reversible, too – it can go onto the other side of the body. On either side, it allows for only tip-up carry, and can’t go on the other end of the knife.

I appreciate this little blank (below), but more than that, I appreciate that the clip sits into the scales and not onto the scales.

Also included is a standard Vosteed nylon pouch.

I’ve said it before, but I’ve pictured it here – the new style pouch is improved. The zipper is very forward, and to the edge of the pouch. It’s very nice.

Summary and Conclusion

The Vosteed Talarurus Micarta knife is a solid knife. It’s a lot of knife for a reasonable price tag, too. The Talarurus is a great way to try out a thumb disc knife, as well as to enjoy a “modified” sheepsfoot blade style. If you like Axis locks, this Crossbar knife is a good one to consider!

Notes

This knife was provided by Vosteed for review. I was not paid to write this review.
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